Let's Brew - 1885 William Younger No. 3 Pale

Another recipe for a beer I'm sort of obsessed by. Younger's No. 3. One of the first beers I brewed with my brother was a supposed clone of it. And I drank quite a bit of it in Burley road Liberal Club whilst playing snooker very badly. 

Younger wasn’t content with making No. 3. They made two of them: No. 3 and No. 3 Pale. The difference, I assume, being the colour.

Though if you look at the recipes, they come out about exactly the same shade. No sugar in this version, just 100% base malt. It’s not a complicated beer. Though there were three types of pale malt, made of barley from various countries.

What complication there is, comes in the hopping. Where there are four copper hops: Kent from the 1884 and 1885 harvests, plus Württemberg and American, both from 1884.  Then there are four dry hops: Württemberg and American from the 1885 season, with American and East Kent, both from 1884. 

Was this aged? I would think so. Probably around a year. With Brettanomyces, of course. Which would drop down that FG quite a bit. Leaving the apparent attenuation 75%-80% and pushing 8% ABV. 

1885 William Younger No. 3 Pale
pale malt	18.00 lb	100.00%
Cluster 150 min	2.00 oz
Hallertau 60 min	2.00 oz
Fuggles 30 min	2.00 oz
Hallertau dry hops	1.00 oz
Cluster dry hops	0.67 oz
Hallertau dry hops	0.33 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.33 oz
OG	1077
FG	1024
ABV	7.01
Apparent attenuation	68.83%
IBU	73
SRM	6
Mash at	153º F
Sparge at	163º F
Boil time	150 minutes
pitching temp	55.5º F
Yeast	WLP028 Edinburgh Ale