Let's Brew Wednesday - 1885 Thomas Usher 50/- B

Slightly stronger, but still pretty watery, was 50/- B. Wondering what the B stands for? So am I. My best guess would be “Bottling”.

It’s another simple, low-gravity beer. Which I’m guessing was intended for consumption at home.

The grist is slightly more complicated than for 40/- B, as there are two types of malt: pale and high-dried. I’ve substituted Munich malt for it. Though Simpson’s Imperial is probably the closest modern equivalent to high-dried malt.

The hops are just the same as 40/- B: Californian from the 1884 harvest and Alsace from 1883. 

1885 Thomas Usher 50/- B
pale malt	2.25 lb	31.03%
Munich malt	4.00 lb	55.17%
No. 2 invert sugar	1.00 lb	13.79%
Cluster 120 min	1.00 oz
Strisselspalt 30 min	0.67 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.25 oz
OG	1035
FG	1013
ABV	2.91
Apparent attenuation	62.86%
IBU	30
SRM	8
Mash at	150º F
Sparge at	175º F
Boil time	120 minutes
pitching temp	59º F
Yeast	WLP028 Edinburgh Ale