Let's Brew Wednesday - 1893 Tomson & Wotton AK

I can remember how excited I was when I came across my first AK brewing record. (Fullers, if you’re interested.)  Now I have literally dozens of them. That’s how common AK was before WW I.

This is on the strong side for AK, which usually tops out at around 1050º. And indicates that this was the more expensive of the brewery’s two AKs.

Not much to discuss about the recipe. Which is as simple as they come: just a single malt and a single hop. All their Pale Ales were brewed all-malt. Only the Mild Ale contained sugar. And no adjuncts at all were used.

Just one type of Worcester hops from the 1892 harvest. Which, given that this beer was brewed in March, meant that they were pretty fresh. Another type of Worcester hops, also from the 1892 season, were used as dry hops.

1893 Tomson & Wotton AK
pale malt	12.00 lb	100.00%
Fuggles 90 mins	1.25 oz
Fuggles 60 mins	1.25 oz
Fuggles 30 mins	1.25 oz
Fuggles dry hops	0.25 oz
OG	1052
FG	1015
ABV	4.89
Apparent attenuation	71.15%
IBU	43
SRM	4.5
Mash at	152º F
Sparge at	175º F
Boil time	90 minutes
pitching temp	60º F
Yeast	Wyeast 1099 Whitbread ale