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I've been busy with the sections in my new Scottish book on Mild and Stock Ales in the late 19th century.
It's reminded me what a pain Scottish brewing can be. They were way less consistent in their naming conventions. An X pretty much always means Mild Ale in England. Not so in Scotland. In fact, I often struggle to spot which beers might be Mild Ales.
Thomas Usher's beers are an example. I originally classified all their X Ales as Milds. But on closer inspection, it looked more likely that they were Stock Ales. Mostly based on hopping rate. And the recipe.
I'm not 100% sure that I've got it right. But what can I do? There are other Usher beers with the suffix M or MA which I am completely sure about. This is them:
Thomas Usher Mild Ales 1885 - 1914
Year
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1885
54/- M
1062
1023
5.16
62.90%
5.00
1.42
1885
68/- M
1080
1025
7.28
68.75%
10.00
3.44
1914
44/- MA
1032
1012.5
2.58
60.94%
5.00
0.69
1914
50/- MA
1035
1013
2.91
62.86%
5.00
0.75
1914
60/- MA
1038
1015
3.04
60.53%
5.00
1.07
1914
80/- MA
1046
1016.5
3.90
64.13%
5.00
1.29
1914
100/- MA
1065
1027
5.03
58.46%
5.00
1.40
Sources:
Thomas Usher brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers TU/6/1/1, TU/6/1/2 and TU/6/1/5.
I bet you want to see thge Stock ales now? If you're still awake, that is. Here you go:
Thomas Usher Stock Ales 1885 - 1914
Year
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1885
X
1050
1013
4.89
74.00%
9.00
2.00
1888
XXX
1054
1011
5.69
79.63%
11.00
3.58
1888
X
1050
1012
5.03
76.00%
11.00
2.75
1888
XX
1054
1012
5.56
77.78%
12.00
3.24
1894
XX 60/-
1055
1015
5.29
72.73%
10.00
2.77
1912
X 60/-
1052
1016
4.76
69.23%
6.75
1.49
1912
X
1045
1014.5
4.03
67.78%
6.50
1.21
Sources:
Thomas Usher brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers TU/6/1/1, TU/6/1/2 and TU/6/1/5.
See what I mean about the hopping? Though the gravities do seem low for Stock Ales.
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I've been busy with the sections in my new Scottish book on Mild and Stock Ales in the late 19th century.
It's reminded me what a pain Scottish brewing can be. They were way less consistent in their naming conventions. An X pretty much always means Mild Ale in England. Not so in Scotland. In fact, I often struggle to spot which beers might be Mild Ales.
Thomas Usher's beers are an example. I originally classified all their X Ales as Milds. But on closer inspection, it looked more likely that they were Stock Ales. Mostly based on hopping rate. And the recipe.
I'm not 100% sure that I've got it right. But what can I do? There are other Usher beers with the suffix M or MA which I am completely sure about. This is them:
Thomas Usher Mild Ales 1885 - 1914
Year
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1885
54/- M
1062
1023
5.16
62.90%
5.00
1.42
1885
68/- M
1080
1025
7.28
68.75%
10.00
3.44
1914
44/- MA
1032
1012.5
2.58
60.94%
5.00
0.69
1914
50/- MA
1035
1013
2.91
62.86%
5.00
0.75
1914
60/- MA
1038
1015
3.04
60.53%
5.00
1.07
1914
80/- MA
1046
1016.5
3.90
64.13%
5.00
1.29
1914
100/- MA
1065
1027
5.03
58.46%
5.00
1.40
Sources:
Thomas Usher brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers TU/6/1/1, TU/6/1/2 and TU/6/1/5.
I bet you want to see thge Stock ales now? If you're still awake, that is. Here you go:
Thomas Usher Stock Ales 1885 - 1914
Year
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1885
X
1050
1013
4.89
74.00%
9.00
2.00
1888
XXX
1054
1011
5.69
79.63%
11.00
3.58
1888
X
1050
1012
5.03
76.00%
11.00
2.75
1888
XX
1054
1012
5.56
77.78%
12.00
3.24
1894
XX 60/-
1055
1015
5.29
72.73%
10.00
2.77
1912
X 60/-
1052
1016
4.76
69.23%
6.75
1.49
1912
X
1045
1014.5
4.03
67.78%
6.50
1.21
Sources:
Thomas Usher brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers TU/6/1/1, TU/6/1/2 and TU/6/1/5.
See what I mean about the hopping? Though the gravities do seem low for Stock Ales.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2017/02/mild-or-stock.html)