Tuesday, 13 June 2023

J T JENKINS & Co : One Shilling Bitter 1899

 How Do All , 

Here`s today`s recipe for you all to try out ; I`ts from the brewings at The Imperial Brewery, Hereford whilst William Binnie was there as a Brewer from November 1898 - March 1899, taken from the brewing notebook of Wm Binnie @ BH 6 / 1 / 2 from the Mark Binnie & Co Collection , Part of the Scottish Brewing Archive ; Cared for by the good folks at The University of Glasgow Special Collections & Archives on Thurso St .

The brewery was , at the beginning of Mr Binnie`s work there owned and operated by J T Jenkins & Co of Tredegar until late February 1898 / Early March 1899 when Samuel Allsopp & Sons of Burton on Trent purchased the plant and equipment of the brewery ; with only a few brews noted under Allsopp`s ownership ; All of which were Mild Ales .

This recipe C Edd Mather 2023 

                          ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO
                                               J T Jenkins & Co and their successors in title 

J  T Jenkins & Co 
The Imperial Brewery
Bewell Street
Hereford
Herefordshire 
Photo of the brewery Ca 1890 from the B H S Webpage
on Hereford & Tredegar Breweries Ltd 


                                                                 
                                                                       1 / - BITTER 
                                                                    6 Th January 1899 
                           Original Gravity : 1.044 Racking Gravity: 1.008.75 Final Gravity : 1.006
                                                      I B U : 38             A B V : 4.9 % 

                                                                             MALT
Warminster Malt :              64   %   Plumage Archer = 2.285 Kg 
                                           36   %   Mild Ale Malt    = 1.290 Kg 

                                                                         MASHING 
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 / filter bed  
    66 c At 0 - + 150 Minutes = 10.250 Litres At 150 Minutes , Slowly open the mash tun valve and return any cloudy / turbid 1 St runnings OVER the mash until Clear & Bright , Then send to the Copper.

                                                          SPARGING  &  COLLECTION  
Sparge at Clear Wort to the Copper + 10 Minutes @ 80.5 - 75 c = 18.380 Litres ; then at a gravity of 1.004 , STOP TAPS and Collect Wort in the Copper . At Collection , ADD Liquor to the Copper ,
                              Reducing the Copper Gravity to 1.036 , then ADD the Invert Glucose .
                            THEN CONDENSE  TO 1.044.5  ON 24.000 Wort Litres @ 1.044.5 .

                                                                         SUGARS
                                            1.008.25 Invert Glucose @ 18.76 % = 0.655 Kg  

                                                                         COPPER
                                                          A 1 3/4 Hour boil ON HOPS  
            At Let Off - 105 Minutes , ADD the 1 St Hop Charge , then at Let Off - 65 Mins @ 1.047 , 
On 24.535 Wort Litres In Copper , ADD  7.500 Litres of LIQUOR ; Reducing the Copper Gravity to
1.036 ON 32.035 Wort Litres , THEN CONDENSE to 1.037 / Let Off - 60 Minutes and ADD 2 Nd Hops to the Copper . At Let Off - 20 Minutes , ADD the 3 Rd Hops and at Let Off - 12 Mins , ADD the Copper Finings and at Let Off , STAND 10 Minutes before Recirculating IN COPPER for 5 / 10 Mins , 
                         THEN STAND 1/2 HOUR BEOFRE COOLING TO Pitching Heat A S A P 

                                                                          HOPS
                                         1  St Hop Charge : To 24.000 Wort Litres @ 1.044.5
                                                        4 IBU Sussex @ 5.5 % a/a = 5.5 g
                                                        6 IBU Fuggles@ 5.5 % a/a = 8.5 g

                                        2 Nd Hop Charge : To 31.145 Wort Litres @ 1.037 
                                                        4 IBU Fuggles @ 5.5 % a/a =   7   g
                                                      11 IBU Sussex   @ 5.5 % a/a = 19   g

                                       3 Rd Hop Charge : To 27.475 Wort Litres @ 1.041 
                                                      13 IBU Goldings @ 6    % a/a = 18.5 g
                                                        9 IBU Sussex     @ 5.5 % a/a =  7     g

                                                                         YEAST
                                       Pitch with 100 g Weight of a LIVE YEAST @ 14 c
                                               Suggested Strain : Whitbread T II Yeast
                                                        TO 25.465 Wort Litres @ 1.044     

                                                               ATTENUATION
DAY     Hour     Heat     Gravity                         REMARKS 
    1             P         15.5         1.044
    2             M        16.5        1.042
                   E         18           1.034
    3             M        19.75      1.020        Clear TO 2 Nd F V = 25.200 Wort Litres IN VESSEL
                   E         19           1.015
    4             M        16           1.012         SKIM 
                   E         14           1.009.75
    5             M        14           1.009
                   E         14           1.008.75
    6             M        14           1.008.75
                   E         13.5        1.008.75   RACK & FINE to DRAUGHT container .

STAND : 1 Week @ 12 - 13 c 

CELLAR : 3 WEEKS @ 10 c 

STILLAGE : 1 Week at 12 - 10 c THEN FULLY VENT and allow 12 - 14 Hours BEFORE Q.C 

Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,

Edd   


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