Up Your Kilt Looking Good

Bottled the Up Your Kilt on Friday, to preliminarily good results.

Can't remember the gravity, but it was in the OK range, so no issues with fermentation.

On to the real show, the hops. The premature result was a rich, spicy finish...the body was definitely Scottish Ale, but the finish was different. Can't wait to drink this one.

UPDATE: After a couple weeks of sipping on the Kilt, it turned out the way I had hoped. The hop profile is great, and the intense hop injections near the end of the boil gave it a nice aroma. The only thing I'd change is for a little less carbonation. Hopefully I'll be able to control that better in the future with a keg system.

Would I make the Sunshine Up Your Kilt again? Yes, but with a couple changes. The beer needs a bit more body. I think a pound of adjunct would do, but would have to calculate it out. The only reason I say it needed more body is that the carbonation makes the mouth feel a little thin. So perhaps less priming sugar would do it, too. I would probably add a few more hops to the end, too. It's not as good of a session beer as the breakfast stout, but it's a good after work beer or one to make cooking supper seem a bit shorter.

Final Grade: B+