Friday 16 December 2022

AMSDELL BREWING & MALTING Co : SPECIAL 1900

 How Do All ,

Thanks to Craig Gravina who kindly sent me photos of the 1900 - 1901 and 1904 - 1905 Brewing Books from the Amsdell Brewing & Malting Company which have thankfully survived ;I`m able to bring you an ` Oddball` brew from the 1900 - 1901 Brewing Book . Happily these survivors of New York`s Brewing heritage have survived the vagaries of time and are now in the safe custody of the teams at the renowned Albany Institute of History and Art , Call No : MS BND 00019.

These are the only two surviving Pre Prohibition U S brewing production records I`ve been able to trace in a Public Archive / Depository ; So if folks know of any other records like these , Or , Would be able to send photos of other Pre 1919 U S Brewing Records ; Please get In touch , I`d love to hear from you . 

Without further ado , Here`s today`s recipe :

                           FOR 29.000 Wort Litres to Copper @ 1.055.25 , 75 % Mash Efficiency 

This recipe C Edd Mather 2022 

                   ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO ,
                          The Amsdell Brewing & Malting Company &their Successors in title 

Amsdell Brewing & Malting Company 
Cnr Of Dove,Jay & Lancaster Streets
Albany
New York 
U S A 
Brewery Advertisement Photo from : Brookston Beer Bulletin Blog


                                                         " SPECIAL  STILL ? "
                                                        Brew No : 91 SPECIAL 
                                                     Tuesday  20 Th November 1900 
                 Original Gravity : 1.065  Racking Gravity : 1.013  Final Gravity : 1.010 

                                                          MALTS  &  ADJUNCTS 
U S A Grist
Briess Malt :                Pale Ale Malt @ 32.75 % = 2.310 Kg 
alt ;
Valley Malt  :               2 Row Pale    @ 32.75 % =  2.310 Kg

Crisp Malt    :              Chevalier        @ 20.5   % = 1.120 Kg
                                    Hana Vienna   @ 16.5   % = 1.115 Kg 

Australian Grist
Barrett - Burston :      Border Pale Ale @ 4.5 ebc : 32.75 % = 2.310 Kg 
Alt : Voyager Craft Malt : Veloria Schooner         : 32.75 % = 2.310 Kg 
Crisp Malt :               Chevalier                           @ 20.5   % = 1.120 Kg
                                  Hana Vienna                       @ 16.5   % = 1.115 Kg 

U K Grist
Simpson`s Malt :      Best Pale Ale @ 4.5 ebc    @ 32.75 % = 2.310 Kg 
Crisp Malt :               Chevalier                           @ 20.5   % = 1.120 Kg
                                  Hana Vienna                      @ 16.5   % = 1.115 Kg 

                      ALL GRISTS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS 

                                              FLAKED MAIZE @ 34.25 % = 2.375 Kg 
                                      ++ OAT HULLS @ ADDITIONAL 5 % = 0.345 Kg 

                                              MASHING , SPARGING & COLLECTION 
        Use a Soft liquor profile , and Thoroughly Pre Warm the Mash Tun tom 90 c - 10 Minutes ,
         BEFORE Mashing In , ENSURING that the Liquor is 1 " ABOVE the Plates / Filter Bed 
                                 1 St Mash Heat : 68 c At 0 - + 40 Minutes = 25.0 Litres 
                                2 Nd Mash Heat : 70 c At 40 - + 65 Minutes = 12.0 Litres 
At Taps ( 65 Minutes ) , Slowly open the Mash Tun valve and return any 1 St runnings OVER the Mash until CONSISTENTLY Clear & Bright ; THEN cast to the Copper .
SPARGE : At Clear Wort to Copper + 10 Minutes AT 76 - 73 c = 19.50 Litres ; @ 1.006 STOP TAPS .
COLLECTION : At 1.006 , Stop Taps and Collect Wort in the Copper , ADD Liquor to 1.055.25 
THEN ADD THE INVERT GLUCOSE and CONDENSE TO 1.055.5 AND START BOIL CLOCK .
Once the wort is in copper and Condensing Boil is underway , REMOVE any scum or detritus floating on the Wort Surface BEFORE STARTING THE BOIL CLOCK @ 1.055 / Let Off - 75 Mins .

                                                                     SUGARS
                                            6.16 %   Invert Glucose = 1.004 = 0.380 Kg   
                                  Malt Extract @ 1.003.5 TO 26.0 Wort Litres = 0.302 Kg 

                                                                      COPPER
A 75 Minutes BOIL ON HOPS , 1 St Charge @ Let Off - 75 Mins , then at Let Off - 30 Minutes ,
ADD the 2 Nd Hop Charge to the Copper and At LET OFF - 12 Minutes , ADD 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 29.000 Wort Litres @ 1.055.5
                                                20 IBU  Cluster @ 6.5 % a/a  = 31 g  

                                     2 Nd Hop Charge : To 27.660 Wort Litres @ 1.062 
                                                  5 IBU Brewer`s Gold               @ 6.5 % a/a = 8 g 
                                                  5 IBU Hallertau Heresbrucker @ 3.5 % a/a = 15 g 

                                                                     YEAST 
                                       Pitch with 100 g Weight of a LIVE YEAST @ 13 c 

                                                     ATTENUATION 
DAY   Hour  Heat  Gravity                                 REMARKS 
    1         P         13      1.065 
    2        M         15      1.063
               E         16.5   1.056
   3         M         18.5   1.042
               E         20      1.029
   4         M         20      1.024
               E         20      1.020    
   5         M         16      1.016 Drop to 2 Nd F V Onto PRIMINGS ( 26.0 Wort L ) 
               E          14     1.016
   6         M          14.5  1.014
               E           14    1.013.5
   7         M          13.5  1.013
   8         M          13.5  1.013       RACK AND FINE to Draught Cointainer = 25.500 Beer Litres 

STAND : 2 - 3 Days at 13 - 19 c 

CELLAR : 1 Month at 10 c 

STILLAGE : 1 Week at 10 - 12 c then FULLY VENT and allow 


Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,

Edd 

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