100% Golden Promise

Beer Recipes
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MacLeod Ale Brewing Co. in Van Nuys brews a beer they call a Yorkshire Pale Ale that is 100% Golden Promise with 3 hop varieties and clocks in at 4.2% ABV.  They told me what the hops were, but it was a few months ago and I can’t remember exactly.

For a 6 gallon batch, I was thinking:

8.5 lbs. Golden Promise
2 oz. EGK - 60 minutes
.5 oz. Fuggles - 10 minutes
.5 oz. S. Goldings - 10 minutes
.5 oz. Fuggles - 2 minutes
.5 oz. S. Goldings - 2 minutes

That should put the calculated IBUs around 30.

I’m thinking the water should be low in minerals and balanced between sulfate and chloride.  I’ll probably target a mash pH of 5.4 and employ some 10% phosphoric acid if necessary (haven’t run this through Bru’n Water yet).

For yeast, I was considering 1275, 1318 or 1469.  Any thoughts?

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Looks nice, I’d probably use 1469. It’s pretty close to a Timothy Taylor recipe I’ve brewed with that yeast.

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+1 I love 1469, and it plus Golden Promise makes for a very tasty brew. Personally, I like a lot of sulfate and chloride in my English Pale Ales.

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That looks close TTL. I remember TTL having a slulfury note.

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My first post on the AHA board!

I just did a TTL clone (more or less) but I think your recipe is closer to the real thing. I didn’t use any Fuggles, and I used about 6% 120L crystal and 94% GP. I’ve seen some recipes that call for a little black patent instead of, or in addition to, some crystal but I’d consider either one optional.
I used 1469 for this one and my previous batch (an English strong ale), and I’m a big fan of it. I was very happy with both beers.

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I finally got this brewed last night, though I switched up the recipe a bit.

9 lbs. GP
1 oz. EKG - 60
1 oz. SG - 20
.5 oz. EKG and .5 oz. SG - 10
.5 oz. EKG and .5 oz. SG - 2

OG: 1.046
IBU: 34

Wyeast 1768 (one smack pack, no starter, pitched at 69, 90 seconds O2)

Water: 60 ppm calcium, 74 ppm sulfate, 59 ppm chloride, and 5 ppm sodium