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April 1917 was a momentous month for British brewing. As that’s when gravities started to fall. A drop from which most British styles never recovered.
At this point, Whitbread X Ale had lost 10 gravity points since the outbreak of war. But things were going to get much worse over the next two years. X Ale itself was dropped in July 1914, just a couple of weeks after this example was brewed. It was replaced by Government Ale, a much more watery beer.
Other than the fall in gravity, not much had changed since 1916. The grist is still a very simple combination of pale malt and sugar. Though there were four different types of pale malt, including some made from American barley.
The hops were all English, Mid-Kent from 1916 and East Kent from 1915 and 1916.
Whitbread never brewed a Mild Ale as strong as this again.
1917 Whitbread X
pale malt
8.25 lb
89.19%
No. 3 invert sugar
1.00 lb
10.81%
Goldings 105 mins
1.00 oz
Fuggles 60 mins
0.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins
0.50 oz
OG
1044.5
FG
1008
ABV
4.83
Apparent attenuation
82.02%
IBU
31
SRM
9.5
Mash at
148º F
Sparge at
168º F
Boil time
105 minutes
pitching temp
61º F
Yeast
Wyeast 1099 Whitbread Ale
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April 1917 was a momentous month for British brewing. As that’s when gravities started to fall. A drop from which most British styles never recovered.
At this point, Whitbread X Ale had lost 10 gravity points since the outbreak of war. But things were going to get much worse over the next two years. X Ale itself was dropped in July 1914, just a couple of weeks after this example was brewed. It was replaced by Government Ale, a much more watery beer.
Other than the fall in gravity, not much had changed since 1916. The grist is still a very simple combination of pale malt and sugar. Though there were four different types of pale malt, including some made from American barley.
The hops were all English, Mid-Kent from 1916 and East Kent from 1915 and 1916.
Whitbread never brewed a Mild Ale as strong as this again.
1917 Whitbread X
pale malt
8.25 lb
89.19%
No. 3 invert sugar
1.00 lb
10.81%
Goldings 105 mins
1.00 oz
Fuggles 60 mins
0.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins
0.50 oz
OG
1044.5
FG
1008
ABV
4.83
Apparent attenuation
82.02%
IBU
31
SRM
9.5
Mash at
148º F
Sparge at
168º F
Boil time
105 minutes
pitching temp
61º F
Yeast
Wyeast 1099 Whitbread Ale
This is one of the dozens of recipes in my book Mild! plus. Which is available in both paperback: (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson/mild-plus-random/paperback/product-18852158.html)
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