Saturday 3 June 2023

T & J USHER : II IP 1885

 How Do All ,

Following a recent poll over on Twitter, here`s today`s delicious historic beer recipe ; As with the previous recipe from T & J Usher , this receipt follows the same perameters as laid out , Viz; my own interpretation of period mashing practice ( L / Kg of Grist Ratiae ) . The original brew used both Californian Hops from the 1883 Crop Year and later on in the boil , Alsatian Hops from the 1884 Crop Year ; With regard to the Malt varieties , I`ve chosen these for a few reasons ; variety contiguous with period , AND flavours etc where a malt used in the period isn`t available ; Viz the inclusion of Veloria Schooner from the talented folks at  Voyager Craft Malt in Whitton , New Soth Wales ; a much better approach ( IMO ) than the blanket application of Eg : Maris Otter as a direct substitute .

This Cerevesian delight comes from the 1885 - 1893 Brewing Book TU 6 / 1 / 1 ; Part of the internationally important Scottish Brewing Archive , Cared for by the friendly and helpfull team up in Glasgow at The University of Glasgow Special Collections & Archives on Thurso St ;                      Thanks team , I really appreciate your assistance with my Scottish beer history research , It`s brought to light a few different records of breweries previously thought ` Lost ` ; for those who may be interested , You`ll be able to learn more about this part of my Scottish beery history research by receiving a copy of the next edition of  The Scottish Brewing Archive Association Newsletter .

This recipe C Edd Mather 2023 

                   ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO
                                        Thos Usher & Son Ltd and their successors in title 
                                 This recipe for 24.000 Wort Litres @ 1.050 ; 80 % Efficiency assumed 
T & J Usher & Co
Park Brewery
St Leonards St
Edinburgh
Scotland 

Image of Thos Usher from the scottish-places.info Website 


                                                              II IP 
                                                   ( A Light Pale Ale ) 
                                                       Brew No : 11 
                                     Sunday 8 Th January 1885 
    Original Gravity : 1.046 Racking Gravity : 1.013 Final Gravity : 1.010
                                      I B U : 28     A B V : 4.7 % 
                                                                 MALTS
U K & Ireland 
Crafty Maltsters :                100 % Scottish Annat = 4.920 Kg
Alt Grist: 
Warminster Malt :               100 % Plumage Archer = 4.960 Kg 
Australia :
Voyager Craft Malt :            100 % Veloria Schooner = 4.945 Kg


                                                   MASHING   &   SPARGING 
                                                 Use a Lightly Burtonised Liquor 
            Thoroughly pre warm the mash tun to 90 c - 10 Minutes BEFORE mashing in .
                              ENSURE Liquor is 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates / Filter Bed .
                          1 St  Mash Heat : 66 c At       0 - +  90 Minutes = 13.300 Litres 
                          2 Nd Mash Heat : 68 c At + 90 - + 120 Minutes =   6.510 Litres
At 120 Minutes , Slowly open the Mash Tun valve and return OVER the mash any Cloudy / 
Turbid 1 St runnings UNTIL CONSISTENTLY CLEAR & BRIGHT for 5 Minutes ; 
                             Only then send to the Copper and begin collection of Wort . 
SPARGING : At Clear Wort to the Copper + 10 Minutes : 78 - 74 - 71 - 68 c = 20.000 Litres ,
                      @ A gravity of 1.005 on the Wort runnings, STOP TAPS and Collect Wort in Copper .
                                                                      COLLECTION
 At Collection , ADD Liquor to the Copper , Reducing the gravity to 1.049.75 ; THEN CONDENSE TO 1.050 ON 24.000 Wort Litres IN COPPER , Removing Wort in excess of 24.000 Wort Litres @ C / Up .


                                                                          COPPER
                                               A 1 3/4 Hour / 105 Minutes Boil ON HOPS  
1 St Hop Charge @ Let Off - 105 Minutes , then at Let Off - 60 Mis ON 22.080 Wort Litres in Copper,
ADD 8.495 Litres of LIQUOR ; Reducing the Copper gravity to 1.039 ON 30.575 Wort Litres .
At Let Off - 30 Minutes , ADD the 2 Nd Hop Charge and at Let Off - 12 Minutes , ADD the Copper Finings , then at Let Off ; STAND 10 Minutes BEFORE recirculating IN COPPER and ADDING 
The Black Malt Broth ( 6.3 Ml to Copper ) during the recirculation . 
Aftyer recirculating for 5 Minutes AFTER the addition of the Black Malt broth , STAND 1/2 Hour .
                                             THEN COOL TO PITCHING HEAT A S A P 


                                                                       HOPS
                                        1 St Hop Charge : To 24.000 Wort Litres @ 1.050
                                                       20 IBU Fuggles @ 5.5 % a/a = 29 g
                                       2 Nd Hop Charge : To 27.830 Wort Litres @ 1.042.5
                                                     8 IBU Stisselspalt @ 3.5 % a/a = 20 g


                                                                      YEAST 
                             Pitch 31 ml of a LIVE YEAST to 25.535 Wort Litres @ 14.5 c
                                                   Edinburgh Type Yeast Strain  


                                                            ATTENUATION
DAY    Hour    Heat    Gravity                    REMARKS 
    1           P         14.5        1.046
    2          M        15.5        1.043.75
                 E         16.5        1.040
    3          M         18.5        1.035
                 E         19.5        1.030
    4          M         20           1.025
                 E         20           1.019       COOL 
    5          M         18           1.016           
                 E         15.5        1.014       SKIM
    6           M        14           1.013.25
                 E         13.5        1.013
    7           M        13           1.013   RACK & FINE to DRAUGHT containers .


STAND : 1 Week @ 12 - 13 c 


CELLAR : 10 c FOR 2 Weeks 

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


Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,


Edd 


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