Friday 8 September 2023

BARRETT`S BREWERY Co Ltd : STOUT 1886

How Do All , 
Today`s recipe comes from a London brewery , Barrett`s Brewery , Vauxhall ;                                        The source of the brewing information are The Brewing Books of Arthur J Baily 1886 - 1893 ,
whilst he was a brewer at the Wandsworth Road site .
The particular book this recipe is drawn from is composed of a mere Two beers ,
 a Stout as per today`s cerevesian delight , and a Pale Ale type . 
At the rear of the June - Novemeber 1886 Brewing Book are references to the production of Barrett`s       2 /6 Stout which involved the blending of Old Ales and Stout  and the use of Mustard !!!, which was added to the Old Ale Barrels 24 Hours BEFORE blending with the 2 /6 Stout .  

Barrett`s Brewing & Bottling Co was founded in 1883 , though by 1904 , the brewery had closed ( 1 ), With the site back in production by 1907 when The Vauxhall Brewery Co were in occupation of the Wandsworth Rd Brewery after a merger with Plowman & Co , the business then being carried on under the style of , Plowman , Barrett & Co Ltd .
 The Wenlock Brewery Co Ltd purchased the company in 1951 ; 
Sadly I`ve found little to no other   data on brewing at Barrett`s other than the A J Baily brewing books , even a cessation of Brewing date is still proving elusive !!

The A J Baily brewing books are part of the Brakspear`s Collection , cared for by the ever friendly and helpfull team at Oxfordshire History Centre on Temple Rd in Cowley ; Thanks for all your assistance when I visited on Tuesday last , I really enjoyed my first visit .
         Catalogue No @ B 33 A12 1 :A J Baily Brewing Book , Barrett`s Brewery Jun - Nov 1886 

This recipe C Edd Mather 2023 

                       ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED TO
                                    The Wenlock Brewery Co Ltd and their successors in title 

         This Recipe For 25.125 Wort Litres to Copper @ 1.058.25 AT Wort COLLECTION POINT  
                             25.000 Wort Litres @ 1.051.5 AT Let Off - 120 Mins ( 1 St Hop Charge ) 
                                                          80   % Mash Efficiency Assumed 

Barrett`s Brewing & Bottling Co Ltd 
The Brewery 
Wandworth Road 
Vauxhall 
London 
SW 8 
Brewery Photo : 
From the Brewery History Society Page on Barrett`s / Plowman Barrett & Co 


                                                                           STOUT 
                                                              Monday 7 Th June 1886 
                                                                      Gyle No : 85
                     Original Gravity : 1.058.5  Bottling Gravity : 1.010.75  Final Gravity : 1.008 
                                                              I B U : 22  A B V : 7.3 % 

                                                                          MALTS
Crisp Malt :                                   85      %   Chevalier             =  4.525 Kg 
French & Jupps :                             7.5   %   Medium Crystal  =  0.445 Kg
                                                         5      %  Brown Malt         =  0.300 Kg   
                                                         2.5   %  Black Malt           =  0.150 Kg

                                                                      MASHING
                                                          Use a Stout / Soft Liquor 
                      Thoroughly Pre Warm the mash tun to 90 c - 10 Mins BEFORE Mashing In
                                 Ensure the Liquor is 1.5 " ABOVE the Plates / Filter Bed
                             1   St  Mash  Heat  : 63 c At     0  -  +   15 Mins = 14.700 Litres 
                             2  Nd  Mash Heat  :  66 c At + 15 - + 135 Mins =   5.825 Litres 
                                     At Taps ( 135 Mins ) , Slowly open the Mash Tun Valve; 
Return any turbid / cloudy 1 St runnings OVER the Mash until Consistently CLEAR & BRIGHT ,
             Once clear & bright for 5 Minutes , THEN send to the Copper and begin Collection .

                                                                      SPARGING
          Sparge at Clear Wort to the Copper + 10 Minutes at 81 - 79 - 75 - 73 - 69 c = 22.875 Litres,
              At a Gravity of 1.005.5 - 1.005.25 - 1.005 , STOP TAPS and Collect Wort in the Copper .

