Let's Brew Wednesday - 1904 Binnie 60/- IPA

True to style, Binnie also sometimes called this 60/- Bitter. What was this, then? I’m going for IPA. Just because it might annoy some style Nazis.

Speaking of styles, in BeerSmith, this comes out quite close to English IPA. Only the bitterness and colour are a little too light. Justification – yes – for calling this an IPA. Take that BJCP .*

Unlike its brother 54/-, there’s some sugar in the mix. With the wonderfully specific and helpful description “S’ in the brewing record. I’ve gone for raw cane sugar. Pure 100% arse-out guess that. Feel free to interpret the evidence differently.

They didn’t really vary the hops between the different types of beer at Binnie. It’s the usual even split between Kent, Bavarian and Californian.

Was this aged? Good question. Possibly. Maybe a few months. Doesn’t look like a long-ager to me.

1904 Binnie 60/- IPA
pale malt	10.00 lb	80.00%
flaked maize	1.50 lb	12.00%
raw cane sugar	1.00 lb	8.00%
Cluster 90 min	0.875 oz
Hallertau 60 min	0.875 oz
Fuggles 30 min	0.875 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.50 oz
OG	1057
FG	1020
ABV	4.89
Apparent attenuation	64.91%
IBU	36
SRM	4.5
Mash at	152º F
Sparge at	175º F
Boil time	90 minutes
pitching temp	62º F
Yeast	WLP028 Edinburgh Ale

* Some of my best friends are BJCPs. And I did contribute to their style guidelines. Making me as guilty as anyone of, at least, being style-Nazi adjacent.