Let's Brew - 1885 William Younger P

There are still loads of Younger’s beers to go. Especially Pale Ales, which is where we’re starting now. With the entry-level beer, called simply “P”. They didn’t brew a huge amount of it. And, unusually for Pale Ales, was brewed at the Abbey Brewery rather than Holyrood.

In terms of strength, it looks rather like and English AK, the classic Light Bitter. And the weakest type of Pale Ale.

The grist isn’t exactly complicated. Just two types of pale malt. Which is very typical of Pale Ales of the period.

All the complication comes in the hopping. Where there are Californian, Spalt, American and two types of Kent, all from the 1884 harvest.

Definitely no ageing for this beer. It looks like a classic Running Bitter. 

1885 William Younger P
pale malt	11.00 lb	100.00%
Cluster 120 min	1.50 oz
Spalt 60 min	0.75 oz
Fuggles 30 min	1.50 oz
Goldings dry hops	1.00 oz
OG	1047
FG	1007
ABV	5.29
Apparent attenuation	85.11%
IBU	57
SRM	4
Mash at	152º F
Sparge at	163º F
Boil time	120 minutes
pitching temp	60º F
Yeast	WLP028 Edinburgh Ale