Sunday 2 January 2022

HALIFAX BREWERIES LTD : DRAUGHT XX 1915

How Do All ,

Thanks to the the team @ Alexander Keith`s brewery over in Halifax N . S  ,
and the nice folks at  The University of Dalhousie Library and Archives ; 
I`m able to bring you this historic recipe taken from the brewing book of Sidney Oland 1913 - 1915 @  MS - 4 - 135 - 2 - 9 .
I hope that you all enjoy the recipe , and if you`d like to support my beer history research by sending photos of Old Brewing Records , please get in touch ,I`d love to hear from you.

Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,

Edd 
Lancashire , January 2022 

This recipe C Edd Mather 2022

This recipe for :  27.000 Wort Litres from Mash Tun @ 1.057 , 75 % Mash Efficiency
                                  26 . 615 WORT LITRES @ 1.057 TO F V 

 ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE BRAND OWNER

Halifax Breweries Ltd
41 Bedford Row 
Halifax 
Nova Scotia 
Trade Calendar Photo : Dalhousie University Archives & Special Collections 

                                                           DRAUGHT  X X 
                                                  Thursday 12 Th August 1915
                                                              Brew No : 58 
            Original Gravity : 1.057  Racking Gravity : 1.017  Final Gravity : 1.014 
                                              I B U : 28  A B V :  5.5 % 
MALTS :
Crisp Malt : Chevalier P . A      40 % = 2 . 720 Kg
Crafty Maltsters Pop`s P.A        60 % = 4 . 060 Kg

Alternative Malts ( 6 - 8 EBC )
Barrett - Burston                       Vic Ale Malt  
Malting  Company of Ireland  : Irish Ale Malt 


MASHING :
 Use a Mild Ale type brewing liquor and PRE WARM, the Mash Tun to 90 c - 10 Mins 
before Goods In , Ensuring that the Liquor is 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates / Filter Bed .
    1   St   Mash Heat  : 65 c @      0 - +   60 Minutes  = 20 . 340 L
    2  Nd  Mash Heat  : 68 c @ + 60 - + 130 Minutes  = 10 . 170 L
At Taps ; Clear Worts by return OVER THE MASH until CLEAR & BRIGHT , 
Then Cast to the copper .

SPARGING & COLLECTION
Sparge at CLEAR WORT TO COPPER +  10 Minutes 78 - 76 c = 22 . 750 L
At a Gravity of 1.006 ; STOP TAPS and COLLECT WORTS in Copper ;
ADD LIQUOR to 1.056.75 then CONDENSE to 27.0 Wort Litres @ 1.057 .

COPPER 
A  2 Hour Boil ON HOPS ; 1 St Charge @ Let Off - 120 @ 1.057 
At Let Off - 60 , Gravity @ 1.063 , ADD 2 Nd Charge of Hops , then AT  L/Off - 40 ; the gravity should be at 1.063 on 24 . 230 Wort Litres , ADD 5 . 125 Litres of Liquor Boiled 1/4 Hour to reduce the gravity to 1.052 , then at Let Off - 35 @ 1.053 ON 28 . 790 L ; 
Then ADD the 3 Rd Hop Charge and at Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD Copper Finings .
STAND COPPER 1/2 Hour at LET OFF , THEN COOL A S A P To Pitching Heat .

HOPS 
1   St  Hop Charge : To 27.000 Wort Litres @ 1.057 
              6.5% a/a     Bramling Cross 6 IBU =  8 g
              6   % a/a     Goldings           8  IBU= 13 g
2  Nd Hop Charge : To 24 . 230 Wort Litres @ 1.063 
               3  % a/a     Saazer                4 IBU = 11 g
               6  % a/a    Goldings            4 IBU =   6 g
3  Rd Hop Charge : 
            5.5  % a/a     Fuggl;es            4 IBU = 7 g 
RACKING HOPS : TO 25 . 500  Beer Litres in Vessel = 10 g Fuggles .

YEAST : Pitch 54 g LIVE BARM , Ale Type @ 16 c 
                                       ATTENUATION
DAY    Hour    Heat    Gravity                         REMARKS 
  1           P         16       1.057  
  2           E        18        1.055
  3           M       18        1.046
               E        20        1.040
  4           M       20        1.034
                E       21        1.030
  5           M       22        1.026   START TO COOL 
               E        19        1.024
  6           E        16        1.024  
  8           E        14        1.020
 10          M       12        1.017   To Conditioning Vessel   ( 26.0 Litres of BEER)
  AND , Prime up 1.005 Malt Extract Solution  : 0 . 425 Kg  L and allow to condition
At 12 - 14 c UNTIL at 1.017.5 Then ALLOW TO 15 - 16 c and FULLY VENT C V .
Rack and FINE on hops @ 15 - 16 c 1.017 - 1.016.75 and STAND 2 DAYS 14 - 18 c.

CELLAR : 3 Weeks at 10 c
                          STILLAGE ONE WEEK @ 10 c , VENT FULLY 
              and allow 24 Hours for the beer to clear and condition before Q . C  

Cheers All 🍺🍻🍺


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