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Porter, the big beer hit of the 18th century, didn’t take long to spread from London, first to other parts of England and then north of the border into Scotland.
Initially it was all imported. A poem, published in a newspaper in 1774, bemoaned the money Scots wasted importing Porter from England: “Why drain our cash be-south the Tweed?” Local brewers took heed and picked up the style.
Stout was popular in Scotland right through into the 20th century, but standard-strength Porter never took hold like it did in England. By the middle of the 19th century, little of it was brewed. Making this a rare Scottish example of the style.
Most striking is the very low gravity for the 19th century. A good bit lower than in England. For example, in 1879, Whitbread’s Porter had an OG of 1050º . The grist is odd, too. There’s a surprisingly high percentage of amber malt. There’s so much that I suspect it must have been diastatic. A London Porter of this period might have contained a little amber malt, but would certainly have contained brown malt.
The hopping is very tricky on this one. All of the hops were second-hand, having already been used once in another brew. I’ve greatly reduced the quantity to take that into account. Though whether that’s really the same is open to debate. If they have them to hand, you could try using 3 oz. of spent hops instead.
1869 William Younger BS Porter
pale malt
4.50 lb
45.00%
amber malt
4.25 lb
42.50%
black malt
1.25 lb
12.50%
Goldings 90 min
1.25 oz
spent hops
OG
1041
FG
1017
ABV
3.18
Apparent attenuation
58.54%
IBU
22
SRM
36
Mash at
150º F
Sparge at
185º F
Boil time
120 minutes
pitching temp
61º F
Yeast
WLP028 Edinburgh Ale
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Porter, the big beer hit of the 18th century, didn’t take long to spread from London, first to other parts of England and then north of the border into Scotland.
Initially it was all imported. A poem, published in a newspaper in 1774, bemoaned the money Scots wasted importing Porter from England: “Why drain our cash be-south the Tweed?” Local brewers took heed and picked up the style.
Stout was popular in Scotland right through into the 20th century, but standard-strength Porter never took hold like it did in England. By the middle of the 19th century, little of it was brewed. Making this a rare Scottish example of the style.
Most striking is the very low gravity for the 19th century. A good bit lower than in England. For example, in 1879, Whitbread’s Porter had an OG of 1050º . The grist is odd, too. There’s a surprisingly high percentage of amber malt. There’s so much that I suspect it must have been diastatic. A London Porter of this period might have contained a little amber malt, but would certainly have contained brown malt.
The hopping is very tricky on this one. All of the hops were second-hand, having already been used once in another brew. I’ve greatly reduced the quantity to take that into account. Though whether that’s really the same is open to debate. If they have them to hand, you could try using 3 oz. of spent hops instead.
1869 William Younger BS Porter
pale malt
4.50 lb
45.00%
amber malt
4.25 lb
42.50%
black malt
1.25 lb
12.50%
Goldings 90 min
1.25 oz
spent hops
OG
1041
FG
1017
ABV
3.18
Apparent attenuation
58.54%
IBU
22
SRM
36
Mash at
150º F
Sparge at
185º F
Boil time
120 minutes
pitching temp
61º F
Yeast
WLP028 Edinburgh Ale
The above is an extract from the best book ever written on Scottish brewing, my Scotland! vol. 2:
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