Wednesday 18 September 2024

Let's Brew Wednesday - 1935 Cairnes IV Porter

This low-gravity Porter was a relatively new beer, having first been brewed in 1933. Though it seems to have been a replacement for 6d Porter. A slightly stronger beer (1030º) that was itself introduced just a couple of years earlier in 1931.

Not totally sure of the name. It’s just scribbled into the brewing record and isn’t very easy to read.

Unless there was a whole lot of priming or addition of “heading” going on, this is pretty much a non-intoxicating beer. I’m sure that the intention was to provide drinkers with a cheap alternative. Much like the 4d Ales that were brewed in the UK between the wars.

Nothing much to say about the recipe, as this brew was parti-gyled with the Single Stout above. 

1935 Cairnes IV Porter
pale malt 4.50 lb 75.89%
roast barley 1.00 lb 16.86%
flaked maize 0.33 lb 5.56%
caramel 2000 SRM 0.10 lb 1.69%
Cluster 120 mins 0.75 oz
Cluster 60 mins 0.50 oz
Cluster 30 mins 0.50 oz
OG 1025
FG 1008.5
ABV 2.18
Apparent attenuation 66.00%
IBU 39
SRM 28
Mash at 150º F
Sparge at 170º F
Boil time 120 minutes
pitching temp 59.75º F
Yeast Wyeast 1084 Irish ale


2 comments:

arnie moodenbaugh said...

This weak stout looks like a beer I'd have liked to have had available in my younger days when we went to clubs in NYC and faced a 60 mile drive home afterward.

Anonymous said...

I have heard stories about porter being weak as piss in terms of strength and in Dublin only drunk by dockers.
Oscar