Let's Brew Wednesday - 1940 Boddington CC

There’s only been a little shaved off the strength of Boddington’s Strong Ale, CC, since the outbreak of war.

Don’t ask me what CC stands for. Or means. Absolutely no fucking idea. None. But dead cool to find a recipe for a Manchester-style Strong Ale.

There’s only been a minimal reduction in the gravity – 1.5º. But this was brewed very early in the year, on 4th January. Having said that, as late as October the gravity remained 1055º

Just as with XX, the flaked maize has been replaced by flaked rice. Though, in contrast to the Mild, the proportion of adjunct has been significantly reduced, roughly halved. The slack being taken up by the base pale malt. There’s also been a significant reduction in the sugar content.

Most, though not quite all, of the hops were English from the 1939 crop. The dry hops were a combination of more English from 1939 and Styrian from 1938. The latter having been kept in a cold store.

1940 Boddington CC
pale malt	8.50 lb	69.19%
crystal malt 60 L	1.50 lb	12.21%
flaked rice	1.50 lb	12.21%
malt extract	0.33 lb	2.69%
No. 3 invert sugar	0.33 lb	2.69%
caramel 1000 SRM	0.125 lb	1.02%
Cluster 170 mins	0.50 oz
Fuggles 170 mins	3.50 oz
Fuggles 30 mins	4.00 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.50 oz
OG	1055
FG	1014
ABV	5.42
Apparent attenuation	74.55%
IBU	97
SRM	18
Mash at	149º F
Sparge at	162º F
Boil time	170 minutes
pitching temp	62º F
Yeast	Wyeast 1318 London ale III (Boddingtons)

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