Sunday 3 April 2022

WILLIAM YOUNGER & Co : H 60/- 1879

 How Do All ,
  Here`s another superlative recipe for a historic Scottish beer , this time from another Edinburgh brewery , That of Wm Younger & Co , from their Abbey Brewery .
  Whilst I understand that not all of you will have a large enough Copper / Boiler ; 
I most strongly feel that for any historic beer to approach the original  in terms of required taste perameters , then the original proceedures such as Collection Gravity , and the Length of Boil should be followed as closely as possible .
  Happily for you all ; the next  60 /- Recipe will be a bit easier to replicate .

This recipe is taken from the Abbey Brewery Brewing Book June/1879 - June 1882 ,
Deposited at the Scottish Brewing Archive , Held by the ever helpfull team at  
Glasgow University Special Collections & Archives  , Cat No : WY 6 / 1 / 2 / 28 

This recipe C Edd Mather 2022 

                       THIS RECIPE FOR 41 . 000 Wort Litres @ 1.027 ; 75 % Mash Efficiency 

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

William Younger & Co 
Abbey Brewery
Holyrood St
Edinburgh

                                 H   60 / -
                                          Thursday  110 Th December 1879 
                                                     Gyle  Nos : 213 - 214 
            Original Gravity : 1.040  Racking Gravity : 1.009.5 Final Gravity : 1.007
                                                   20   I B U      4 . 0 % A B V 
MALTS 
Crisp Malt : 
                   Hana Vienna Malt       = 3 . 190 Kg
                   Chevalier Pale Ale      = 0 . 980 Kg 

MASHING 
Use a Mild Ale Type / LIGHTLY BURTONISED brewing liquor .
Pre Warm the Mash Tun to 90 c - 10 Minutes before Goods In .
 Ensuring that the Liquor is AT LEAST 1 . 5 " ABOVE the Plates .
                       1  St  Mash Heat : 66 c AT     0 +     30 Minutes = 13 . 130 Litres
                       2 Nd Mash Heat : 68 c At + 30 - + 150 Minutes = 12 . 790 Litres 
AT + 150 Minutes , slowly open the Mash Tun Valve and RETURN OVER the Mash 
any Cloudy Wort until CONSISTENTLY CLEAR & BRIGHT then Cast to Copper .

SPARGING  &  COLLECTION 
Sparge at Clear Wort to Copper + 10 Minutes at 76 c = 14 . 675 Litres .
At a Gravity of 1.003 , STOP TAPS and Collect Wort in Copper 
AT Collection , ADD liquor to 1.026.75 , then CONDENSE to 1.027 on 41.000 Wort Litres.

COPPER 
A 2  Hour boil ON HOPS ; 1 St Charge @ Let Off - 120 @ 1.027 , 
then at Let Off - 90 @ 1.030, ADD 2 Nd Hop Charge then at Let Off - 30 Minutes ,
The Gravity should be at 1.036 , ADD 3 Rd Hop Charge  and then at Let Off - 12 Mins ,
ADD the Copper Finings then at Let Off , STAND 1 /2 Hour before COOLING A S A P .

HOPS 
1 St Hop Charge : ON 41 . 000 Wort Litres @ 1.027 
                              Fuggles @ 5.5 % a/a = 8 g for 4 IBU 
2 Nd Hop Charge : ON 34 . 925 Wort Litres @ 1.030 
                              Goldings @ 6 % a/a = 25 g for 14 IBU
3 Rd Hop Charge : ON 29 . 920 Wort Litres @ 1.036 
                               Hallertau Tradition @ 3 % a/a = 6 g for 2 IBU 
RACKING HOPS : To 25.500 Beer Litres in Container 
                                  East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % a/a = 4 - 5 g MAXIMUM 

YEAST 
Pitch with 90 g weight of a  LIVE BARM at 16 c  TO 26 . 035 Wort Litres @ 1.040 
                          ATTENUATION 
DAY    Hour    Heat    Gravity                              REMARKS 
   1          P        16         1.040
   2          M      16.5       1.039
               E       17.25     1.035
   3          M      18.5       1.030
                E      17.25     1.017
   4          M      15.5       1.013
                E      15          1.011
  5           M      13          1.011      Send to a 2 Nd F V and HOLD @ 13 c 
UNTIL AT 1.008.75 - 1.008.5 , THEN RACK on hops and FINE .
STAND 2 Days at 15 - 18 c then CELLAR @ 10 c for 4 Weeks then STILLAGE @ 10-12 c
FOR ONE WEEK ; Then VENT FULLY and allow the beer 24 - 36 Hours before Q . C 

Cheers All and Happy Brewing 

Edd 


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