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I haven’t totally forgotten about the Boddington’s records I harvested this summer. Though I’ll admit that I haven’t been getting through them as quickly as I would have liked.
One thing that puts me off is the handwriting, which is bloody awful. Really, really scrawly. It’s odd how some breweries had employees with terrible handwriting, while at others they were very neat. You can guess which I prefer.
There’s a bit of a gap in the early 20th-century records of Boddington. There are clearly a couple of brewing books missing covering the years 1904 to 192. It would have been nice to have those years because there were a couple of changes to Boddington’s beer range in those years. Not surprising, really, as the five years before WW I were tough ones for brewers. Tax increases (in the form of massively raised licence fees for pubs and breweries) depressed the pub trade, devaluing breweries’ assets.
Here’s a reminder of Boddies’ beers in 1901:
Boddington beers in 1901
Date
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
Pitch temp
3rd Dec
X
Mild
1045
1010
4.63
77.78%
5.62
1.01
2
60º F
11th Dec
XX
Mild
1052
1016
4.76
69.23%
5.67
1.20
2.17
2.25
60.25º F
2nd Dec
XXX
Mild
1059
1018
5.42
69.49%
5.66
1.35
2.25
2.33
60º F
5th Dec
XXXX
Mild
1068
1022
6.09
67.65%
5.91
1.66
2.33
60.5º F
12th Dec
AK
Pale Ale
1046
1013
4.37
71.74%
8.00
1.48
2.25
59.5º F
19th Dec
IPA
IPA
1054
1015
5.16
72.22%
9.71
2.10
2.25
60º F
12th Dec
DS
Stout
1067.5
1023
5.89
65.93%
5.38
1.56
2.25
60º F
6th Dec
S
Stout
1051
1015
4.76
70.59%
5.50
1.16
2.25
60º F
17th Dec
BB
Strong Ale
1086
1030
7.41
65.12%
8.42
2.63
2.75
60º F
Source:
Boddington brewing record held at Manchester Central Library, document number M693/405/125.
Summarising, there were four Mild Ales, two Pale Ales, two Stouts and one Strong Ale. A decade or so later their range was looking quite different.
Boddington beers in 1913
Date
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
boil time (hours)
Pitch temp
30th Jan
B
Mild
1037
1009
3.70
75.68%
2.56
0.48
2.00
62º F
4th Feb
BB
Mild
1049
1016
4.37
67.35%
3.08
0.83
2.25
61.5º F
27th Jan
XXX
Mild
1052
1017
4.63
67.31%
3.61
1.01
2.58
62º F
29th Jan
AK
Pale Ale
1042
1011
4.10
73.81%
3.21
0.73
2.08
61.5º F
4th Feb
PA
Pale Ale
1045
1014
4.10
68.89%
3.79
0.96
2.58
62º F
31st Jan
IPA
IPA
1052
1015
4.89
71.15%
4.38
1.35
2.50
62º F
5th Feb
CC
Strong Ale
1062
1020
5.56
67.74%
3.53
1.24
2.75
61.5º F
5th Feb
Stout
Stout
1053
1018
4.63
66.04%
1.96
0.56
2.5
62º F
Source:
Boddington brewing record held at Manchester Central Library, document number M693/405/126.
The biggest change is to the Mild Ales. Only one, XXX, has survived, though with a gravity reduced by seven points. X and XX have been replaced by B and BB, both with lower gravities. The strongest Mild, XXXX, has disappeared.
The strengths of their Pale Ales have also been reduced, leaving a gap between AK and IPA into which a new beer, PA, has been slotted. S and DS are gone, replaced by a beer simply called Stout, with a gravity a little higher than the old S.
CC, a new Strong Ale replacing BB, has a much lower gravity than its predecessor, a full 24 points lower.
The overall trends are clear: fewer beers at lower gravities. And that’s even before WW I has kicked off. More carnage to follow.
