Saturday 1 July 2023

WHITWELL MARK & Co Ltd : PALE ALE 1931

How Do All , 

Today`s post is from  Whitwell , Mark & Co of Kendal , Westmoreland .
Established as a Wine & Spirit Merchant`s Ca 1757 by John Whitwell , the concern was purchased in 1858 by William Mark , with a new brewery being built . 
The brewery was registered as a limited company in 1883 , and continued to brew independently until 1947 when Vaux & Co of Sunderland bought Whitwell,Mark & Co ; The brewery continued to brew until the 18 Th September 1968 when Beer production ceased .
The brewery and it`s buildings are , thankfully preserved and are now known as ,
The Brewery Arts Centre.

This recipe C Edd Mather 2023 

                         ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO 
                                          Whitwell , Mark & Co Ltd and their successors in title  

           This recipe for 26.000 Wort Litres to Copper @ 1.040 , 80 % Mash Efficiency Assumed 
                         Maximum Wort Volume IN COPPER @ 28.815 Wort Litres @ 1.038.25 


Whitwell , Mark & Co Ltd 
Highgate Brewery
Highgate
Kendal 
Westmoreland 
Price List Image : From the Brewery History Society Website 


                                                                      PALE    ALE   
                                                      Wednesday 2 Nd September 1931 
                                                                     Brew No : 150
                       Original Gravity : 1.044  Racking Gravity : 1.011 Final Gravity : 1.008 
                                                      I B U : 38               A B V : 5.0  %

                                                                          MALTS
U K & Ireland 
Warminster Malt :            54.5  %  Plumage - Archer             = 2.345 Kg
Simpson`s Malt   :            18.2  %  Simpson`s Best Pale Ale  = 0.780 Kg
Crisp Malt           :            17.3  %  Chevalier                          =  0.740 Kg

Australia 
Barrett - Burston              54.5  % Border Pale Ale @ 3.5 ebc = 2.340 Kg
                                         18.2  % Border Pale Ale @ 4.5 ebc = 0.780 Kg
Voyager Craft Malt          17.3  % Veloria Schooner                = 0.735 Kg  

                                                                   MASHING 
                                                            Use a Pale Ale Liquor 
                       Thoroughly Pre Warm the Mash Tun to 90 c - 10 Before Mashing In 
                               Ensure the Liquor is 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates / Filter Bed 
                               1  St Mash Heat : 64.5 c @ 0 - + 30 Mins = 9.050 Litres 
                             2 Nd Mash Heat : 66 c @ + 30 - + 90 Mins = 1.000 Litres 
                             3 Rd Mash Heat : 67 c @ + 90 - + 120 Mins = 1.000 Litres 
At + 120 Minutes , Slowly open the Mash Tun valve and return any cloudy / Turbid 1 St runnings OVER THE MASH until Consistently Clear & Bright ; ONLY THEN allow to the Copper .

                                                   SPARGING   &   COLLECTION 
Sparge at Clear Wort to the Copper + 5 - 10 Minutes @ 71 c = 23.150 Litres , and at a gravity of 1.004,
STOP TAPS and Collect Wort in the Copper ; ADD LIQUOR to the Copper , Reducing the Gravity to 
1.039.75 , THEN CONDENSE to 26.000 Wort Litres IN COPPER @ 1.040 .
NB : 
Take care to remove any Scum / Detritus floating on the Wort Surface PRIOR to Let Off - 120 Mins .

                                                                       SUGARS 
                              6.82 % / 1.003 Invert Glucose TO 27.080 Wort Litres = 0.265 Kg 

                              6.26 % / 1.002.75  Malt Extract TO 28.815 Wort Litres = 0.265 Kg 

                  PRIMING : TO 26.300 Beer Litres = 6.26 % / 1.002.75 Invert No 1 = 0.230 Kg 

                                                                        COPPER
                                                          A 2 Hour Boil ON HOPS  
       1 St Hop Charge : Let Off - 120 Minutes , then at Let Off - 90 Minutes , ADD 2 Nd Hop Charge .
AT Let Off - 60 Minutes ON 22.370 Wort Litres IN Copper @ 1.046 , ADD 4.710 Litres of LIQUOR ,
Reducing the Copper gravity to 1.038 THEN ADD 1 St Sugars ( Invert Glucose ) and at Let Off - 30 Minutes , ADD the 3 Rd Hop Charge . AT Let Off - 15 Minutes , ON 23.960 Wort Litres IN Ciopper ;
ADD 4.855 Litres of LIQUOR , Reducing the Copper Gravity to 1.038.25 , THEN ADD Malt Extract;
Increasing the Copper Gravity to 1.041 and at Let Off - 12 Minutes, ADD the Copper Finings .
AT Let Off , STAND 10 Minutes then Recirculate IN COPPER for 10 Minutes BEFORE STANDING 1/2 Hour , THEN COOL A S A P to Pitching Heat .
  
                                                                             HOPS
                                  1   St Hop Charge : To 26.000 Wort Litres in Copper @ 1.040 
                                           13 IBU East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % a/a = 16 g

                                 2 Nd Hop Charge : To 24.050 Wort Litres in Copper @ 1.043 
                                           12 IBU East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % a/a = 14 g

                                 3 Rd Hop Charge : To 25.100 Wort Litres in Copper @ 1.044 
                                                          7 IBU Goldings @ 6 % a/a = 9.5 g

                                        RACKING HOPS : 8 g French Fuggles @ 4.2 % a/a 

                                                                            YEAST
                    Pitch with 86 g TOTAL Weight of a LIVE YEAST to 26.705 Wort Litres @ 1.044 
                Reccomended Strains : Brewlab Lancashire Strain @ 43 g , Brewlab Yorkshire @ 43 g 

                                                                   ATTENUATION
DAY     Hour    Heat    Gravity                       REMARKS 
    1            P          16          1.044
    2            M        16.5       1.043
                  E         16.5       1.041
    3            M        18.5       1.036
                  E         20.5       1.026
    4            M        21          1.019
                  E         21          1.016     TO SETTLER / 2 Nd F V + PRIMINS TO 26.300 Litres IN F V 
    5            E         16.5       1.016.5
    6            E         15.5       1.013
    7            E        15          1.011
    8            M       15          1.011     Rack & FINE ON HOPS = 25.800 BEER Litres in Vessel 

STAND : 1 Week @ 13 c THEN COOL TO 10 c

CELLAR : 3 Weeks at 10 c THEN STILLAGE .

STILLAGE : 1 Week at 10 c then FULLY VENT and allow + 8- 12  Hours BEFORE Q.C

Cheers All and Happy Brewing ,

Edd 

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