Sunday 27 February 2022

WILLIAM YOUNGER & Co LTD : PALE ALE ( X P ) 1879

How Do All ;

Here`s a ` Running ` Pale Ale from the noted Edinburgh firm of Wm Younger & Co Ltd ;  This recipe is from their Holyrood Brewery , Which was built on the site of  the brewery of Alexander Berwick & Co , after Andrew Smith and William Younger IV  bought the brewery in 1858 .                                                                                                                    
This recipe is drawn from Holyrood Brewery Brewing Book October 1879 - March 1882 @ WY 6 / 1 / 3 / 9 , from the Internationally important Scottish Brewing Archive , located at  Glasgow University Archives & Special Collections & Archives on Thurso St , Glasgow  .

I hope that you all enjoy the recipe , 

Cheers and Happy Brewing 

Edd 

This recipe C Edd Mather 2022 

              ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO ;                               Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Plc  ( and their Successors in Title )  

 RECIPE FOR 29 WORT LITRES TO COPPER @ 1.046 ; 75 % MASH EFFICIENCY 

William Younger & Co Ltd
Holyrood Brewery
Edinburgh 
Picture of the Brewery From : http://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index
                                                      PALE  ALE 
                                           ( X . P ) 
                                          Monday 20 Th October 1879 
             Original Gravity : 1.051 Racking Gravity : 1.013 Final Gravity : 1.010 
                                          I B U :  36     A B V : 4 . 7 % 
MALTS 
Crisp Malt 
Chevalier                2 . 815 Kg
Crafty Maltsters 
Scottish Annat        3 . 050 Kg 

MASHING 
Liquor : A lightly Burtonised brewing liquor , and Thoroughly Pre Warm the Mash Tun 
to 90 c ; - 10 Minutes before Goods In as Below ,
 ENSURING that the liquor is 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates / Filter Bed .
                     1   St Mash Heat : 64 c At        0   + 120 Minutes = 15 . 750 L
                     2  Nd Mash Heat : 68 c At +120 - + 150 Minutes =  7 . 715 L
At Taps ( 150 Minutes ) , SLOWLY open the mash tun valve and return over the mash any CLOUDY / TURBID 1 St Runnings UNTIL CONSISTENTLY CLEAR & BRIGHT ,
ONLY THEN TO COPPER .

SPARGING & COLLECTION
Sparge at 74 c AT Clear Wort to Copper + 10 Minutes = 26 . 400 Litres ; 
AT a gravity of 1.005 , STOP TAPS / Close OFF M/T Valve and COLLECT WORT .
 ADD LIQUOR to 1.045.75 then CONDENSE TO 29.000 Wort Litres @ 1.046.

COPPER 
A 2 Hour Boil ON HOPS , 1 St Charge at Let Off - 120 Mins @ 1.046 ;
2 Nd Charge at Let Off - 90 Minutes @ 1.050 ; 
At Let Off - 35 Mins , the gravity should be at 1.053 on 24 . 885 Wort Litres ,
 ADD LIQUOR  ( + 3 . 180 L ) TO ADJUST THE GRAVITY TO 1.047 ,
Then at Let Off - 30 Minutes , ADD the 3 Rd Hop Charge .
At Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD Copper Finings and at Let Off ,
STAND THE COPPER 1/2 Hour , Then cool A S A P to Pitching heat .

HOPS 
1  St Hop Charge : 29 . 000 Wort Litres @ 1.046 
                              Goldings @ 6 % a/a = 8 g
2 Nd Hop Charge : Cluster @ 6.5 % a/a = 14 g
                             Goldings @ 6   % a/a = 30 g
3 Rd Hop Charge : Spalt      @ 3  % a/a =   6 g
( If Spalt not available , Replace with any European NOBLE HOP @ ( 3 % a/a  ) 
RACKING HOPS : To 25 . 000 Litres of Beer in Container = 3 - 4 g MAX Goldings .

YEAST 
Pitch with 60 g WEIGHT Of a LIVE BARM @ 15 . 5 c To 25 . 675 Wort Litres @ 1.051 
Strain  Reccomendations :
 WhiteLabs  : Edinburgh WLP 028
  Wyeast       : Scottish Ale No 1728 

                                           ATTENUATION 
DAY   Hour    Heat    Gravity                               REMARKS
   1         P        15.5     1.051 
   2        M        16.5     1.047
             E         18.5     1.041
   3        M        20.5     1.037  
             E         21        1.031
   4        M        20.5     1.024 
             E         18.5     1.018
   5        M        16        1.013   
             E         14.5     1.013
   6        M        14.5     1.013
             E         13.25   1.013     RACK TO CONTAINER ON HOPS 
Stand @ 13 - 16 c for 2 Days , then RELEASE EXCESS C O2 and RE SEAL .
CELLAR : 5 WEEKS @ 10 C then ADD FININGS and Roll Well .
STILLAGE : 1 Week at 10 -12 c THEN VENT ; Allow 24 Hours - 36 for the beer to Clear and Condition , then Q . C .

Cheers All 
Edd 
Lancashire 
February 2022 

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