Aye of the Storm Scottish Wee Heavy | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons
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Aye of the Storm Scottish Wee Heavy | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons
Aye of the Storm is a corrected, high-gravity Scottish Wee Heavy extract recipe kit built for brewers who want deep malt richness without moving into all-grain brewing. The updated version now matches the intended Wee Heavy scale: 9 lb of Golden Light DME, 1 lb of dextrose, a layered specialty-grain steep, East Kent Golding hops, and Scottish ale yeast for a strong, smooth, malt-forward ale.
This is the extract version of Aye of the Storm Scottish Wee Heavy. If you prefer full mash control and the traditional all-grain process, see the Aye of the Storm Scottish Wee Heavy | All-grain Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons.
Beer Profile
- Style: Scottish Wee Heavy / Strong Scotch Ale
- Batch Size: 5 gallons
- Estimated OG: ~1.089
- Estimated FG: ~1.024
- Estimated ABV: ~8.8%
- Bitterness: ~23 IBU
- Color: ~16 SRM
Grain Milling
We automatically mill the grains included with SoCal Brewing Supply beer recipe kits so they are ready for brew day. If you want the grains left unmilled, please add that request in the shopping cart notes before checkout. We’ll do our best to support unmilled requests when packing your order.
Fermentation Requirements
Use a clean, sanitized fermenter with enough headspace for active fermentation. Keep fermentation temperature steady, confirm final gravity before packaging, and avoid oxygen pickup during transfers.
Detailed Kit Contents
- Golden Light: 3 packages of 3 lbs.
- Powdered Dextrose (Corn Sugar) | Premium Priming & Brewing Sugar: 1 lb
- Briess Caramel 40L Malt (Crystal): 12 Ounces
- Gambrinus Honey Malt: 8 Ounces
- Dingemans Special B Malt: 3 Ounces
- Dingemans Biscuit Malt: 3 Ounces
- Crisp Pale Chocolate Malt: 3 Ounces
- East Kent Golding (EKG) Hops - U.K. Grown T-90 Pellets: 2 Ounces
- Scottish Ale Yeast | Wyeast 1728 Yeast: 1 Sachet
- 24-Hour Yeast Shipping Protection | Insulated Mailer + 8 oz Ice Pack: 1 total (included)
- Muslin Steeping Bag 12 x 36 for Large Grain and Fruit Additions: 1 Bag
Corrected Extract Packaging Note
This corrected kit uses 9 lb Golden Light DME packed as 3 × 3 lb packs, plus 1 lb dextrose. That fixes the previous underbuilt bundle and supports the stated Wee Heavy gravity range.
Flavor and Brewing Character
Expect rich caramel malt, light toast, honeyed malt depth, subtle dark-fruit complexity, low earthy hop character, and a full body with a warming finish. The beer is strong, but the goal is smooth malt complexity rather than harsh alcohol.
Helpful Bottling & Kegging Add-Ons
Bottling this batch? Add powdered dextrose priming sugar so you are ready on packaging day. Use our Priming Sugar Calculator to dial in the right amount for your actual packaged volume, beer temperature, and carbonation target.
Kegging instead? Use our Beer Carbonation Chart & Keg Serving Pressure Calculator to choose the right CO₂ pressure for your serving temperature and carbonation level.