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It’s a very special beer for a very special day.
For two reasons. Today is my 60th birthday and this beer was brewed on the day that I was born, October 19th 1956. That it’s a Mild just makes it even more appropriate.
In most other respects, it’s not that special a beer. It isn’t particularly strong, though the gravity had increased a tad since 1947. Just about enough to tip it over into intoxicating land. It just manages to scrape in over 3% ABV, usually my bottom limit for bothering.
Shepherd Neame didn’t go for complicated recipes. This one just has a single type of pale malt, a dash of malt extract, No. 3 invert sugar and something called UKCS which must be some type of proprietary sugar. I’ve just bumped up the No. 3 content to allow for this.
At this point Shep’s seem to have only been using hops from their own gardens. At least that’s all that turns up in the photos I have. It makes perfect sense, the brewery being located in Kentish hop country. I am surprised by the modest level of their hopping. I’ve always imagined breweries in Kent being enthusiastic hoppers.
I quite like the fact that it’s such an ordinary beer. One meant for supping by the gallon down the pub with your mates. It seems appropriate for a beer born on the same day as me.
1956 Shepherd Neame MB
pale malt
5.50 lb
84.49%
no. 3 sugar
1.00 lb
15.36%
malt extract
0.01 lb
0.15%
Fuggles 120 mins
0.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins
0.50 oz
OG
1030.2
FG
1007.2
ABV
3.04
Apparent attenuation
76.16%
IBU
19
SRM
9
Mash at
152º F
Sparge at
170º F
Boil time
120 minutes
pitching temp
62.25º F
Yeast
a Southern English Ale yeast
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It’s a very special beer for a very special day.
For two reasons. Today is my 60th birthday and this beer was brewed on the day that I was born, October 19th 1956. That it’s a Mild just makes it even more appropriate.
In most other respects, it’s not that special a beer. It isn’t particularly strong, though the gravity had increased a tad since 1947. Just about enough to tip it over into intoxicating land. It just manages to scrape in over 3% ABV, usually my bottom limit for bothering.
Shepherd Neame didn’t go for complicated recipes. This one just has a single type of pale malt, a dash of malt extract, No. 3 invert sugar and something called UKCS which must be some type of proprietary sugar. I’ve just bumped up the No. 3 content to allow for this.
At this point Shep’s seem to have only been using hops from their own gardens. At least that’s all that turns up in the photos I have. It makes perfect sense, the brewery being located in Kentish hop country. I am surprised by the modest level of their hopping. I’ve always imagined breweries in Kent being enthusiastic hoppers.
I quite like the fact that it’s such an ordinary beer. One meant for supping by the gallon down the pub with your mates. It seems appropriate for a beer born on the same day as me.
1956 Shepherd Neame MB
pale malt
5.50 lb
84.49%
no. 3 sugar
1.00 lb
15.36%
malt extract
0.01 lb
0.15%
Fuggles 120 mins
0.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins
0.50 oz
OG
1030.2
FG
1007.2
ABV
3.04
Apparent attenuation
76.16%
IBU
19
SRM
9
Mash at
152º F
Sparge at
170º F
Boil time
120 minutes
pitching temp
62.25º F
Yeast
a Southern English Ale yeast
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2016/10/lets-brew-wednesday-1956-shepherd-neame.html)