Friday, 23 December 2022

FREDERICK BAILEY & Co : STRONG ALE 1889

How Do All , 

Continuing the current series of Strong Ales , Here`s a tasty one from the Star Brewery in Cambridge;    This historic Cambridge beer recipe comes from The Private Brewing Book of H H Tebbutt 1881 - 1889 , Which forms part of a small Unaccessioned collection from the Star Brewery 1870`s - 1889 , cared for by the good folks at Cambridgeshire Archives ; This recipe is also made possible by the generosity of the team at Greene King Ltd in Bury St Edmunds who kindly sponsored the reprographics costs ; Cheers guys .

This record is the only one I`ve been able to discover from a Cambridgeshire brewery in a Public Archives So if any blog readers have any in their personal collections , Please get in touch ; I`d love to hear from you if you can assist with my Pre 1922 Cambridge & Area beer history research by sending photos of ,  Old Brewing Books / Ledgers / Brewer`s Notebooks .

Anyroad , enough waffling ; Here`s todays cerevesian delight ,

This recipe C Edd Mather 2022 

           THIS RECIPE FOR 29.500 Wort Litres to Copper @ 1.066.5 , 75 % Mash Efficiency   

                 ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO :
                                                           Greene King & Co Ltd 

Frederick Bailey & Co 
Star Brewery
Newmarket Rd
Cambridge


                                    STRONG ALE 

                                                 Tuesday 12 Th March 1889 
                                                             Gyle No 207
                Original Gravity : 1.092.75 Racking Gravity : 1.035 Final Gravity : 1.029
                                                    I B U : 68     A B V : 7.8 %   

                                                                 MALTS
Crisp Malt :                      Chevalier                        @ 62.75   % = 5.435 Kg  
                                         Hana Vienna                    @ 10       % = 0.870 Kg 
 
Simpson`s Malt :             Best Pale Ale @ 4.5 ebc   @ 10       % = 0.865 Kg
                                         Imperial Malt                    @ 12.25 % = 1.210 Kg 

                                            MASHING , SPARGING & COLLECTION
          Use a Pale Ale brewing Liquor , And THOROUGHLY Pre Warm the Mash Tun to 90 c ,
   - 10 Minutes BEFORE mashing in as below , ENSURING the Liquor is 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates .
                                  1  St Mash Heat : 64 c @         0 - + 135 Minutes = 20.950 Litres 
                                  2 Nd Mash Heat : 66 c @ + 135 - + 170 Minutes =    6.110 Litres  
At 170 Minutes , SLOWLY open the Mash Tun valve and return OVER THE MASH any Cloudy or , 
Turbid 1 St Runnings UNTIL the Wort is CONSISTENTLY BRIGHT & CLEAR , 
                            ONLY THEN SHOULD THE WORT BE SENT TO THE COPPER .
SPARGING : At Clear Wort to Copper + 10 Minutes @ 79 - 76 c = 35.000 Litres UNTIL 1.007 ,
Then STOP TAPS and Collect Wort in the Copper .

COLLECTION : At Collection , ADD Liquor to the Copper , REDUCING the Gravity to 1.066.25 ;
THEN CONDENSE TO 1.066.5 ON 29.500 Wort Litres IN COPPER .
As the Wort is being condensed , REMOVE any Scum / Detritus floating on the Wort Surface  .

                                                                         SUGARS 
                                           11.86 %   Invert Glucose @ 1.011 = 0.940 Kg 

                                                                         COPPER
A 2 1/2 Hour Boil ON HOPS , 1 St Charge @ Let Off - 150 Minutes , then at Let Off - 90 Mins ,
ADD the 2 Nd Hop Charge . At Let Off - 65 Minutes ON 25.945 Wort Litres in Copper @ 1.075 ,
ADD the Invert Glucose , Raising the Gravity to 1.086, then @ Let Off - 60 , + 3 Rd Hop Charge .
At Let Off - 30 Minutes , ADD the 4 Th Hop Charge then at Let Off - 12 Minutes , 
ADD the Copper Finings . At Let Off , STAND 1/2 Hour then COOL A S A P to Pitching Heat .

                                                                           HOPS 
                                       1 St Hop Charge : To 29.500 Wort Litres @ 1.066.5 
                                                      32 IBU Fuggles @ 5.5 % a/a = 67 g    

                                       2 Nd Hop Charge : To 27.945 Wort Litres @ 1.070 
                                              24 IBU East Kents @ 6.5 % a/a = 42 g 

                                      3 Rd Hop Charge : To 25.945 Wort Litres @ 1.086 
                                                6 IBU Goldings @ 6 % a/a = 12 g 

                                     4 Th Hop Charge : To 24.885 Wort Litres @ 1.089.5 
                                       6 IBU Hallertau Heresbrucker @ 3.5 % a/a = 22 g 

Racking Hops : TO 23.250 BEER LITRES IN VESSEL = 12 g Goldings @ 6 % a/a 

                                                                          YEAST
          Pitch with 160 g Weight of a LIVE YEAST @ 13.5 c To 23.980 Wort Litres @ 1.092.75   

                                                         ATTENUATION 
DAY    Hour   Heat   Gravity                                      REMARKS 
   1           P         13.5    1.092.75
               E 11     15       1.091
   2           M        17.5    1.089
                E         18       1.084
                E         20       1.080    Drop TO 2 Nd F . V 
                E  11   21.5    1.072    23.600 Wort Litres IN 2 Nd F V 
   3           M        25       1.067
                E         22       1.058
   4           M        22       1.044
                E         22       1.037      CRASH COOL TO 13 c 
                E  5     15       1.034   
                E  10   13       1.033.25
  5           M         13       1.033
               E          13       1.033
  6           M         13       1.033
               E          13       1.033    Rack to DRAUGHT Containers ON HOPS 

STAND : 1 Week @ 12 c 

CELLAR : 6 Months @ 8 - 10 c , THEN ADD Barrel Finings and Roll Well .

STILLAGE : 2 Weeks at 10 c THEN FULLY VENT and ALLOW + 24 Hrs BEFORE Q . C 


Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,

Edd 



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