Saturday, 23 May 2026

Let's Brew - 1939 Youngs PAB

A Youngs Pale Ale label featuring a drawing of a ram.
I’m really glad that the gravity of PAB increased by 3º between 1932 and 1939. Because otherwise the two recipes would have been near identical.

On the other hand, the hopping rate had declined from 10 lbs per quarter (336 lbs) of malt to 8 lbs. A fall which is reflected in the bitterness level of the finished beer.

The base malt is still divided into three types: pale malt, pale ale malt and enzymic malt. The quantity of the last being pretty small. Other than that, there’s just a little bit of malt extract and some No. 1 invert sugar.

There were two type of Worcester hops, both harvested in 1938, one of which had been cold stored.  

1939 Youngs PAB
pale malt 7.00 lb 84.85%
malt extract 0.25 lb 3.03%
No. 1 invert sugar 1.00 lb 12.12%
Fuggles 120 min 0.875 oz
Fuggles 60 min 0.875 oz
Goldings 30 min 0.875 oz
OG 1039
FG 1011
ABV 3.70
Apparent attenuation 71.79%
IBU 35
SRM 5
Mash at 153º F
Sparge at 174º F
Boil time 120 minutes
pitching temp 60º F
Yeast WLP002 English Ale

 

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