Anyone growing up drinking in and around the Oxfordshire/Berkshire area of the Thames Valley will be familiar with Brakspear Brewery. Lovers of their beer can now brew this All Grain Kit featuring the Thames Valley 3 Yeast Slope from Brewlab.

A rich amber colour, juicy orange and slight fruitiness from the hops and a firm bitterness to clean up leaving you wanting another mouthful!

Be sure to have reviewed the instructions needed to use the Yeast Slope from Brewlab with this recipe and you wont be disappointed. The yeast offers a slight fruitiness yet clean finish and is very close to the original strain used at the old Brakspear Brewery in Henley upon Thames.

Watch our video on how to use a Yeast Slope here

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Ingredients Included

Simpsons Best Pale Ale Malt
Simpsons Crystal T50
Simpsons Black Malt

Total Grain Bill 3660g

Challenger T90 Pellets (48 grams)
Goldings (East Kent Goldings) T90 Pellets (20 grams)
Spray Dried Malt Extract – Light – 115g (1 packs)

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Method

Beer Style (main): British Ales
Beer Style (sub): Ordinary Bitter
Batch Size: 23L
Original Gravity: 1.035
Final Gravity: 1.008
ABV %: 3.7
IBU: 38

THE MASH
Temperature °C: 66
Length (mins): 60
Out temp °C: 75
Out time (mins): 10

THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 60min

Additions and timing:

48g of Challenger Hops @ 60mins
8g of Goldings Hops @ 0mins

Add yeast nutrient and kettle finings 15mins before the end of the boil

Secondary additions and timing:

Add 12g of Goldings Hops to your Fermenter as a Dry Hop addition after 7 days of fermentation.

Yeast: Brewlab Yeast Slope – Thames Valley 1
Fermentation temperature/steps: 20c – 7-10 days

Comments:

This Recipe features a yeast slope from Brewlab which requires a starter to be made. We have included a packet of dry malt extract for you to use to create your yeast starte. Please ensure you have fully reviewed our instructions and video on how to build a yeast starter before brewing this recipe.