Let's Brew Wednesday - 1890 Adnams PA

They continued to brew a full-strength Pale Ale at Adnams. And, unlike the Mild Ales, it was around the same strength as an equivalent beer brewed in London.

As with most Pale Ales of the late 19th century, there wasn’t much to the recipe. Just base malt and sugar. Though the base was split 50-50 between English and foreign barley. Which wasn’t unusual for the time. The foreign barley, however, would have been malted in the UK.

There were also two types of sugar. One, the usual Saccharum, the other, rather enigmatically, simply described as “P”. I’ve absolutely no idea what that might be. So I’ve just stuck with No. 1 invert.

Following the theme of twos, there’s also a pair of hop types: Worcester and Kent. With no season indicated. I’ve interpreted the former as Fuggles and the latter as Goldings.

This might well have been a Stock Pale Ale. In which case, it would have had at least six to nine months of secondary conditioning. Possibly more. 

1890 Adnams PA
pale malt	9.50 lb	79.17%
No. 1 invert sugar	2.50 lb	20.83%
Fuggles 105 mins	2.75 oz
Fuggles 60 mins	2.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins	2.75 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.75 oz
OG	1060
FG	1016
ABV	5.82
Apparent attenuation	73.33%
IBU	93
SRM	7.5
Mash at	153º F
Sparge at	165º F
Boil time	105 minutes
pitching temp	58º F
Yeast	WLP025 Southwold