Let's Brew - 1995 Youngs DD

Now this is a confusing one.  A Pale Ale with a brevity about halfway between Ordinary and Special Bitter. What the hell was it? What was it called? Was it cask, keg or packaged?

The batch size was much smaller than for the standard draught beers, only 92 barrels, compared to 400 barrels or more. So clearly not one of their biggest sellers.

The grist is significantly different from the two draught Bitters, being all malt. There’s no flaked torrefied barley and no sugar. Also, no enzymic malt, which is interesting. Instead, it’s just pale and crystal malt.

The hops, however, are exactly the same as in the other Pale Ales: three English types. Though they are boiled for a little longer, 108 minutes rather than 70 minutes. In this case, I’ve only had to increase the hopping rate by about 25% to attain the bitterness level in the brewing record. 

1995 Youngs DD
pale malt	9.50 lb	95.00%
crystal malt 150 L	0.50 lb	5.00%
Fuggles 108 min	2.00 oz
Goldings 10 min	0.50 oz
OG	1043
FG	1009.5
ABV	4.43
Apparent attenuation	77.91%
IBU	30
SRM	11
Mash at	151º F
Sparge at	165º F
Boil time	108 minutes
pitching temp	62º F
Yeast	WLP002 English Ale

 

Listen to brewer John Hatch explain how they brewed at Youngs in the 1990s.