Let's Brew - 1879 William Younger 50/-

As it's getting close to the end of the year, time for something seasonal. And what could be more Christmasy than a watery Scottish beer?

The Scots brewed to a much larger range of gravities than English brewers. From super strong to super watery.

You might have found beers with gravities as low as 1040º in the English countryside, but not in London. A small provincial brewery wouldn’t have been brewing stuff at Imperial strength as well. Younger spanned the both. From the modestly-strengthed drinking Ales of the sticks, to the headiest beers of the capital.

At the lower end of the Shilling Ales, this would have been considered a Table Beer. More of a refreshment than an intoxicant. It’s a very straightforward beer, with a reasonable bitterness for its strength. 

1879 William Younger 50/-
pale malt	8.25 lb	100.00%
Cluster 90 min	1.00 oz
Goldings 20 min	1.00 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.75 oz
OG	1036
FG	1007
ABV	3.84
Apparent attenuation	80.56%
IBU	35
SRM	4
Mash at	154º F
Sparge at	170º F
Boil time	105 minutes
pitching temp	59º F
Yeast	WLP028 Edinburgh Ale

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