Monday 4 April 2022

MARK BINNIE & Co : 60 / - ALE 1904

 How Do All ,

                      To follow on from the previous two 60 / - Ale recipies I`ve posted lately ;
Here`s another tastebud tingling historic Scottish beer recipe for you all to try out  , 
Taken from the Brewing Notebook of John Binnie 1904 - 1905 Cat No :  BH 6 / 1 / 1 / 1 ; from  The Scottish Brewing Archive  , held by the team at Glasgow University Special Collections & Archives Department  .

This recipe C Edd Mather 2022 

ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE RIGHTS  OWNER

  THIS RECIPE FOR 31 . 000 Wort Litres to Copper @ 1.046 ;   75 % Mash Efficiency 

Mark Binnie & Co 
Nungate Brewery
Haddington 
Haddingtonshire 
Scotland 
Photo of the brewery courtesy of : https://scottishbrewingheritage.org/

                               60 / - ALE 
                                               Thursday 20 Th October 1904 
                                                            Gyle No : 5 
                 Original Gravity : 1.058 Racking Gravity : 1.013 Final Gravity : 1.010 
                                                I B U : 26    A  B  V  : 5 . 5 %
MALT  &  ADJUNCTS 
M C I Irish Ale Malt             5 . 600 Kg 
Alternatives , ALL @ 5.600 Kg 
Crafty Maltsters : Pop`s Pale Ale 
Barrett - Burston : Vic Ale 
Crisp : Scottish Ale Malt 
Or ; For a Paler Version :  5 . 600 Kg Simpson`s Best Pale Ale Malt @ 4.5 ebc
                                          5 . 600 Kg Barrett - Burston : Border Pale Ale @ 4.5 ebc 

Flaked Maize : 0 . 665 Kg 

MASHING 
 Use an Edinburgh liquor profile / Slightly Burtonised Liquor .
Pre Warm the Mash Tun to 90 c - 10 Minutes before Goods In , To 1.5 " + Plates .
                     MASH : 120 Minutes @ 66 c ON 15 . 120 Litres 
At Taps ( 120 Mins ) , Slowly return any Cloudy Wort OVER THE MASH until ,
CONSISTENTLY C;LEAR & BRIGHT , Then Cast to the Copper .

SPARGING  &  COLLECTION 
Sparge at Clear Wort to Copper + 10 Minutes at 73 c = 35 . 000 Litres ;
At a Gravity of 1.005 , STOP TAPS / Close OFF Mash Tun Valve and COLLECT WORT 
At Collection , ADD LIQUOR to 1.045.75 .
After adjusting to 1.045.75 ,  CONDENSE to 1.046 ON 31.000 Wort  Litres in Copper .

SUGARS 
No 1 Invert Sugar ( Dark Version ) @ 1.004.25 = 0 . 385 Kg 
ALTERNATIVE : No 2 Invert Sugar ( Pale Version ) as per No 1 Invert .

COPPER 
A 1 3/4 Hour Boil ON HOPS ; 1 St Charge @ Let Off - 105 At 1.046 ,
Then at Let Off - 70 @ 1.049 , ADD 2 Nd Hop Charge and Boil until Let Off - 35 ,
When the Gravity should be at 1.053 ; ADD 2 . 320 Litres of LIQUOR to 26 . 610 W/L 
at 1.053 to reduce the gravity to 1.048.75 , then add the INVERT SUGAR and at Let Off - 30 Minutes , ADD 3 Rd Charge of Hops to the Copper .
At Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD Copper Finings then at Let Off , STAND 1 /2 Hour 
THEN COOL A S A P to Pitching Heat .

HOPS 
1 St Hop Charge : To  31.000 Wort Litres @ 1.046 
                              Fuggles @ 5 . 5 % a/a = 25 g
2 Nd Hop Charge : To 28 . 975 Wort Litres @ 1.049 
                              Aramis   @ 7      % a/a = 8 g
3 Rd Hop Charge : To 28 . 930 Wort Litres @ 1.053 
                             Halertau Heresbrucker @ 3 % a/a = 20 g 

YEAST : Pitch with 84 g Weight of a LIVE BARM ; 
                Edinburgh type @  15.5 - 16 c  
                              ATTENUATION
DAY     Hour   Heat   Gravity                              REMARKS 
   1            P      15.5     1.058
   2           M     17         1.055  Drop to 2 Nd F V 
                 E     18         1.046
   3           M     19.5      1.035
                E      20         1.028
   4           M     21         1.020   Skim & COOL 
                E      18         1.019   Skim and Send to the Settler Unit / 3 Rd F V 
Allow in Settler / 3 Rd F V @ 13 c UNTIL AT 1.013 , THEN RACK AND FINE to 
DRAUGHT CONTAINERS ; Stand for 24 - 48 Hours at 15 - 18 c .
CELLAR : 3 Weeks at 10 c THEN STILLAGE 1 Week at 120 - 12 c 
VENT container @ Stillage + 1 Week and ALLOW 24 - 36 Hour for the beer to clear and condition before Quality Conntrol .

Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,

Edd 


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