Wednesday 19 January 2022

WARWICKS & RICHARDSONS : L B B 1910

How Do All ,

Here`s another tasty Bitter recipe for you all to try out , this time from the Newark brewery  of  Warwicks & Richardsons ;
 Taken from their Brewing Book 1910  @  DD NM /8/4/1 , in the collections  of the nice and helpfull team at Nottinghamshire Archives 
         https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/heritage/archives/visiting-archives

This recipe C Edd Mather 2022
        
     RECIPE For  30 . 500 Wort Litres to Copper @ 1.033.5 , 75 % Mash Efficiency

Warwicks & Richardsons Ltd
The Brewery
Northgate
Newark On Trent
Nottinghamshire
Picture of the brewery from The Brewery History Society Website

                           LIGHT  BITTER BEER 
                                           Wednesday 30 Th March 1910 
                                          Brew Nos : 590 , 591 , 592 , 593 
        Original Gravity : 1.042.75 Racking Gravity : 1.012.75 Final Gravity : 1.010 
                                                I B U : 28   A B V : 4 . 1  %
MALT  &  ADJUNCTS 

Plumage Archer                3 . 0      Kg
Chevalier                          0 . 700  Kg
Light Crystal Malt            0 . 125  Kg

Flaked Maize                    0 . 690  Kg

MASHING 
Pale Ale Liquor , Pre Warm the Mash Tun - 10 before Goods In @ 90 c + ; 
Ensuring that the Liquor is at least 1 . 5 " above the plates / filter .
 1    St  Mash Heat : 66 c At     O - + 30    M  = 11 . 425 Litres
 2   Nd Mash Heat : 69 c At + 90 - + 120  M  =   1 . 310 Litres
At Taps , Slowly open the mash tun valve and return OVER the mash any turbid 
first runnings , then once the WORT is CLEAR AND BRIGHT on a consistent basis ,
Cast to the Copper .
SPARGING   &   COLLECTION 
Sparge at Clear Wort to the copper + 10 Minutes @ 74 - 70 - 66 - 63 c = 26 . 50 Litres ;
Then at a gravity of 1.003.5 , STOP TAPS  and  collect the Wort in Copper , then once the wort is collected , bring to the boil and ,REDUCE the gravity to 1.033.25 by adding BREWING LIQUOR , and CONDENSE to 1.033.5 ON 30 . 50 Wort Litres .

COPPER 
A 1 . 5  Hour Boil ON HOPS ; A SHARP / Hard boil for the 1 St Hour / 55 Minutes .
1 St Hop Charge at Let Off - 90 @ 1.033.5 , Then at Let Off - 70 Minutes ADD the 
2 Nd Hop Charge then , boil until Let Off - 35 ; @ Let Off - 35 Minutes / 25.835 Wort Litres , ADD Brewing Liquor = 4 . 470 L then add the No 2 Invert and at Let Off - 30 Minutes , add the 3 Rd Hop Charge . At Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD the Copper Finings then , at Let Off  STAND the Copper for 1 /2 Hour before COOLING A S A P to pitching heat .

SUGARS : No 2 Invert Sugar @ 1.005.75 = 0 . 545 Kg to 30 . 305 WORT LITRES

HOPS 
1 St   Hop Charge : 30 . 500 Wort Litres @ 1.033.5 
          Cluster   @ 6       % a/a = 7 . 5 g
          Fuggles  @ 4 . 5  % a/a = 9      g
2 Nd Hop Charge : 27 . 315 Wort Litres @ 1.037   
                         Fuggles            @ 4 . 5  % a/a = 9 g
                         Brewer`s Gold @ 6 . 5  % a/a = 8 g
3 Rd Hop Charge : 30 . 305 Wort Litres @ 1.039     
                          Fuggles            @ 5 . 5 % a/a =   6 g
                          Brewer`s Gold @ 6 . 5 % a/a = 12 g
RACKING HOPS : ON 26 . 000 BEER LITRES to container 
                           Fuggles              @ 5 . 5 % a/a = 4 . 5 g
                           Brewer`s Gold   @ 6 . 5 % a/a = 3 . 5 g
YEAST : TO 27 . 390 Wort Litres @ 1.042.75 = 72 g @ 15 - 16 c

                       ATTEUUATION
DAY    Hour    Heat     Gravity                           REMARKS 
   1           P       15.5     1.042.75
   2           E       18        1.039 
   3           M      19        1.034
                E       20        1.028
   4           M      21        1.024  
                E       21        1.020
   5          M       18        1.017
               E        16        1.015
   6          E        14        1.013.5
   7        Noon    14        1.012.75   RACK 26 . 000 BEER LITRES TO CONTAINER
At  Racking Point , ADD Racking Hops to the container ( LOOSE , NO BAG ) And then as the container fills ; ADD Barrel Finings at 1 / 3 of Fill Level and once FULL to 26.0 L ;
STAND for 2 Days at 16 - 18 c then CELLAR @ 10 c FOR 2 WEEKS .
STILLAGE : 1 Week @ 10 - 12 c then FULLY VENT and allow the beer at least 24 Hours to Clear and Condition before Q . C .

Cheers All and Happy Brewing 

Edd 
 

No comments:

Post a Comment