Let's brew Wednesday - 1897 Fremlin BB

The next branch up the Pale Ale tree is BB. And, from what I deduce, is described as “No. 4 Family Pale Ale” in a price list of 1897. 

This beer has a more typical gravity for a Light Pale Ale. Resulting in a beer of a little under 5% ABV. A nice, light warm-weather drink. Perfect for the British climate.

The only real difference from the recipe of H, is that there’s one more type of sugar. Dextro-maltose. Which, given its limited fermentability, implies they wanted to add body.

The hopping rate of 7.5 lbs per quarter (336 lbs) of malt is the same as for H. On the low end for a 19th-century Pale Ale. But this is a Light Pale Ale. It’s not supposed to attack your tongue. Loads of hops again. Five copper hops and four dry hops. All English, from the 1896 and 1897 harvests.

Not a beer for ageing. 

1897 Fremlin BB
pale malt	7.25 lb	74.36%
flaked barley	0.50 lb	5.13%
No. 2 invert sugar	0.50 lb	5.13%
raw cane sugar	1.50 lb	15.38%
Fuggles 135 mins	0.875 oz
Goldings 105 mins	1.75 oz
Goldings 75 mins	0.875 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.50 oz
OG	1048
FG	1012
ABV	4.76
Apparent attenuation	75.00%
IBU	52
SRM	5
Mash at	150º F
Sparge at	170º F
Boil time	135 minutes
pitching temp	60º F
Yeast	Wyeast 1099 Whitbread ale