I’ll be honest with you: I’m not really sure what type of beer this is. It’s too pale to be a Porter. And too dark to be a Pale Ale. All that’s really left is Mild Ale. Is that what it is? I don’t think so. No fucking idea, really.
The hopping rate, at just 4 lbs per quarter (336 lbs) of malt, certainly implies Mild to me. In which case, calling it “Beer” is a bit strange. But who am I to argue? Certainly, the colour fits in with the type of semi-dark Mild which started to appear at the end of the 19tth century.
Mostly, the grist is very straightforward. Just pale malt and a smidgin of black malt. With a bit more than a quarter of the black malt being added to the copper rather than the mash tun. A practice that also occurred in London Potter breweries.
Three types of hops were used. English from the 1879 and 1880 harvests along with Bavarian from 1880.
| 1880 Strangman Beer | ||
| pale malt | 13.25 lb | 97.57% |
| black malt | 0.33 lb | 2.43% |
| Fuggles 90 mins | 0.67 oz | |
| Fuggles 60 mins | 0.67 oz | |
| Hallertau 30 mins | 0.67 oz | |
| Fuggles dry hops | 0.50 oz | |
| OG | 1058 | |
| FG | 1014 | |
| ABV | 5.82 | |
| Apparent attenuation | 75.86% | |
| IBU | 22 | |
| SRM | 15 | |
| Mash at | 150º F | |
| Sparge at | 165º F | |
| Boil time | 90 minutes | |
| pitching temp | 59º F | |
| Yeast | WLP004 Irish Stout | |
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3 comments:
It is a funny one as the IBU seems to be quite low for 1880, even for a mild and not bitter enough to be a porter. Maybe Cherry brewed the darkest mild in the world in 1880.
Oscar
A Bavarian-inspired pseudo-lager?
No a proto modern mild ale.
Oscar
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