Saturday, 22 October 2022

CANNON BREWERY , LONDON : 33/ PORTER 1872

 How Do All ,

Following on from the last Cannon Brewery recipe post , 
Here`s a Porter from  an 1872 brewing , as noted in the Brewing Notebook @ SHW 6 / 1 / 2 / 3.
This book forms part of the Ward`s Brewery Collection  , held by the excellent foks at Sheffield City Archives on Shoreham St , Sheffield .

As you`ll notice the brelength to copper at the start of the boil is , quite a large volume for a homebrewer to easily use; 
My reason for this is to present a reasonably accurate and authentic historic beer recipe , 
Using commonly available ingredients for a historic beer from X Brewery in X Year .

If any blog readers would like to see a lower volume to copper litreage in the cases where the length is ,
as per this recipe then leave a comment below .
Though at the same time I should point out that the Beer Litres racked down WILL drop to X Litres at Original Gravity in F V ,due to the lesser initial Wort volume at the start of the boil .

Anyroad , enough waffling on from me  , Here`s the recipe .

This Recipe C Edd Mather 2022 
 
                   ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO
                                 The Cannon Brewery Co Ltd and their successors in title 

            This Recipe for 37.000 Wort Litres to Copper @ 1.026 , 75 % Mash Efficiency Assumed 

Cannon Brewery 
St John Street 
Clerkenwell 
London 
Drawing of the brewery Courtesy of the B H S Website 


                                                            33 / PORTER 
                                                                   27 Th April 1872
                                                                   Gyle No :      251
                        Original Gravity : 1.053.5  Racking Gravity : 1.009 Final Gravity : 1.006 
                                                     36  I B U                          6 . 25 % A B V 

                                                                          MALTS

Crisp Malt : Chevallier              @ 87.25 % =  3.705 Kg 
French & Jupps : Black Malt     @ 12.75 % = 0.605 Kg

                                   MASHING , SPARGING & COLLECTION 
Use a PORTER / STOUT Brewing Liquor , and thoroughly PRE WARM the Mash Tun to 90 c ,
- 10 Minutes BEFORE MASHING IN , TO 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates / Filter Bed .
                                1  St Mash Heat : 63 c AT         0 - +   30 Minutes = 9.270 Litres 
                                2 Nd Mash Heat : 66 c AT +   30 - + 120 Minutes = 4.100 Litres 
                                3 Rd Mash Heat : 68 c AT + 120 - + 150 Minutes = 4.635 Litres 
At + 150 Minutes , Clear the Wort by RETURN OVER THE MASH until Clear & Bright ,
Only then send to the copper / boiler .
                                                                          SPARGING 
At Clear Wort to the Copper + 10 Minutes at 72 - 74 c = 21.600 Litres , and at a Gravity of  1.003 ,
STOP TAPS / Close Off Mash Tun Valve and COLLECT Wort in the Copper .
COLLECTION : At Collection , ADD Liquor to 1.025.75 gravity in the Copper , then CONDENSE 
to a Gravity of 1.026 ON 37.000 WORT LITRES IN COPPER .
NB : Remove any scum / detritus on Wort Surface as the copper is being brought to the boil ,
ONCE at the FULL BOIL , Start the Boil Clock and ADD 1 St Hops .

                                                                     SUGARS
                                White Cane Sugar @ 1.014.5 @ 27.11 % = 1.205 Kg
                                            ADD to 32.020 Wort Litres @ 1.029.5   

                                                                      COPPER 
A 2 Hour Boil ON HOPS , 1 St Charge at Let Off - 120 @ 1.026 , then at Let Off - 93 Minutes ,
AT a Gravity of 1.029.5 , ADD the Cane Sugars  and at Let Off - 90 Minutes @ 1.044 , 
ADD 2 Nd Hop Charge . At Let Off - 30 Minutes @ 1.050 , ADD 3 Rd Hop Charge then ,
AT Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD the Copper Finings .
AT Let Off , STAND the Copper 1/2 Hour before COOLING A S A P to Pitching Heat .

                                                                       HOPS 
                                        1  St Hop Charge : To 37.000 Wort Litres @ 1.026 
                Saazer @ 3.5 % a/a 4 IBU = 11 g , Hallertau Heresbrucker @ 3.5 % 5 IBU = 13 g

                                        2 Nd Hop Charge : To 32.020 Wort Litres @ 1.044 
                Saazer @ 3.5 % a/a 5 IBU = 16 g  , Hallertau Heresbrucker @ 3.5 % a/.a = 14 g

                                        3 Rd Hop Charge : To 27.905 Wort Litres @ 1.050 
                                                    Goldings @ 6 % a/a 18 IBU = 28 g 

                                                                         YEAST 
                                   Pitch with 60 g WEIGHT of a LIVE YEAST @ 18 c 
                                     SUGGESTED STRAIN : Whitbread Type II Strain 

                                                                    ATTENUATION
DAY   Hour    Heat    Gravity                                     REMARKS 
    1           P          18       1.053.5
    2          M          18       1.049
                 E          20       1.042
    3          M          22       1.036
                 E          24       1.030
    4           M         22       1.022
                  E         19       1.018
    5           M         18       1.013
                  E         14       1.011
    6           M         13       1.009
                  E         13       1.009      Rack to DRAUGHT containers .

STAND : 2 - 3 Days @ 14 - 18 c 

CELLAR : 1 Month at 10 c then ADD Barrel Finings and ROLL WELL .
                   STAND : 1 Week after adding finings @ 10 - 12 c .

STILLAGE : 1 Week 10 c then FULLY VENT and allow + 24 Hrs BEFORE Q . C 


Cheers All and Happy Brewing 

Edd      

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