Tuesday, 12 April 2022

SIDNEY EVERSHED : X ALE 1891

 How Do All ,

Here`s today`s recipe ; A nice and tasty , yet simple to brew X Ale  from Burton on Trent. 
This recipe`s origins lie in the Scottish Brewing Archive at Glasgow University,
 Archives & Special Collections ; From the William Younger & Co Archives .
It`s taken from the Pupil Brewer`s Notebook of William J Younger , entered up whilst he was a Pupil Brewer at Evershed`s from 1891 - 1892 Cat No WY 6 / 1 / 1 /  41 

The notebook is a valuable source of information on a brewery whose own Brewing Books and Journals etc have presumably been lost to the mists of time and the voracious appetites of open fired Lancashire boilers .                                                                                    

I`m appealing to any private individuals or companies who have old brewing records in their collections to get in touch if you`re able to allow me access to your archives ; For still operative brewers , I`m interested in any records of your own up to 1922  - 1930 ,  and from breweries whose records inherited through takeover , up to 1968 - 1970  . 

If you`re able to help with my research , please get in touch , I`d love to hear from you .

Cheers 

Edd   @ beerhistorybloke@gmail.com

This recipe C Edd Mather 2022 

   ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO MARSTONS PLC
                                         AND THEIR SUCCESSORS IN TITLE 

          RECIPE : For 36 . 000 Wort Litres to Copper @ 1.040 , 75 % Mash Efficiency 

Sidney Evershed 
Bank Brewery
Bank Square 
Burton on Trent 
Staffordshire
                             X  ALE 
                                       Monday 7 Th December 1891 
                                                    Gyle No : 110 
        Original Gravity : 1.053.5  Racking Gravity : 1.014  Final Gravity : 1.011
                                      I  B  U  : 32    A  B  V  : 4 . 9 %
MALTS  
Crafty Maltsters 
                            Pop`s Pale Ale  3 . 325 Kg 
Alts : ALL @ 3 . 325 Kg 
U K : & Ireland : Crisp : Scottish Ale Malt , M C I Irish Ale Malt 
Australia  :  Barrett - Burston : Vic Ale @ 7 ebc , Joe White Trad Ale 

Warminster Malt / Thomas Fawcett  : Vienna Malt @ 1 . 015 Kg 
Alts : 
Voyager Craft Malt : Veloria Vienna 
Barrett - Burston Vienna Malt              ALL @ 1 . 015 Kg

Crisp Malt : Chevalier   @  2 . 000 Kg 

MASHING 
Use a Lightly Burtonised brewing liquor ; Thoroughly Pre Warm the Mash Tun ,
 - 10 Minutes before Goods In as below ; ENSURING that the Liquor IS 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates / Filter Bed .
                                MASH :  120 Minutes @ 66 c ON 13 . 650 Litres 
At 120 Minutes , Slowly open the Mash Tun valve and return any Turbid / Cloudy 
1 St Runnings OVER THE MASH UNTIL CLEAR & BRIGHT , Then cast to Copper .

SPARGING & COLLECTION 
Sparge at 74 c AT CLEAR WORT TO COPPER + 10 Minutes , ON 32 . 350 Litres .
At a Gravity of 1.004 , STOP TAPS and Collect wort in Copper .
At COLLECTION POINT , Add Liquor to 1.039.75 then CONDENSE to 1.040 ;
ON 36 . 000 Wort Litres in Copper / Boiler .

COPPER 
A 2 Hour Boil ON HOPS ; A Sharp Boil until Let Off - 30 Minutes .
1 St Charge @ Let Off - 120 @ 1.040 , Then at Let Off - 90 @ 1.043 , and at Let Off - 30 @ 1.050 , add the 3 Rd Hop Charge .
At Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD the Copper Finings then at Let Off STAND 1 / 2 Hour 
THEN COOL A S A P to Pitching Heat .

HOPS 
            1  St  Hop Charge : 36 . 000 Wort Litres @ 1.040 
                      Fuggles @ 5.5 % a/a = 12 g ,  Perle @ 7.5 % a/a = 3 g
      
            2  Nd Hop Charge : 33 . 300 Wort Litres @ 1.043 
                        Sussex  @ 5.5 % a/a = 13 g  , Fuggles @ 5.5 % a/a = 17 g 

            3  Rd  Hop Charge : 27 . 880 Wort Litres @ 1.050 
                        Goldings @ 6 % a/a = 12 g 

YEAST : Pitch with 105 g Live Barm TO 26 . 745 L Wort  @ 14 c , 
                Burton on Trent Type Yeast Strain  
                       ATTENUATION 
DAY   Hour  Heat  Gravity                 REMARKS
    1              P          14       1.053.5
     2            M         18        1.051
                    E         19        1.046               DROP TO 2 Nd  F V 
     3            M         20        1.030
                    E         19        1.024
     4            M         16        1.020
                    E         14        1.015
     5            M         14        1.014
                    E         14        1.014  Rack  and Fine to Draught  Container .
Stand 2  Days @ 14 - 18 c , THEN CELLAR @ 10 c for 3 Weeks .
STILLAGE : 1 Week @ 10 - 12 c then FULLY VENT and allow the Beer 24 - 36 Hrs 
to Clear and Condition before a spot of well earned  Q . C 

Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,
Edd 

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