Let's Brew - 1975 Youngs Winter Warmer

You may be wondering why there’s no 1970 Winter Warmer recipe. It’s very simple. My son Andrew photographed the 1970 brewing book and I forgot to tell him to look for Winter Warmer. A beer only brewed for a few months in the Autumn and Winter. I did the 1975 book and was on the lookout for it.

Not that the 1975 version looks very different to the 1970 one. How do I know what the grist would have been? Simple. It was another beer in the Mild/Celebration Ale parti-gyle. All the elements are the same, if not in exactly the same proportions.

As the last remaining Lundon Burton Ale, this is an incredibly important beer. Representing a long tradition of draught Strong Ales, reaching back to the KKs and KKKs from the 19th century.

The sugars remain a combination of Flosweet DAS and CDM. For which I’ve substituted No. 3 invert and caramel.

At just 3.5 lbs per quarter (336 lbs) of malt, the hopping rate is very low. Which is obvious from the mere 15 IBU (calculated). I’ve no idea as to the varieties, as only the name of the grower is listed in the record. 

1975 Youngs Winter Warmer
pale malt	8.25 lb	69.74%
crystal malt 60 L	1.00 lb	8.45%
flaked maize	1.00 lb	8.45%
malt extract	0.33 lb	2.79%
No. 3 invert sugar	1.00 lb	8.45%
caramel 1000 SRM	0.25 lb	2.11%
Fuggles 105 min	0.75 oz
Goldings 15 min	0.75 oz
OG	1055.5
FG	1011.5
ABV	5.82
Apparent attenuation	79.28%
IBU	15
SRM	24
Mash at	148º F
Sparge at	180º F
Boil time	105 minutes
pitching temp	61º F
Yeast	WLP002 English Ale