Description

Dark Rock | 80 Shilling Scottish Heavy | Part Grain Beer Kit

Dark Rock 80 Shilling Scottish Heavy is a classic medium gravity beer which dates back to the late 19th century when Heavy’s were called shilling beers, based on the invoice price paid per hog’s head. The malt provides the dominant flavour balanced with lower hop bitterness and aroma provided by Golding hops.  This kit produces 40 pints at 4.7% ABV.

Great British Series

Britain boasts a proud brewing heritage and stands as one of the world’s four great brewing nations. While modern trends often spotlight New World styles, it’s Britain that laid the foundation for global brewing innovation. With a legacy built on centuries of craftsmanship and a landscape rich in world-class hops and malts, Britain continues to inspire.

The Dark Rock Great British Series enabled home brewers to reconnect with these roots through a carefully curated selection of iconic, traditional, and modern styles. Each kit features the finest British sourced ingredients, and wherever possible, we partner with local suppliers to celebrate and support homegrown excellence.

Expect bold hop aromas, deep flavour profiles, and a brewing experience that rivals commercial craft beers, raising the bar for home brewers.

What Makes Dark Rock Part Grain Kits So Special?

Part-grain beer kits are an excellent way to take your brewing to the next level. Brewing takes a little longer using this method, but the results are well worth it. With our friendly expert guidance, these kits are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced brewers. All you need extra is a pan and a thermometer. By adding a ‘mini-mash’ to the malt extract brewing technique, using different varieties of malt and hops, you can create more complex flavoursome beers according to your taste.

Dark Rock provides the ultimate range of part-grain kits. Our expert knowledge of brewing combined with sourcing only the finest quality ingredients means Dark Rock part grain kits will enable you to brew exceptional beer that will rival any you can buy in pubs and shops.

Dark Rock kits combine 3kg of the finest quality malt extract with a blend of premium malt grains and hops sourced by us from around the world. We believe our kits are the best on the market and feedback from our many satisfied customers backs this up.

All ingredients are bought and stored fresh and weighed into individual bags. Our hops are vacuum-packed in nitrogen-flushed foil bags to produce the maximum flavour and aromas.

Whatever your brewing experience, a part grain kit is a great choice and requires minimal investment in equipment. With such a wide range of beer styles to choose from, there is sure to be a beer for you, whether it is a tropical pale ale, a rich stout, or a refreshing pilsner.

Kit Content 

• 3kg Brewery Quality Liquid Malt Extract
• Premium Brewing Yeast
• Malt Grains
• Hop Pellets
• Pure Brew (water treatment and nutrient)
• Brite Wort clarifier
• Muslin straining bag
• Hop T-Bags
• Starbrite Beer Finings (Vegan-Friendly)
• Fermenter / Keg ID sticker
• Full instructions

Allergy Advice: May include barley and other Cereals, containing gluten

Equipment Needed

• 25 Litre Fermenter
• Airlock
• Syphon Kit
• Hydrometer
• Thermometer
• Sanitiser
• Mixing Paddle
• Bottles or Keg
• Boiling Pan (at least 12 litre capacity)

Specifications

• Makes: 40 pints / 5 gallons
• ABV Approx: 4.7%
• Target Finishing Gravity: 1.012 (approx)
• Fermentation time: 7-14 days approx
• Conditioning time: 2 weeks minimum (it will mature further if left longer)

Brewers Tips

This kit includes Pure Brew, a professional enhancer that boosts fermentation and treats brewing water. It feeds yeast with vital nutrients, while removing Chlorine and Chloramine, which can cause off-flavours. Since water quality is key to great beer, we strongly recommend using Pure Brew in every brew for consistently better results.

You’ll also get Harris Starbrite finings, a vegan-friendly clarifier that helps your beer clear quickly and encourages sediment to settle. This is especially useful if you’re kegging, as it reduces the risk of haze and sediment transfer.

To make brewing even easier, we’ve included a muslin grain bag and hop t-bag. For a more advanced setup, consider adding a metal hop spider. It offers better hop circulation during the boil, is easy to clean, and can be reused again and again.