Next up strength-wise of Rigden’s Bitters is the rather oddly-named Special Ale. Not sure what makes this “special”. It’s just a mid-strength Pale Ale.
There’s rather more malt in the grist, as there’s no flaked maize. Though there is a higher percentage of sugar than in AK. And that sugar leads to quite a dark colour for the finished beer. Not quite as dark as Mild Beer, but on the way there.
Two types of hops were used. Both English, though I only have details of one: Sussex from the 1884 harvest. The other is just another squiggle.
The very heavy rate of dry-hopping leads me to believe that this was probably a semi-stock beer. Aged for three months or so before sale.
| 1885 W.E. & J. Rigden Special Ale | ||
| pale malt | 8.00 lb | 74.42% |
| No. 2 invert sugar | 2.75 lb | 25.58% |
| Fuggles 120 mins | 2.75 oz | |
| Goldings 30 mins | 2.75 oz | |
| Goldings dry hops | 2.25 oz | |
| OG | 1055 | |
| FG | 1011.5 | |
| ABV | 5.75 | |
| Apparent attenuation | 79.09% | |
| IBU | 64 | |
| SRM | 10.5 | |
| Mash at | 150º F | |
| Sparge at | 180º F | |
| Boil time | 120 minutes | |
| pitching temp | 59º F | |
| Yeast | Wyeast 1099 Whitbread ale | |
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