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I haven’t totally forgotten about the Boddington’s records I harvested this summer. Though I’ll admit that I haven’t been getting through them as quickly as I would have liked.
One thing that puts me off is the handwriting, which is bloody awful. Really, really scrawly. It’s odd how some breweries had employees with terrible handwriting, while at others they were very neat. You can guess which I prefer.
There’s a bit of a gap in the early 20th-century records of Boddington. There are clearly a couple of brewing books missing covering the years 1904 to 192. It would have been nice to have those years because there were a couple of changes to Boddington’s beer range in those years. Not surprising, really, as the five years before WW I were tough ones for brewers. Tax increases (in the form of massively raised licence fees for pubs and breweries) depressed the pub trade, devaluing breweries’ assets.
Here’s a reminder of Boddies’ beers in 1901:
Boddington beers in 1901
Date
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
Pitch temp
3rd Dec
X
Mild
1045
1010
4.63
77.78%
5.62
1.01
2
60º F
11th Dec
XX
Mild
1052
1016
4.76
69.23%
5.67
1.20
2.17
2.25
60.25º F
2nd Dec
XXX
Mild
1059
1018
5.42
69.49%
5.66
1.35
2.25
2.33
60º F
5th Dec
XXXX
Mild
1068
1022
6.09
67.65%
5.91
1.66
2.33
60.5º F
12th Dec
AK
Pale Ale
1046
1013
4.37
71.74%
8.00
1.48
2.25
59.5º F
19th Dec
IPA
IPA
1054
1015
5.16
72.22%
9.71
2.10
2.25
60º F
12th Dec
DS
Stout
1067.5
1023
5.89
65.93%
5.38
1.56
2.25
60º F
6th Dec
S
Stout
1051
1015
4.76
70.59%
5.50
1.16
2.25
60º F
17th Dec
BB
Strong Ale
1086
1030
7.41
65.12%
8.42
2.63
2.75
60º F
Source:
Boddington brewing record held at Manchester Central Library, document number M693/405/125.
Summarising, there were four Mild Ales, two Pale Ales, two Stouts and one Strong Ale. A decade or so later their range was looking quite different.
Boddington beers in 1913
Date
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
boil time (hours)
Pitch temp
30th Jan
B
Mild
1037
1009
3.70
75.68%
2.56
0.48
2.00
62º F
4th Feb
BB
Mild
1049
1016
4.37
67.35%
3.08
0.83
2.25
61.5º F
27th Jan
XXX
Mild
1052
1017
4.63
67.31%
3.61
1.01
2.58
62º F
29th Jan
AK
Pale Ale
1042
1011
4.10
73.81%
3.21
0.73
2.08
61.5º F
4th Feb
PA
Pale Ale
1045
1014
4.10
68.89%
3.79
0.96
2.58
62º F
31st Jan
IPA
IPA
1052
1015
4.89
71.15%
4.38
1.35
2.50
62º F
5th Feb
CC
Strong Ale
1062
1020
5.56
67.74%
3.53
1.24
2.75
61.5º F
5th Feb
Stout
Stout
1053
1018
4.63
66.04%
1.96
0.56
2.5
62º F
Source:
Boddington brewing record held at Manchester Central Library, document number M693/405/126.
The biggest change is to the Mild Ales. Only one, XXX, has survived, though with a gravity reduced by seven points. X and XX have been replaced by B and BB, both with lower gravities. The strongest Mild, XXXX, has disappeared.
The strengths of their Pale Ales have also been reduced, leaving a gap between AK and IPA into which a new beer, PA, has been slotted. S and DS are gone, replaced by a beer simply called Stout, with a gravity a little higher than the old S.
CC, a new Strong Ale replacing BB, has a much lower gravity than its predecessor, a full 24 points lower.
The overall trends are clear: fewer beers at lower gravities. And that’s even before WW I has kicked off. More carnage to follow.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2017/09/boddington-beers-in-1913.html)