Let's Brew Wednesday - 1904 Tetley X Pale

Tetley’s Mild. What more wonderful beer is there than that? Admittedly, this one is a little before my time But It’s still Tetley’s. What’s even better is that this particular example was brewed on my birthday.

If this is looking a bit feeble for a pre-WW I Mild, don’t worry. This was Tetley’s entry level Mild. There’s a whole raft of stronger siblings waiting at the edge of the lake.

Uncomplicated is the word I most use to describe old recipes like this. OK, there were three different types of base malt. I would tell you where the barley came from. Except the descriptions are total rubbish. No idea. My guess would be at least one type was foreign.

The hops aren’t much more interesting. A 50-50 split between Worcester and Kent. Nothing more to say. 

1904 Tetley X Pale
pale malt	2.50 lb	30.25%
mild malt	4.50 lb	54.45%
No. 3 invert sugar	1.25 lb	15.13%
Caramel 1000 SRM	0.014 lb	0.17%
Fuggles 120 mins	1.00 oz
Goldings 30 mins	1.00 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.25 oz
OG	1040
FG	1010
ABV	3.97
Apparent attenuation	75.00%
IBU	26
SRM	11
Mash at	147º F
Sparge at	165º F
Boil time	120 minutes
pitching temp	60º F
Yeast	Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire Ale Timothy Taylor