80 shilling

[Rab]

Hey brew dudes,

I've come across an easy extract recipe for an 80 bob which uses kent goldings hops, will this be okay or would you use a fuggles as well?

Many thanks in advance, Rab.

 

[graysalchemy]

Fond memories of getting p*ssed as a newt on McEwans 80/- in a caravan in th escotish highlands every saturday on my jack jones.

:hmm: :hmm:

No perhaps it was just sad :lol: :lol:

I would have thought so but remember scottish ales are not heavily hoped. I think it has something to do with cost and ducks arses :lol: :lol:

 

[Rab]

ha ha , I resemble that remark!

I reckon it might have something to do with the climate, i bet there's not many hop vines in back gardens in fort william!

Any recommendations for the yeast to use?

 

[graysalchemy]

Your location confused me but I should have got it from the name. They tell me I am 3/4 north of the border but after living for 3 yrs on the West coast I am Northern (english) through and through, sorry mate no offence meant.

It may well be but hops were available in days of old and frequently traded but they obviously didn't like hoppy beer :lol: :lol: .

You could use one of the specialist yeast Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028

 

[Aleman]

Actually it is a fallacy that Scottish beers were not heavily hopped. A quick squiz through the Durden Park book shows that a lot of Scottish ales had hop rates as high as their counterparts south of the border.

Having said that 80/ is something that you don't want to overdo the hops on

 

[Good Ed]

Hi Rab, GW has a recipe for Belhaven 80/- with an EBU of 29; OG 1040 and FG 1008, this uses Whitbread Goldings, but you will be good with the Goldings, I wouldn't worry about adding the Fuggles unless you really want to. Good luck with it, I've got this on my list for future brews. :

 

[graysalchemy]

Actually it is a fallacy that Scottish beers were not heavily hopped. A quick squiz through the Durden Park book shows that a lot of Scottish ales had hop rates as high as their counterparts south of the border.

So its not because they are tighter than a ducks arse then :lol: :lol: I take it all back :lol: :lol: