Homebrew Recipe
Weekend Welcome (Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Homage Brew)
- Method:
- All Grain
- Style:
- British Strong Ale
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 6.5 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Source:
- Brew Your Own
- Source Notes:
- November 2019, Vol. 25, No. 7 page 45. Part of "Winter Warmer", Christmas Ale brew special. Samuel Smith's Brewery holds the recipe for Winter Welcome - a beer first brewed over 30 years ago by retired Head Brewer Steve Barrett - close to the chest. This recipe for Weekend Welcome was created by Craig Hartinger, homebrewer and longtime employee of the importer of Sam Smith's, Merchant du Vin, and is based on many years of Winter Welcome sampling and a little insider knowledge of the brewery. If not an exact clone, this recipe will get you most of the way there. Brew this recipe, then grab a bottle of Winter Welcome and compare.
- Notes:
- Using a fairly thick mash of 1 lb. of grain per 1 qt. of water, with calcium chloride additions to achieve at least 50 ppm calcium, mash for 45 minutes at 158F or until conversion is complete. Recirculate for about 10 minutes to set the grain bed, then sparge with 5 gallons of water at 170F and collect about 6.5 gallons in your boil kettle. Boil for 60 minutes, adding the hops as indicated. At flameout, rapidly chill the wort to 65F and pitch yeast, oxygenate thoroughly. Primary fermentation at 65F should complete in about 4 days, but let the beer sit for at least two weeks to fully absorb all fermentation byproducts. Rack beer and force carbonate to 2.1 volumes or prime and bottle condition.
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.056 | 1.01 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | % Grain Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Pale Ale Malt | 9 lbs. | 77.39 |
| Notes: English Maris Otter pale ale malt | ||
| Crystal Malt 80 | 1.5 lbs. | 12.90 |
| Caramel Malt 20 | 1.13 lbs. | 9.72 |
| Total: | 11.63 lbs. | |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Boil Time | Use | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuggle | 1.15 oz. | 60 | Boil | 6.5 |
| Notes: 7.5 AAU Fuggle whole leaf hops. | ||||
| Golding (US) | 0.5 oz. | 5 | Boil | 4.75 |
| Notes: 2.4 AAU Goldings whole leaf hops | ||||
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fuggle | 1.15 oz. |
| Golding (US) | 0.5 oz. |
Yeast
| Name | Lab | Product |
|---|---|---|
| British Ale | Wyeast | 1098 |
| Dry English Ale Yeast | White Labs | WLP007 |
| Nottingham | Lallemand |
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Temp | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single Infusion Mash | 158 | 45 | All Grain |
| Notes: Using a fairly thick mash of 1 lb. of grain per 1 qt. of water, with calcium chloride additions to achieve at least 50 ppm calcium, mash for 45 minutes at 158F or until conversion is complete. | ||||