Bass Ale

[barney]

I have a tube of wlp023 and want to make a Bass clone, any one got proven recipe?


Please!

[seymour]

*EDITED HOPS*

SEYMOUR BASS PALE ALE CLONE

6 US gallons = 5 Imperial gallons = 22.7 Liters

MALTBILL:
91% = 10 lb = 4.5 kg, English 2-Row Pale Malt
9% = 1 lb = 454 g, English Crystal (≈60°L)

MASH @ 152ºF/66.7ºC for 60 minutes

HOPS:
.7 oz /20 g, Challenger, whole, 90 minutes
.7 oz /20 g, Northdown, whole, 90 minutes

BOIL 90 minutes

Add pinch of gypsum or "Burton water salts" to boil, Irish Moss near end of boil for clarity.

YEAST:
White Labs WLP023 "Burton Ale"

PRIME with ½ cup raw cane sugar

STORE 1 week at fermentation temperature, then 3 weeks at 50-60°F/10-16°C

STATS: assuming 75% mash efficiency and 75% yeast attenuation
OG: 1.052
FG: 1.013
ABV: 5%
IBU: 35
COLOUR: 10°SRM/20°EBC

[alfie09]

bloody good beer bass ale is. i tried it last weekend in cans. 500ml cans x 4 for £3.90 bargain in tesco

[barney]

Thanks

bloody good beer bass ale is. i tried it last weekend in cans. 500ml cans x 4 for £3.90 bargain in tesco

Have you tried to brew it Alfie? just think how good it must be fresh?

[CestrIan]

I had a couple of fresh pints of Bass in the Coach House in Chester tonight. Nice pint but not like it used to be back in the day (circa 1800).

[barney]

I had a couple of fresh pints of Bass in the Coach House in Chester tonight. Nice pint but not like it used to be back in the day (circa 1800).

Have you a recipe for that Cestrian.

[alfie09]

no never tried to brew it myself i am going to.

[CestrIan]

This is the recipe from BYO magazine. It was originally for 5 US gallons (19L) so I scaled it up to 23L.

3.90Kg Pale malt
1.10Kg flaked maize
0.55Kg Crystal (60L)
25g roasted barley

30g Northern brewer 9% AA @ 60 minutes
7g Northern brewer 9% AA @ 15 minutes

OG 1058
30IBU

WLP023 Burton ale yeast

I never tried this recipe just read it in BYO magazine. Personally I wouldn't use the corn I would use 5.0 kg of pale malt. The hops are all northern brewer but I read that Michael Jackson said that Bass just did a bittering addition of Challenger and North down. No late hops.

[seymour]

This is the recipe from BYO magazine...Personally I wouldn't use the corn...

Yeah, I saw that one too and thought surely corn flakes are not authentic, but then patto1ro's 1965 Maclay 80/- Scottish Ale recipe contains it, so maybe I'm wrong.

...I read that Michael Jackson said that Bass just did a bittering addition of Challenger and North down. No late hops.

Good find! I hadn't come across that tidbit. I have edited my recipe above.

[louiscowdroy]

Boom, I dont buy in tesco's anymore. Mrs wont let me lol. I have to consume the amounts i have in the garage lol hahahahaha., All purchases are made in secret,,,...lol.

Louis ))

bloody good beer bass ale is. i tried it last weekend in cans. 500ml cans x 4 for £3.90 bargain in tesco

[seymour]

Bump. Did you try brewing a Bass clone?

[barney]

Yes I did Seymour. I had problems with yeast. I put it in a cornie anyway, its been in there a week. I will check again in another week but its not to clever to be honest.

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[seymour]

Bummer. Hopefully it works out. If your setup was well-sanitized, you could still try pitching a cheap dry yeast and hope for an interesting sour-mash effect.