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Shut up about Barclay Perkins - Let's Brew Wednesday - 1928 Barclay Perkins Export
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I'm starting to feel unstoppable, what with weeks of recipes on a Wednesday behind me. You must be impressed. I know I am.
Spotted the theme of these recipes yet? It's not that difficult to discern.
Once again I'm bundling up several of my obsessions in one rucksack: Barclay Perkins, British Lager, the 1920's and lots more. My catalogue of obsessions is getting as long as Santa's christmas card list. Not all of them even beer-related.
As I've told you many times before, Barclay Perkins dove conficently into the Lager pool just after the end of WW I. To show how serious they were they built a brand new Lager brewhouse and brought in a Danish brewer to run it.
Initially they brewed two beers, a Dark Lager loosely based on the Munich style with a gravity of 1058º and a pale Lager called Export which was a bit weaker. Unlike post-WW II British Lagers, these were unashamedly branded as London Lager. Perhaps lingering anti-German sentiment was the reason.
It's another very simple recipe - pilsner malt, grits, Saaz and Goldings hops. Obviously not very Reinheitsgebot. The grits and cereal mash remind me more of a North American recipe. Though the Saaz - Goldings combination is, er, unusual. And one I'd love to try.
I'm not sure how it compares to a German Export. The gravity is a bit lower than I'd expect, but there's decent level of bitterness.
1928 Barclay Perkins Export |
|
pilsner malt 2 row |
9.00 lb |
78.26% |
corn grits |
2.50 lb |
21.74% |
Saaz 60 min |
2.00 oz |
|
Goldings 30 min |
1.00 oz |
|
OG |
1051 |
|
FG |
1014 |
|
ABV |
4.89 |
|
Apparent attenuation |
72.55% |
|
IBU |
36 |
|
SRM |
3.4 |
|
Mash at |
158º F |
|
Sparge at |
175º F |
|
Boil time |
90 minutes |
|
pitching temp |
48º F |
|
Yeast |
Wyeast 2042 Danish lager |
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I've simplified the mash to a single infusion and sparge. Should you wishing gooing the whole decoction hog, this is the original mashing scheme, kicking off with a cereal mash for the grist:
Just about, but not quite finished, with this particular recipe crop.
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