Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Let's Brew Wednesday - 1897 Fremlin BA

A Fremlins No. 5 Family Pale Ale label featuring a red elephant and the text "Guaranteed bittered entirely with hops".
Moving to the next strength category we find BA. Which, in the 1897 price list, is described as “No. 3 Bitter Ale”. 

The recipe isn’t quite the same as BB’s. As the cane sugar is replaced by No. 2 invert. Along with a smaller amount of dextro-maltose. For which I’ve substituted more No. 2 invert. Two types of base malt, one from Californian and one from English barley.

Four types of copper hops and another four of dry hops. English, from the 1896 and 1897 harvests.

I’m really unsure as to whether this was aged or not. I suspect not. I think that honour was reserved for the London subvariant.

1897 Fremlin BA
pale malt 7.25 lb 69.05%
flaked barley 1.00 lb 9.52%
No. 2 invert sugar 2.25 lb 21.43%
Fuggles 105 mins 1.25 oz
Goldings 60 mins 1.25 oz
Goldings 30 mins 1.25 oz
Goldings dry hops 1.00 oz
OG 1052
FG 1015
ABV 4.89
Apparent attenuation 71.15%
IBU 46
SRM 9
Mash at 150º F
Sparge at 170º F
Boil time 105 minutes
pitching temp 58º F
Yeast Wyeast 1099 Whitbread ale

 

 

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