After the first DP i brewed and absolutely loved I've been a bit slack due to me getting behind with my brewing. I've pretty much caught up with it all now and plan to use a sack of grain this week. Getting me ahead again. So tomorrow i plan to do half a DP brew. When i say half it's cos i'm going to mash tomorrow evening and boil the following evening. The only prob is i don't have any fuggles or goldings. So i'll be using the very last of my Sticklebract and Green Bullet hop flowers. So it won't be a true DP recipe it'll be something similar. It'll still be bloody awesome though.
Here's the recipe. This is for a gallon.
Simond's (reading) Bitter(1880)
OG 62
A robust, slightly sweet bitter with real character.
2 1/2 lb Pale Malt
7 oz Carapils or 3 oz Carapils + 2 oz Amber Malt
1 oz Fuggles or Goldings hops
0.15 oz Goldings hops 'late'
Add the 0.15 oz goldings hops for the last 5 minutes of the boil.
Mature for at least 3 month's.
The method is thus: Add hot water to the ground grain to produce a stiff mash at 66C. Maintain 66C for three hours then raise temp to 77C(this took 6L boiling water with the 1837 IPA) for 30 mins. Sparge slowly with water at 82-85C to obtain the required volume(i used 78-80C water). Boil with hops for 1 1/2 hrs. Cool(
). Strain and rinse the hops(i've no idea how i perform this????) Adjust to the required OG by the addition of cooled boiled water or dried pale malt extract as needed. ferment with good quality ale yeast. Dry hop with 1/10 oz Goldings.
I can't dry hop as i will be bottling this. I will be using 1968 ESB yeast. I think it will suit it fine.
I've had to convert this to 5 gallons and then to Litres. So if anyone see's a glaring mistake please put me right. My calculator is in the brewery so i've done it by pen and pencil. Math was never my strong point.
Here's the weights i'm going for for a 5 gallon batch...
5670g Pale Malt(Golden Promise)
425g Carapils
284g Amber Malt
142g fuggles
22g Goldings 'late'
I've no idea what the AA% of fug or gold were back in the 1800's so im guessing at around 4%. My Sticklebract are 10% but have been stored in plastic zip lock bags and then wrapped in clingfilm, placed in the freezer for 8 month's now. They have definately lost a fair amount of AA cos when i do a brew with them the beer isn't nearly as bitter as doing an identical brew with fresh hops. I'd say they are about half their AA%. So i'm going to use the same amount of Sticklebract as the recipe requires. He who dares wins. Or so the saying goes.
Here's the recipe. This is for a gallon.
Simond's (reading) Bitter(1880)
OG 62
A robust, slightly sweet bitter with real character.
2 1/2 lb Pale Malt
7 oz Carapils or 3 oz Carapils + 2 oz Amber Malt
1 oz Fuggles or Goldings hops
0.15 oz Goldings hops 'late'
Add the 0.15 oz goldings hops for the last 5 minutes of the boil.
Mature for at least 3 month's.
The method is thus: Add hot water to the ground grain to produce a stiff mash at 66C. Maintain 66C for three hours then raise temp to 77C(this took 6L boiling water with the 1837 IPA) for 30 mins. Sparge slowly with water at 82-85C to obtain the required volume(i used 78-80C water). Boil with hops for 1 1/2 hrs. Cool(
). Strain and rinse the hops(i've no idea how i perform this????) Adjust to the required OG by the addition of cooled boiled water or dried pale malt extract as needed. ferment with good quality ale yeast. Dry hop with 1/10 oz Goldings. I can't dry hop as i will be bottling this. I will be using 1968 ESB yeast. I think it will suit it fine.
I've had to convert this to 5 gallons and then to Litres. So if anyone see's a glaring mistake please put me right. My calculator is in the brewery so i've done it by pen and pencil. Math was never my strong point.
Here's the weights i'm going for for a 5 gallon batch...
5670g Pale Malt(Golden Promise)
425g Carapils
284g Amber Malt
142g fuggles
22g Goldings 'late'
I've no idea what the AA% of fug or gold were back in the 1800's so im guessing at around 4%. My Sticklebract are 10% but have been stored in plastic zip lock bags and then wrapped in clingfilm, placed in the freezer for 8 month's now. They have definately lost a fair amount of AA cos when i do a brew with them the beer isn't nearly as bitter as doing an identical brew with fresh hops. I'd say they are about half their AA%. So i'm going to use the same amount of Sticklebract as the recipe requires. He who dares wins. Or so the saying goes.
