Britannia Mill #1 was built before the Britannia Mining and Smelting Compnay had a thorough understanding of how to efficiently process ore. It was also missing equipment required for efficient copper extraction. Fittingly my first attempt at this beer was brewed with an inappropriate yeast for an english ipa. At the time, Foggy London Ale from Escarpment was the only thing available to me and in a rare state of optimism I carried forth with a false hope that I could re-create Shotover Scholar with a NEIPA yeast strain.
This version rectifies two specific issues I had with the first iteration. First the yeast: no more beige juice. Second the colour. I replaced carastan with munich and added a touch of black malt to put me somewhere in amber-copper territory. The House yeast from Imperial was a fitting choice for the style. It flocc’d clean and performed well at my summer room temperature of 73-75F. Unfortunately, the 9% munich malt was too much in all respects. The caramel flavours dominate the beer. With a strong bittering hop the end result was closer to a Red Ale than an English IPA. We’re getting closer though.
Recipe
Style:
English IPA
Batch Size:
6.0 gal
Boil Time:
60 min
Mash Efficiency:
80%
OG
FG
ABV
IBU
SRM
1.054
1.011
5.7%
43
11.2
Yeast
Imperial House.
1.0 pkg
Fermentables
Maris Otter
5.0 kg
(89.3%)
Munich
0.5 kg
(8.9%)
Black Malt
0.1 kg
(1.8%)
Hops
Columbus
28 g
60 min
Goldings
28 g
20 min (whirlpool)
Fuggles
28 g
20 min (whirlpool)
Willamette
84 g
5 days (dry hop)
Extras
Whirlfloc
0.5 each
Water
Ca
100
Mg
5
CaCO
80
SO
120
Cl
75
Na
50.
Mash at 65C for 60 minutes. Mash out at 75C for 10 minutes. 60 minute boil. Ferment at 68F for 2 weeks.
Changes
Reduce Munich malt to 5%. Check the brand and SRM of the Munich at LHBS.
Follow a more traditional hopping schedule of 60, 20, 0. Keep the whirlpool and whirlpool hop addition.
Consider swapping out Columbus for something more subtle like Cascade.
Britannia Mill #1 was built before the Britannia Mining and Smelting Compnay had a thorough understanding of how to efficiently process ore. It was also missing equipment required for efficient copper extraction. Fittingly my first attempt at this beer was brewed with an inappropriate yeast for an english ipa. At the time, Foggy London Ale from Escarpment was the only thing available to me and in a rare state of optimism I carried forth with a false hope that I could re-create Shotover Scholar with a NEIPA yeast strain.