                                                                    COLLECTION
            At Collection , ADD Liquor to the Copper , REDUCING the Copper gravity to 1.051.25 ,
          ON 25.125 Wort Litres IN COPPER , then CONDENSE to 25.000 Wort Litres IN COPPER 
                       AT A GRAVITY OF 1.051.5 @ Let Off - 120 Minutes  ( 1  St Hop Charge )   

                                                                COPPER  SUGARS 
                           No 1 Invert @ 1.009 = 0.845 Kg TO 29.950 Wt Litres @ 1.042.5

                                                                       PRIMINGS 
                       No 3 Invert @ 1.005.25 = 0.425 Kg T0 25.800 Wort Litres IN 2 Nd F V 

                                                                         COPPER
                                                           A 2 Hour Boil ON HOPS
                                               1  St Hop Charge @ Let Off - 120 Minutes , 
Then @ L/Off - 65 Minutes ON 22.330 Wt Litres AT 1.057 , ADD 7.620 Litres OF LIQUOR to the Copper , REDUCING the Copper Gravity to 1.042.5 , Then ADD the Copper Sugars .
 At Let Off - 60 Minutes , ADD the 2 Nd Hop Charge and at Let Off - 30 Mins , ADD the 3 Rd Hops.
At Let Off - 12 Mins , ADD the Copper Finings then at Let Off , STAND 10 Minutes IN Copper ,
recirculate Wort IN COPPER  10 Minutes BEFORE A 1/2 Hour Stand 
                                            THEN COOL A S A P  To Pitching Heat ( 15 c ) 

                                                                          HOPS
                                      1   St Hop Charge : To 25.000 Wort Litres @ 1.051.5 
                                                       8 IBU Sussex @ 5.5 % a/a = 12.5 g  
             
                                      2  Nd Hop Charge : To 29.660 Wort Litres @ 1.052 
                                            7 IBU East Kent Goldings @ 6.5 % a/a = 11 g
  
                                      3 Rd Hop Charge : To 27.915 Wort Litres @ 1.055 
                                                        7 IBU  Spalter @ 3.5 % a/a = 20 g 

                                                                        YEAST
                                        Pitch With 82 g Weight of a LIVE Yeast @ 15 c 
                                                   To 26.135 Wort Litres @ 1.058.5 
                                          Reccomended Strain : Whitbread T II Yeast  

                                                               ATTENUATION
DAY     Hour    Heat    Gravity                        REMARKS
    1             P          15       1.058.5      Rouse @ Pitch + 4 - 6 Hrs + EVERY 6 - 8 UNTIL STOP 
                E  7      16.5     1.057.75    DROP to 2 Nd F V @ 1.056 - 1.054 
    2           E  4       21.5    1.036
                 E 10:30 23       1.026
    3             M        23       1.023
                 E 6:15   22.5    1.016         Light Skim
    4             M        21       1.014.5
                    E        18       1.014          ADD PRIMINGS
    5             M        17.5    1.019
                    E        18       1.017.5       Lt Skim 
    6              E        17.5    1.017                                                                                                        
    7              E        16.5    1.016.5
    8              E        16       1.016.25
    9              M       15.5    1.016
                    E        14.5    1.016    
  10              M       14       1.016     SEND to the Bottling Maturation Vessel ( C . V ) 
                                                       ONTO FININGS = 25.500 Beer Litres ( Est ) IN VESSEL .

STAND : At 13 - 12 c FOR 1 WEEK Minumum , then COOL TO 8 - 10 c 

MATURATION : Mature at 8 - 10 c UNTIL @ 1.011.5 , THEN STILLAGE C . V and allow to 12 c.
Barrett`s Advert Card Photo :
From the Brewery History Society Page on Barrett`s / Plowman Barrett & Co

                                                        BOTTLING & MATURATION 
 Bottle CLEAR & BRIGHT at 1.010.75 - 1.010.5 at 15 c then STAND 1 WEEK @13 c Then COOL
To 10 c and CELLAR 3 Months before standing 1 Week at 12 c then Quality Control .

Cheers All and Happy Brewing , 

Edd 

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