Monday, May 31, 2010

All Grain Beer: Theakston Old Peculiar

Old Peculiar is a wonderful beer from the town of Theakston in the UK. Unfortunately it has been nearly impossible to get here in Oregon for quite some time--likely just a distribution problem--so after a bit of research I found a 10 gallon all grain clone recipe for this brew.
  • 18 lbs Maris Otter pale malt
  • 2 lbs 80 lovibond crystal malt
  • 1 lbs torrified wheat
  • 8 oz black malt
  • 2 lbs sugar
  • 2 oz Fuggle hops at the beginning of boil
  • 1.5 oz Challenger hops at the beginning of boil
Mash at 152F for 90 minutes and sparge with 9 gallons of water. Add sugar at the beginning of boil along with the hops, and finish at the last fifteen minutes with Irish moss. Boil for about an hour.
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 17, 2010 at 10:39 PM

    any word on the authenticity of this? I have the equip to lay this out, however I'm hesitant to do 10 gallons of a beer if it's not true to the original....

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  2. JaphrgNovember 8, 2010 at 11:25 AM

    This recipe came from the Graham Wheeler/Protz book title, "Brewing Classic European Beers at Home". It is their recreation, and it's quite good. Is it exactly the same? Well, since I can't get Old Peculiar in the states any longer I can't compare. But it certainly does have that rich, kinda winey old ale taste that the original has.

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