Scottish Export — Grain to Glass

The very first Grain to Glass video, and it sets the tone for everything that follows: real brewing, real numbers, and a healthy disrespect for taking itself too seriously. The video opens with a full costume sketch about Tilt hydrometer owners being fancy aristocrats ("I suppose Mr. Nick from Exit 12 would have us measure our gravity with a regular glass hydrometer, like an animal") before settling in to brew a proper Scottish Export.

The beer is BJCP category 14C — malty, with light caramel, toast, and toffee, and just enough bitterness to keep it from being cloying. The 10-gallon grain bill is built on 18 lb of Maris Otter with Crystal 10, Crystal 60, and a small dose of roasted barley for that signature slight roast dryness in the finish. At the tasting, the verdict lands on "a butter cookie with a little lemon zest" — heavily malty, but as drinkable as a Mexican lager, which around here is high praise.