Let's Brew - 1970 Youngs Ordinary Bitter (PA)

One step up from Light Ale was one of Young’s biggest sellers: Pale Ale or Ordinary Bitter as it was called down the pub.

A surprise about Young’s 1970s records, is that there’s quite a bit single-gyle brewing. Much more than at Fullers, where just about everything was parti-gyled. Which is a longwinded way of saying that this wasn’t parti-gyled with the Light Ale I've already posted. Though it was parti-gyled with Special.

There’s just pale malt, though three different lots, from two different maltsters. (Four, actually, as there’s some enzymic malt.) Accompanied by quite a bit of flaked maize and a little bit of No. 1 invert sugar. As well as malt extract, which I assume was in liquid form.

Two types of English hops were used. With no indication of variety. Or age. It’s one of the few areas where the logs are weak. Though it does mention that 25% weren’t added to the copper, but to the hop back. Hence the zero minute addition.

1970 Youngs Ordinary Bitter (PA)
pale malt	6.50 lb	79.56%
flaked maize	1.00 lb	12.24%
malt extract	0.33 lb	4.04%
No. 1 invert sugar	0.33 lb	4.04%
caramel 1000 SRM	0.01 lb	0.12%
Fuggles 120 min	1.25 oz
Goldings 0 min	0.50 oz
OG	1037
FG	1007
ABV	3.97
Apparent attenuation	81.08%
IBU	20.5
SRM	5
Mash at	148º F
Sparge at	170º F
Boil time	120 minutes
pitching temp	63º F
Yeast	WLP002 English Ale