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
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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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