PDA

View Full Version : Shut up about Barclay Perkins - Let’s brew 1919 Barclay Perkins X (August)



Blog Tracker
23-08-2017, 08:05
Visit the Shut up about Barclay Perkins site (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2017/08/lets-brew-1919-barclay-perkins-x-august.html)


https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-shWpEHuolgo/WZnB5XQ3GsI/AAAAAAAAc0E/hs-ClcSrpiIHR9P9Ww9eRWwyfPvIdDMsgCLcBGAs/s400/Barclay_Perkins_sign_3.jpg (https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-shWpEHuolgo/WZnB5XQ3GsI/AAAAAAAAc0E/hs-ClcSrpiIHR9P9Ww9eRWwyfPvIdDMsgCLcBGAs/s1600/Barclay_Perkins_sign_3.jpg)
More government fiddling and its results. Though I’m reluctant to slag them off too much, as they were trying to use limited food supplies efficiently.

Though, as the war receded over the horizon, restrictions softened.


let In lieu of proposed increase of beer duty to 80s. On freedom of output being established, the gravities at which the different priced beers might be sold retail were revised in a new Order by the Food Controller. The range of gravities was raised 4º all round, beer under 1020' being fixed at the maximum price of 2d. per pint in a public-bar.
Source: "The Brewers' Almanack 1928" pages 100 - 101.
Guess what happened to Barclay Perkins X Ale? It’s gravity increased by 4º. Coincidence? Obviously not. As one of their biggest-selling beers, it couldn’t be far off the average OG demanded by the government.

The grist, while still retaining quite a high percentage of coloured malts, has changed quite a bit since March. Out goes the brown malt and roasted barley, in come crystal malt and Martineau’s BS, which I’ve interpreted as No. 4 invert sugar.

The boil time has been bumped up a little to 90 minutes. Though the hops remain all English.



1919 Barclay Perkins X (August)


pale malt
4.50 lb
54.48%


amber malt
0.75 lb
9.08%


crystal malt 60 L
0.75 lb
9.08%


flaked maize
0.75 lb
9.08%


No. 3 invert sugar
0.75 lb
9.08%


No. 4 invert sugar
0.75 lb
9.08%


caramel 1000 SRM
0.01 lb
0.12%


Fuggles 90 mins
0.75 oz



Fuggles 60 mins
0.75 oz



Fuggles 30 mins
0.75 oz



OG
1040.4



FG
1010.5



ABV
3.96



Apparent attenuation
74.01%



IBU
28



SRM
22



Mash at
152º F



Sparge at
170º F



Boil time
90 minutes



pitching temp
61º F



Yeast
Wyeast 1099 Whitbread Ale





More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2017/08/lets-brew-1919-barclay-perkins-x-august.html)