Draught Bass is one of those beers that will forever live in memory as a great drink of its time, it used to be the best selling cask beer and one that I used to drink all the time.

There are many forms that it has had, and lots of information about it online when you start to research for a recipe. There are also so many variations it hard to decide what to include in terms of hops, yeast, malt sugars.

Well we’ve come up with what we believe is a decent representation to the beer as we remember is when enjoying it in the local, and one that works really well on a beer engine.

Yeast is optional on this kit, our recommendation is to use the White Labs liquid yeast WLP023 Burton Ale Yeast for the most true to original taste, however understand that some might wish to use dry yeast so would in this case suggest WHC Bond.

 

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Ingredients Included

Crisp Best (Pale) Ale Malt
Crisp Crystal 150 Malt

Total Grain Bill = 4410g

Challenger Pellets (15 grams)
Northdown Pellets (15 grams)
Yeast is optional on this kit – select which you prefer

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Method

Beer Style (main): British Ales
Beer Style (sub): Classic English-Style Pale Ale
Batch Size: 23L
Original Gravity: 1043
Final Gravity: 1010
ABV %: 4.4%
IBU: 26

THE MASH
Temperature °C: 66
Length (mins): 90
Out temp °C: 75
Out time (mins): 10

THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 90 mins

Additions and timing:

Start of Boil
10g Northdown
10g Challenger

30 mins
5g Challenger
5g Northdown

 

Yeast: NOT INCLUDED – WLP023 Burton Ale Yeast is our recommendation, but WHC Bond will also however produce a nice beer too

Fermentation temperature/steps: 18-20c until FG, then raise for D rest at 22c, cold crash 48hrs, package. Conditioning on this will help give a more rounded flavour.

Comments:

Draught Bass is one of those beers that will forever live in memory as a great drink of its time, it used to be the best selling cask beer and one that I used to drink all the time.

There are many forms that it has had, and lots of information about it online when you start to research for a recipe. There are also so many variations it hard to decide what to include in terms of hops, yeast, malt sugars.

Well we’ve come up with what we believe is a decent representation to the beer as we remember is when enjoying it in the local, and one that works really well on a beer engine.

 

Check out the review by Dog & Partridge who give this recipe kit using WLP023 Burton Ale Yeast 10/10

Voted all grain kit of the year for 2021 by Dog & Partridge