Saturday, 10 January 2026

Let's Brew - 1897 Fremlin PA L

A Fremlin Family Pale Ale No. 2 label featuring an elephabt and a coat of arms.
We’re still not finished climbing the Pale Ale tree. Now we have the London version of PA.

Which, as you should have noticed by now, means slightly stronger and more heavily hopped than the standard version. This beer is no exception.

No adjuncts this time around. Just base malt (half made from English barley and half from Californian) and two types of sugar. As usual, No. 2 invert and dextro-maltose. Which I’ve consolidated into just No. 2.

Only two types of hops here. Both English from the 1897 season.

With both a relatively high gravity and level of hopping, I’m sure this was aged. Nine to twelve months is my guess. 

1897 Fremlin PA L
pale malt 8.50 lb 72.34%
No. 2 invert sugar 3.25 lb 27.66%
Fuggles 120 mins 1.50 oz
Goldings 90 mins 3.00 oz
Goldings 60 mins 1.50 oz
Goldings dry hops 1.25 oz
OG 1061
FG 1019
ABV 5.56
Apparent attenuation 68.85%
IBU 79
SRM 11.5
Mash at 147º F
Sparge at 170º F
Boil time 120 minutes
pitching temp 57º F
Yeast Wyeast 1099 Whitbread ale

 

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