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Shut up about Barclay Perkins - Let's Brew Wednesday - 1956 Shepherd Neame MB
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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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