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The version of AK brewed by Russell was a bit weaker than its rivals, being only just over 1040º. An extremely light gravity for a Pale Ale of any description before WW I. It would be interesting to know if it sold for less than the standard AK price of 36 shillings for a 36-gallon barrel.
There’s nothing unusual about the recipe, which is simply pale malt, flaked maize and invert sugar. Rather a lot of the last, making up not far short of 20% of the grist. The pale malt was split 50-50 between English and foreign barley. A tiny amount of a second type of sugar was employed, something described as “Kendall”. The quantity is so small – a mere 12 lbs – that it could only be some sort of caramel.
Two types of hops were flung into the copper, both from the same grower, the only difference being their age. A third were from the 1908 harvest, the other two-thirds from 1910.
1911 Russell AK
pale malt
6.50 lb
76.47%
flaked maize
0.50 lb
5.88%
No. 1 invert sugar
1.50 lb
17.65%
Fuggles 105 mins
1.25 oz
Fuggles 30 mins
1.00 oz
Goldings dry hops
0.50 oz
OG
1041.5
FG
1010
ABV
4.17
Apparent attenuation
75.90%
IBU
28
SRM
6
Mash at
150º F
Sparge at
168º F
Boil time
105 minutes
pitching temp
59º F
Yeast
Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire Ale Timothy Taylor
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The version of AK brewed by Russell was a bit weaker than its rivals, being only just over 1040º. An extremely light gravity for a Pale Ale of any description before WW I. It would be interesting to know if it sold for less than the standard AK price of 36 shillings for a 36-gallon barrel.
There’s nothing unusual about the recipe, which is simply pale malt, flaked maize and invert sugar. Rather a lot of the last, making up not far short of 20% of the grist. The pale malt was split 50-50 between English and foreign barley. A tiny amount of a second type of sugar was employed, something described as “Kendall”. The quantity is so small – a mere 12 lbs – that it could only be some sort of caramel.
Two types of hops were flung into the copper, both from the same grower, the only difference being their age. A third were from the 1908 harvest, the other two-thirds from 1910.
1911 Russell AK
pale malt
6.50 lb
76.47%
flaked maize
0.50 lb
5.88%
No. 1 invert sugar
1.50 lb
17.65%
Fuggles 105 mins
1.25 oz
Fuggles 30 mins
1.00 oz
Goldings dry hops
0.50 oz
OG
1041.5
FG
1010
ABV
4.17
Apparent attenuation
75.90%
IBU
28
SRM
6
Mash at
150º F
Sparge at
168º F
Boil time
105 minutes
pitching temp
59º F
Yeast
Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire Ale Timothy Taylor
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