Belhaven Scottish Ale Recipe

[Jwuor]

Hi,

I have fallen in love with Belhaven Scottish Ale recently. Does anyone know an extract recipe that comes close? Thanks!

[Otis_The_Drunk]

Sorry I thought I would have in in Microbrewed Adventures, but alas I don't.

[HogieWan]

I don't know the recipe, but AustinHomebrew.com has a clone kit (http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_452_46_43_246&products_id=1581&osCsid=6e234e1ebc9a761564c7d65ba6c91016) - I haven't heard of a kit from them that didn't taste as advertised. After you buy it once, you'll know what's in it and can get your ingredients whereever you please.

[Jwuor]

Thanks, guys,

As coincidence would have it, I have ordered the very same kit from Austin Homebrew--will let you know how close it approximates the real thing.

[dparsons]

Jwuor, where are you located? I got some Belhaven recently and it tasted like it had been cooked in the bottles and then aged for 3 years. I was curious how it was supposed to taste. I get to travel a bit for work, so if I knew where it was taken care of ...

[Jwuor]

I'm in the Northeast. I get them in 16-oz cans with those pressure devices that float inside the can. The ale is incredibly smooth and creamy and, to my palate, there may be a hint of smokiness, so your reaction to the ale being cooked may not far that far removed.

[dparsons]

I found another source locally. Its in a can this time and the Belhaven Scottish Ale is good.

[HogieWan]

if this beer has a nitrogen widget in the can, your clone won't taste the same unless you keg it and push it through a stout tap with a co2/n2 mix.

[Jwuor]

Yeah, I assumed that--is there no way to approximate that with bottled ale? anything to dd prior to bottling that can lend itself to that kind of flavor and, for lack of a better term, texture?

Jeff

[dparsons]

The nitrogen does create a creamy smoothness.

[HogieWan]

the best thing you can do is keep the carbonation low and pour VERY hard when serving.

[gallowd7]

One of my favorite quotes from our host during our rugby tour: "Bellhaven gives me the winds"