Harvey's Old Ale Recipe

[MartinHaworth]

Last night I had a pint of this in the Norwich Fat Cat. It blew me away. Really complex and satisfying.

So.....my google-fu is weak and I couldn't find a recipe.

Can the residents here help me? A recipe for Harvey's Old Ale.

Thanks

(they also had Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild on, and bottles of Dupont Monk's stout....it was a good night)

 

[Clint]

There doesn't seem to be much out there...I'd email the Brewery.

 

[Appleton Brews]

This is what I found on Jimsbeerkit the beer should be 4.3%
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.13 kg Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 83.33 %
0.63 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 16.67 %
60.00 gm Fuggles [4.30 %] (90 min) Hops 28.3 IBU
20.00 gm Fuggles [4.30 %] (5 min) Hops 1.8 IBU
1 Pkgs Slurry - Hopback Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile
Measured Original Gravity: 1.042 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 3.90 %
Bitterness: 30.1 IBU
Est Color: 30.8 EBC

My take would be 10% Dark Crystal not 16.67% and add 2.5% Chocolate malt and 87.5% Maris Otter to get you 4.3%.

 

[JockyBrewer]

The yeast is as important for this beer as any Belgian beer you can think of, so getting the real thing is important.

Harvey’s say their yeast is dual strain.

Sussex Ale I from Brewlabs is at least one of the strains, I’m not sure if it’s both.

Alternatively I’ve heard people have been happy with Wyeast 1187 Ringwood.