Scotch ale recipe please!

Someone got a good Scotch ale recipe for extract and specialiity grain?

Each summer the french spealing website that i participate in make a camping week-end party/competition. This year the type of beer in competition is Scotch ale and last year people asked me to participate this year (was just compiling result last year since all people where judges at the same times, we where about a 100 people judging 22 IPA plus 20 free styles beers, it took the whole evening just to enter the results in the Excel application i made).

All those brewers are all grain brewers and i know that an extract beer is not as good as a good all grain one (there was a few bad ones last year that an extract beer can beat easely) but i just want to go there not empty handed and even if i win the "Wild Cat" prize for the worst beer in show, at least i will have done my best.

I know that there are lots of website with lots of receipe but lot of them are not tested and some are realy bad so i would like it if someone can give me a good and tested one.

Thanks.

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Altair
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I made a really good Scotch ale once. I haven't submitted it for any awards, but it was one of the best I've ever made. It was very malty, creamy and chewy, almost maple syrupy. The roast barley really came through nicely. It wasn't quite strong enough (alcoholically) when I made it, so you may wish to add a little extra malt extract to beef it up. This one had an OG=1.071, FG=1.020, ABV=6.8%. Here's the recipe:

0.5 lb Roast Barley 1 lb Crystal 40

Mash these in 2.5 gallons water at 150 F for at least 30 minutes, then sparge the grain with 2 quarts 170 F water. Then add:

3 lb Light DME 6.6 lb Light Malt Extract Syrup 0.5 lb Weizen Malt Extract 1.25 oz Fuggle hops (or any other hops, 4.4% alpha)

And if your water is nearly as soft as Pilsen water (as mine nearly is), you could also add:

1 tsp Gypsum 1 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Calcium Chloride

Boil for 45 minutes, then add:

1 tsp Irish Moss

Boil for 15 more minutes. Then dilute with 2.5 gallons cold water. When lukewarm, pitch:

Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale yeast

Fermentation time ~2 weeks. Prime with 2/3 to 3/4 cup corn sugar and bottle. Condition 2 to 3 weeks prior to drinking. Enjoy.

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David M. Taylor

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