Old Beers and Brewing

[EddtheBrew]

Hi All ,
Update on the Oldham Brewery beers thing ;
As brewed by Robinson's , a brewery conditioned smooth beer , but when brewed at Boddingtons , it DEFINITELY used Boddingtons famous 13 strain yeast !! , just had an email from a senior former member of the brewing staff at Boddingtons.
Cheers
Edd

 

[EddtheBrew]

Hi All ,
Appologies for the lack of posts recently , been busy with a couple of other projects ;
Here`s one to go at for the Boddington`s fans out there , a version of the Bitter (i.p) from the 1920`s , Wilson`s of Newton Heath Bitter (1955) and a Tennant Brothers (Sheffield) Best Ale from 1956

Cheers & Happy Mashing ,

Edd

 

[MarkBowie]

Hi Honk ,
Just noticed the howler in the Allsopp's XLM from 1935 , I did forget to include the invert , buggeration !! , my crappy typing skills to the fore again !, the original calls for 10% No3 invert , and 4% Malt extract , profuse apologies for the error in the uploaded recipe , Sub: 6% demerara , 4% golden (cane) , and a medium colour malt extract.
Cheers
Edd

I’m reasonably new to AG recipes so please bare with me. My old man always talked about the “old recipe beers” so was going to try as many as possible in his memory. The sub for the invert sugar above, would it need to different quantities for the different types/brewers number of invert sugar?

 

[EddtheBrew]

I’m reasonably new to AG recipes so please bare with me. My old man always talked about the “old recipe beers” so was going to try as many as possible in his memory. The sub for the invert sugar above, would it need to different quantities for the different types/brewers number of invert sugar?

Hi Mark ,
I'll be doing a decent version of the XLM and popping it up soon , but a word of warning this one will dry out vv quickly , so if you're planning a BBQ etc it would be ideal for that , as it wasn't originally designed to be a 'cask/live' beer , the other Allsopp's Milds would be OK , eg XXX C or XXX B ,
Cheers
Edd

PS: The invert sugar specs should stay as is really , pop me a pm with the efficacy and capacities of your kit , and desired length and I'll send you a recipe or two !!
Cheers

 

[MarkBowie]

Hi Mark ,
I'll be doing a decent version of the XLM and popping it up soon , but a word of warning this one will dry out vv quickly , so if you're planning a BBQ etc it would be ideal for that , as it wasn't originally designed to be a 'cask/live' beer , the other Allsopp's Milds would be OK , eg XXX C or XXX B ,
Cheers
Edd

PS: The invert sugar specs should stay as is really , pop me a pm with the efficacy and capacities of your kit , and desired length and I'll send you a recipe or two !!
Cheers

Thanks for that. I’ve got most of the recipes you have put up to try so looking forward to them all! So if one of the recipes says “No 1 invert” or “No 2 invert” I can put the percentages of sugar in instead?

 

[EddtheBrew]

Thanks for that. I’ve got most of the recipes you have put up to try so looking forward to them all! So if one of the recipes says “No 1 invert” or “No 2 invert” I can put the percentages of sugar in instead?

Hi , I'd say you should be OK if the qualities of different sugars remain the same ,
Cheers
Edd

 

[EddtheBrew]

How Do All ,
Here`s a cracking Pale Ale from 1916 for you to have a go at , hope you enjoy it ,
Cheers ,
Edd

 

[Dutto]

Wow! In 1916 a 6% PA would take your mind of the war for sure!

Like it!

 

[EddtheBrew]

Wow! In 1916 a 6% PA would take your mind of the war for sure!

Like it!

Tetley's earliest Pale Ales:
Sykes Ordinary Pale Ale
8Th April 1844:
1.063.5° -1.023.5° -1.019.5°,
42 IBU's, 6 % ABV
D Pale Ale
28Th August 1844:
1.069.5°- 1.016.5°-1.013.5°,
38 IBU's, 7.5 % ABV
Most of the Tetley's Pale Ales were around the 6-7 % ABV from 1868-1916, with IBU's from 40-54!!,
Cheers
Edd

 

[EddtheBrew]

How Do All ,
Here`s a couple of Tetley`s Bitter recipies for you to have a go at , on the Liquor Profile , a general hard liquor ; suitable for Pale Ale brewing .
Hope you enjoy brewing them , and the Quality controll afterwards ? aunsure....,
Cheers ,
Edd The Brew

 

[Dutto]

Edd, you just keep adding to my woe!

So many beers, so little time and only one liver!

It's true what they say "Life's a bitch and then you die!"

Thanks for those two, but God only knows when I'll find the time to brew them!

 

[divrack]

Interesting

 

[peebee]

How Do All ,
Here`s a couple of Tetley`s Bitter recipies for you to have a go at ...

Hi Edd. I'm intrigued by these Tetley recipes 'cos they dilute the Chevalier malt with other malts - I like Chevalier malt but am well aware that it can be a bit "dominating" so diluting with other malt seems a good trick.

But what rules do you use to come up with the lists of malt? I know you must be doing a bit of "interpretation", because Maris Otter pops up which wasn't available back when these beers were brewed. (For those wondering what I'm papping on about now https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maris_Otter - crikey, I've been going longer than Maris Otter … now I feel old, I'll put me slippers on and go brew me a cup o' tea).

 

[EddtheBrew]

Hi Edd. I'm intrigued by these Tetley recipes 'cos they dilute the Chevalier malt with other malts - I like Chevalier malt but am well aware that it can be a bit "dominating" so diluting with other malt seems a good trick.

But what rules do you use to come up with the lists of malt? I know you must be doing a bit of "interpretation", because Maris Otter pops up which wasn't available back when these beers were brewed. (For those wondering what I'm papping on about now https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maris_Otter - crikey, I've been going longer than Maris Otter … now I feel old, I'll put me slippers on and go brew me a cup o' tea).

Hi Peebee,
Yup, a fair bit of personal interpretation of malts as substitutes/ blends to replace the old varieties!, the only reason Maris Otter is there is due to the fact that I've not seen the other big Heritage Pale Malt (Plumage Archer, introduced by Dr Bevan around 1904) on any Homebrew Suppliers lists, if you can get any, swap it for the Maris Otter.
Cheers,
Edd

 

[EddtheBrew]

Edd, you just keep adding to my woe!

So many beers, so little time and only one liver!

It's true what they say "Life's a bitch and then you die!"

Thanks for those two, but God only knows when I'll find the time to brew them!

No worries Dutto!!, happy to help !!.
Best Regards,
Edd