Sunday 26 February 2023

DUDGEON & Co : No 3 ALE ( LONDON ) 1871

How Do All , 

Following on from Friday`s 1871 XX Ale from Dudgeon & Co , from the Brewing Book of  Wm J Clark,
deposited with the gradely folks at Glasgow University Special Collections & Archives as part of the Bellhaven collection from the  internationally important Scottish Brewing Archive ,
 Cat No B 6 / 1 / 1 / 1 .

This No 3 Ale was brewed for the London market , It`s Original Gravity remains at 1.078 as per the other 1871 Brewings of  a No 3 Ale , with the Domestic and Export Market versions being higher in IBU rating at 62 IBU as opposed to this beer which has a calculated IBU of 54 . 
The other substantial difference between brewings of No 3  being the Collection gravity of Wort to Copper on both Export & Domestic @ 1.068 ; The other easily discernable difference is the Final Gravities of other market versions at 1.020 ( Domestic ) and a final Gravity of 1.017 for the Export version . 

This recipe C Edd Mather 2023 

                        ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO 
                                                  Dudgeon & Co and their successors in title 

Dudgeon & Co 
The Brewery 
Brewery Lane 
Belhaven
Brewery Photo Courtesy of the Brewery Website  
                                                                    No 3 ALE
                                                             ( LONDON ) 
               Original Gravity : 1.078 Racking Gravity : 1.025 Final Gravity : 1.022 
                                                    I B U : 54    A B V : 7.5 % 

                                                              MALTS 
Crafty Maltsters : 
                            Scottish Annat           @ 72.25 % = 6.150 Kg
Crisp Malt : 
                            Scottish Ale Malt       @ 27.75 % = 2.375 Kg 

                                 MASHING , SPARGING & COLLECTION 
             Use a Pale Ale brewing Liquor and thoroughly Pre Warm the Mash Tun to 90 c
           Ensuring the Liquor is 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates - 10 Minutes BEFORE mashing in .
                                     1   St Mash Heat : 66 c At 0 - + 30 Minutes : 20.560 Litres
                              2 Nd Mash Heat : 69 c At + 30 - + 120 Minutes : 13.510 Litres 
At 120 Minutes , slowly open the Mash Tun Valve and return OVER the Mash until Bright & Clear ,
Then once consistently Bright & Clear , send to the Copper .
SPARGING : At Clear Wort to the Copper + 10 - 15 Minutes , SPARGE @ 72 c = 31.415 Litres 
then at a Gravity of 1.007 , STOP TAPS and Collect Wort in the Copper . 
COLLECTION : At Collection , ADD Liquor to the Copper reducing the Gravity to 1.065.75 ,
THEN Condense to a Gravity of 1.066 ON 29.500 Wort Litres .
After condensing to 1.066 ; Remove any scum or detritus floating on the Wort surface BEFORE the 
1 St Hop Charge @ Let Off - 135 .

                                                                COPPER
A 2 1/4 Hour boil ON HOPS ; 1 St Hop Charge @ Let Off - 135 , then at Let Off - 70 Minutes ,
ADD the 2 Nd Hop Charge . At Let Off - 30 Minutes , ADD the 3 Rd Hop Charge .
At Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD the Copper Finings then at Let Off , STAND 1/2 Hour,
                                        BEFORE COOLING A S A P to Pitching Heat .

                                                                           HOPS
                                      1 St Hop Charge : To 29.500 Wort Litres @ 1.066 
                                                         8 IBU Goldings @ 6 % a/a = 15 g 

                                    2 Nd Hop Charge : To 27.935 Wort Litres @ 1.069.5 
                                       30 IBU East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % a/a = 51 g 

                                    3 Rd Hop Charge : To 26.125 Wort Litres @ 1.074 
                                          5 IBU Brewer`s Gold @ 6.5 % a/a  = 8.5 g
                                          3 IBU Fuggles             @ 5.5 % a/a = 6    g

                                                                        YEAST
                                         Pitch with 120 g Weight of a Live YEAST @ 14 c  
                                                     To 23.900 Wort Litres @ 1.078  

                                                                 ATTENUATION
DAY   Hour   Heat   Gravity                                 REMARKS 
    1          P          14      1.078
    2          M        17.25  1.075       
                E         18.5    1.070
    3          M        19       1.066
                E         19.5    1.060
    4          M        20.5    1.055
                E         21.5    1.047
    5          M        24       1.041
                E         23.5    1.037   Send to a CONDITIONING VESSEL AND COOL TO 16 c 
    6          M        16       1.032
                E         16       1.031.25  COOL TO 13 c 
    7          M        13       1.031       MATURE IN C . V @ 12 - 13 c UNTIL @ 1.022.25 .
At 1.022.25 ; FULLY VENT C . V and @ 1.022 @ 13 c , RACK TO DRAUGHT CONTAINER .

STAND : 1 Week at 13 c .

CELLAR : 3 Months at 6 - 8 c THEN ADD FININGS and Roll Well .

STILLAGE : 2 Weeks at 10 c THEN FULLY VENT and allow 12 - 24 Hours BEFORE Q . C 

Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,

Edd 


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