Let's Brew - 1903 Binnie XXX Porter

Showing wonderful inconsistency, in most of the brewing records this beer was named DBS – presumably Double Brown Stout. But I’m pretty sure that they are the same beer.

The gravity certainly looks like a Stout rather than a Porter. A Double Stout is particular. Nothing unusual there.

What about the recipe? Well, it’s a bit interesting. In that, additionally to pale and black malt, there’s also some amber malt. Which pops up sometimes in London Stouts, but not much elsewhere. Notably, there’s no sugar and no adjuncts.

Three types of hops: Bavarian, Kent and “Betd.”, all from the 1893 crop. No idea what that last one was. So I’ve just gone with the first two.

Here’s the big question: was this aged? Hard to say, as the hopping rate isn’t that high. My guess would be no more than a couple of months.

1903 Binnie XXX Porter
pale malt	14.25 lb	78.62%
amber malt	2.125 lb	11.72%
black malt	1.75 lb	9.66%
Hallertau 90 min	1.50 oz
Fuggles 30 min	1.50 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.50 oz
OG	1075
FG	1029
ABV	6.09
Apparent attenuation	61.33%
IBU	28
SRM	44
Mash at	152º F
Sparge at	175º F
Boil time	90 minutes
pitching temp	61º F
Yeast	WLP028 Edinburgh Ale