Wednesday 20 January 2021

Let's Brew Wednesday - 1951 Adnams XXXX

One of my favourite types of beer is a good old Southern Old Ale. Which is basically just a strong Mild.

The details might have changed a little, but Adnams still brew an Old Ale similar to this. Simply a beefed up version of their Mild. The grist is much the same a XX Mild. Just with a little more of everything.

Adnams have continued to brew a draught beer in this style right up until the present. The OG is a bit lower, but it’s definitely still along these lines.

Amber malt is slightly odd in this type of beer. Which might be why Adnams dropped it a couple of years later, replacing it with more crystal malt.

1951 Adnams XXXX
mild malt 9.75 lb 84.20%
amber malt 0.50 lb 4.32%
crystal malt 80 L 0.50 lb 4.32%
No. 3 invert sugar 0.75 lb 6.48%
caramel 1000 SRM 0.08 lb 0.69%
Fuggles 120 min 2.00 oz
Goldings 30 min 0.75 oz
OG 1053
FG 1017.5
ABV 4.70
Apparent attenuation 66.98%
IBU 35
SRM 16
Mash at 148º F
Sparge at 170º F
Boil time 120 minutes
pitching temp 59º F
Yeast WLP025 Southwold


This recipe appears in my book about UK beer after WW II. You can buy it here:

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/austerity/23181344





1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I love that label. I am glad the beer classification zealots never noticed it and tried to define a "Fisherman Strong Ale" based on a bit of marketing fluff the way they got confused and tried to create a unique and distinct "nut brown" category.