Let's Brew Wednesday - 1885 William Younger 140/-

I warned you this would be a long slog. We’re not even all the way through the Shilling Ales yet. William Younger really did brew a crazy number of different beers. More than any other brewery I’ve come across. And not just by a little bit. More than double the next most prolific brewery.

This was another parti-gyle, but not with the 120/- we’ve just seen. This one was with its bigger brother 160/-.

The same two elements – base malt and “DM” sugar – were used as in 120/-. The proportions are a bit different. With 140/- having around 50% more sugar.

The hopping rate was higher than 120/- at 8.5 lbs per quarter of malt compared to 6.25 lbs. Which has a pretty big impact on the bitterness: 116 IBU to 76 IBU. (Those are calculated, of course.)

As was usual with William Younger, there were a shitload of different hops. Kent from the 1884 harvest, Californian from 1884, Bohemian from 1885, American from 1885 and American from 1884. 

1885 William Younger 140/-
pale malt	19.25 lb	88.51%
brown sugar	2.50 lb	11.49%
Cluster 150 min	4.75 oz
Fuggles 60 min	2.50 oz
Saaz 30 min	2.50 oz
OG	1101
FG	1043
ABV	7.67
Apparent attenuation	57.43%
IBU	116
SRM	14
Mash at	152º F
Sparge at	163º F
Boil time	150 minutes
pitching temp	56º F
Yeast	WLP028 Edinburgh Ale