Wednesday, 3 August 2022

PETER WALKER & SONS : 8 d BITTER 1925

 How Do All , 

Continuing the series of Bitter recipies ; here`s a brilliant recipe for Walker`s 8 d Bitter / Pale Ale ( B).
Taken from a 1925 Brewing Book deposited with the helpfull team at the Archives , 
located within the Liverpool Central Library on William Brown St .

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Without more ado , Here`s this weeks joyous expression of the brewer`s art ; 

          THIS RECIPE FOR 22.750 Wort Litres TO THE COPPER @ 1.040 , 75 % Mash Efficiency 

            ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS  RESERVED TO Peter Walker & Sons AND THEIR SUCCESSORS IN TITLE 

This Recipe C Edd Mather 2022 

Peter Walker & Sons 
The Brewery 
Dallam Lane 
Warrington
Lancashire 



                                            8 d Bitter 
                                               Monday 5 Th October 1925
                                           Brew No : 121 
                     Original Gravity : 1.044  Racking Gravity : 1.012  Final Gravity : 1.009 
                                                    I B U : 48        A B V :  4.75 % 

                                                             MALTS 
Simpsons Malt 
                                            Pale Ale @ 4.5 ebc   50 % = 2.005 Kg 
Crafty Maltsters 
                          Pop`s Pale Ale Malt @ 6.5 ebc    4  % = 0.160 Kg
Crisp Malt 
                          Chevalier                                28.25 % = 1.135 Kg 
Warminster Malt 
                         Floor Malted Maris Otter        17.75 % = 0.710 Kg    

                                    MASHING , SPARGING & COLLECTION 
Use a Burtonised brewing liquor , and Thoroughly Pre Warm the Mash Tun to 90 c - 10 Mins before Goods In as Below ;
                                  1 St   Mash Heat : 66 c At        0 - + 120 Minutes = 9.750 Litres      
                                  2 Nd Mash Heat : 68 c At + 120 - + 180 Minutes = 3.000 Litres 
At 180 Minutes ( 3 Hours ) SLOWLY open the Mash Tun valve and return any Turbid Wort OVER the Mash , Until CONSISTENTLY CLEAR & BRIGHT , ONLY THEN send to the Copper .
At Clear Wort to Copper + 5 - 10 Minutes , SPARGE @ 79 - 71 - 68 c = 20.450 Litres  , AT a RUNNINGS Gravity of 1.004 , STOP TAPS / Cease drawing from the Mash Tun and,
COLLECT WORT in the Copper , ADD Liquor to 1.039.75 , AND Before starting the Boil Clock ,
CONDENSE to 22.750 Wort Litres in the Copper @ 1.040 , REMOVING any Scum floating on the Wort surface as the wort is brought to the boil .

                                                                      SUGARS 
                             No 1 Invert                @ 1.004.25 =  9.66 % = 0.425 Kg  
                              Invert Candy Cane     @ 1.002.5   =  5.69 % = 0.250 Kg 
                              
                              PALE Caramel           @ 1.001.5   =  3.41 % =  0.130 Kg  

                                                               COPPER 
A 2 Hour Boil ON HOPS , 1 St Charge at Let Off - 120 Mins @ 1.040 , 
Then at Let Off - 90 Minutes @ 1.043 , ADD the 2 Nd Hop Charge to the Copper .
At Let Off - 65 Mins @ 1.046 ON 19.570 Wort Litres in Copper , ADD 12.310 Litres of Liquor , 
Reducing the Wort Gravity to 1.028.25 ON 31.880 Wort Litres ,then ADD the 1 St Sugar Charge
AT Let Off - 30 Minutes @ 1.038 , ADD the 3 Rd Hop Charge to the Copper , At Let Off - 15 Minurtes 
ADD the PALE Caramel sugars charge , then at Let Off - 12 Mins , ADD the Copper Finings 
At Let Off , STAND the Copper 1/2 Hour , allowing the WHOLE LEAF HOPS to form a basic filter .

                                                                         HOPS 
                                          1 St Hop Charge TO 22 . 750 Wort Litres @ 1.040  
  
                         Cluster @ 7.5 % a/a = 4 g , East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % a/a = 13 g  

                                         2 Nd Hop Charge : TO 21.040 Wort Litres @ 1.043

                                          Sussex @ 5.5 % = 15 g , Goldings @ 6 % = 13.5 g 

                                        3 Rd Hop Charge : TO 29.150 Litres @ 1.038 

                                                   East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % = 11 g 

                                  RACKING HOPS : To 25.500 BEER Litres in Vessel
                                                 4 g East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % a/a 

                                                                YEAST 
                           Pitch with 105 g Weight of a Burton On Trent type Yeast Strain @ 14.5 c 

                                                         ATTENUATION 
Day   Hour   Heat   Gravity                              REMARKS 
   1         P         15        1.044
   2         M       16        1.041
               E       16.5     1.039
   3         M       17.5     1.034    
               E       19        1.029
   4         M       20.5     1.023
               E       19        1.019
   5         M       16.5     1.015
              E        15        1.013
   6         M       14        1.012.5   
               E       14        1.012
   7          E       14        1.012      Rack ON HOPS 

STAND : 2 Days at 14 - 18 c , VENT Excess C O  and Re seal .

CELLAR : 3 Weeks at 8 - 10 c THEN ADD Finings and Roll Well .
                              Stand 1 week AFTER adding Finings @ 8 - 10 c .
STILLAGE : 1 Week at 10 c then FULLY VENT and allow the beer 24 - 36 Hours ,
                        Allowing the beer to clear & condition BEFORE Q . C 

Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,

Edd 

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