How Do All ,
Here`s the first of today`s recipies ;
A ` Beer ` from Thomas Russell`s Great Western Brewery in Wolverhampton , taken from the 1879 Brewing Book deposited with the nice and helpfull team at Wolverhampton City Archives ,
Catalogue No : DB / 10 / 4 / 1 ( 20 Th April - 29 Th August 1879 ) .
I hope that you all enjoy this recipe ; if anyone knows of any other Brewing Production records from breweries in the Wolverhampton ; Birmingham and the general ` Black Country ` area ;
I`d be grateful for any photos or access to the records , Please get in touch if you can assist , as this brewery is the only one in the area to have records in a public archive .
Cheers All
This recipe C Edd Mather 2023
ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO
William Butler & Sons Ltd and their successors in title
Thomas Russel
Great Western Brewery
Great Western St
Wolverhampton
Staffordshire
` BEER`
Tuesday 19 Th August 1879
Original Gravity : 1.032.75 Racking Gravity : 1.010 Final Gravity : 1.007
I B U : 22 A B V : 3.7 %
MALTS
Crisp Malt :
20 % Chevalier = 0.530 Kg
20 % Hana Vienna = 0.530 Kg
Simpson`s Malt :
30 % Best Pale Ale = 0.790 Kg
Warminster Malt :
30 % Plumage - Archer = 0.790 Kg
MASHING , SPARGING & COLLECTION
Use a Pale Ale Liquor and thoroughly pre warm the Mash Tun to 90 c - 10 Mins before Goods In .
ENSURING that the Liquor is 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates
1 St Mash Heat : 66 c At 0 - + 120 Mins = 8.290 Litres
2 Nd Mash Heat : 68 c At + 120 - + 150 Mins = 4.910 Litres
At 150 Minutes , Slowly open the mash tun valve and return any Turbid / Cloudy 1 St runnings OVER the mash until CONSISTENTLY CLEAR & BRIGHT , Only then allow to the Copper .
SPARGING : Sparge at Clear Wort to Copper + 10 Minutes @ 82 c = 22.250 Litres , and at a runnings gravity of 1.002 , STOP TAPS and Collect Wort in the copper .
COLLECTION
At Collection , ADD Liquor to the Copper ; Reducing the gravity to 1.019.75 ON 30.380 Wort Litres in the Copper ; then ADD the Cane Sugars and CONDENSE to 1.021 ON 30.000 Wort Litres in Copper .
SUGARS
1.001 White Cane Sugar @ 3.06 % = 0.080 Kg
COPPER
A 2 Hour boil ON HOPS ; 1 St Hop Charge @ Let Off - 120 Mins then at Let Off - 80 Mins ,
ADD the 2 Nd Hop Charge . At Let Off - 40 Minutes ON 17.460 Wort Litres in the Copper ,ADD
2.860 Litres of Liquor , reducing the Copper gravity to 1.027.5 , then At Let Off - 30 Minutes ,
ADD the 3 Rd Hop Charge . At Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD the Copper Finings .
At Let Off , STAND the Copper 1/2 Hour then COOL A S A P to pitching heat .
HOPS
1 St Hop Charge : To 30.000 Wort Litres in Copper @ 1.021
4 IBU East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % a/a = 5 g
5 IBU Keyworth Mid Season @ 6.5 % a/a = 6.5 g
2 Nd Hop Charge : To 21.430 Wort Litres in Copper @ 1.027
8 IBU Cluster @ 6.5 % a/a = 7.25 g
3 Rd Hop Charge : To 19.210 Wort Litres in Copper @ 1.029
5 IBU Saazer @ 3.5 % a/a = 8 g
YEAST
Pitch 42 g Weight of a LIVE BARM @ 16 c
Burton on Trent type yeast strain
ATTENUATION
DAY Hour Heat Gravity REMARKS
1 P 16 1.032.75
2 M 19 1.022.5
E 19.5 1.018
3 M 18 1.012
E 16 1.010.5 ADD 0.170 Kg Malt Extract
4 M 14.5 1.013
E 14.5 1.012.25
5 M 14.5 1.011.25
E 14.5 1.010.5
6 E 14 1.010
7 E 14 1.010 Rack and FINE to Draught container .
STAND : 2 Days @ 15 - 19 c
CELLAR : 1 Week @ 10 c
STILLAGE : 1 Week @ 10 c then FULLY VENT and allow 6 - 8 Hours BEFORE Q . C
Cheers All ,
Edd
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