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XX Ale was Adnams biggest-selling Mild Ale. And one they brewed right through the war. Since it started off with a far lower gravity than standard London Milds, the relative drop in gravity was much smaller. In the later stages of the war it formed the vast majority of the beer Adnams brewed.
In 1918 it had the same OG as Courage X Ale, even though that it had started the war with a gravity more than 12 points lower, 1042º as opposed to 1054.6º. It’s a good example of the war levelling out strength differences across the UK.
The Adnams XX recipe was amended several times during WW I.
The most obvious change is the disappearance of flaked maize in 1918. It’s something that’s seen at every brewery. Obviously, it simply wasn’t available. Either because maize wasn’t being imported or it was being diverted for food use. The proportion of maize when it was used is fairly low. 10-15% of the grist was common.
The occasional use of glucose and No. 3 invert was almost certainly due to supply problems. Glucose pops up quite often in wartime recipes while before the war it was quite rare.
Adnams XX Ale 1914 - 1920
Date
Year
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
10th Aug
1914
1042
1007.0
4.63
83.33%
4.20
0.73
30th Apr
1915
1042
1008.9
4.38
78.90%
4.33
0.76
18th Aug
1915
1041
1004.4
4.84
89.19%
4.46
0.76
18th Nov
1915
1040
1006.4
4.45
84.07%
4.46
0.76
31st Mar
1916
1038
1005.5
4.29
85.42%
4.59
0.75
2nd Oct
1916
1035
1005.5
3.90
84.17%
4.91
0.73
1st Jan
1917
1035
1006.1
3.82
82.59%
4.91
0.79
19th Mar
1917
1034
1005.0
3.84
85.34%
4.91
0.72
14th May
1917
1027
1003.3
3.13
87.69%
5.33
0.62
29th May
1917
1024
1003.3
2.74
86.15%
5.10
0.53
4th Apr
1918
1024
1004.2
2.63
82.69%
5.82
0.59
10th May
1918
1022
1003.9
2.40
82.37%
6.14
0.58
30th July
1918
1022
1002.8
2.54
87.41%
6.16
0.60
27th Nov
1918
1022
1002.8
2.54
87.41%
6.14
0.59
11th Apr
1919
1022
1002.8
2.54
87.41%
6.14
0.60
2nd Sep
1919
1027
1005.0
2.91
81.53%
7.53
0.86
19th Jan
1920
1027
1003.3
3.13
87.69%
5.23
0.71
Source:
Adnams brewing records held at the brewery,
Adnams XX Ale grists 1914 - 1920
Date
Year
OG
pale malt
crystal malt
medium malt
flaked maize
no. 2 sugar
no. 3 sugar
glucose
cane blocks
tintose
10th Aug
1914
1042
31.1%
6.2%
43.5%
6.2%
12.4%
0.6%
30th Apr
1915
1042
6.4%
73.7%
6.4%
4.3%
8.5%
0.6%
18th Aug
1915
1041
6.6%
72.9%
6.6%
4.4%
8.8%
0.6%
18th Nov
1915
1040
39.7%
6.6%
33.1%
6.6%
4.4%
8.8%
0.6%
31st Mar
1916
1038
41.1%
6.8%
30.8%
6.8%
4.6%
9.1%
0.7%
2nd Oct
1916
1035
33.1%
7.3%
36.7%
7.3%
4.9%
9.8%
0.8%
1st Jan
1917
1035
33.1%
7.3%
36.7%
7.3%
4.9%
9.8%
0.8%
19th Mar
1917
1034
14.7%
7.3%
55.1%
7.3%
4.9%
9.8%
0.8%
14th May
1917
1027
10.6%
5.3%
63.7%
5.3%
7.1%
7.1%
0.9%
29th May
1917
1024
12.4%
6.2%
61.9%
6.2%
4.1%
8.2%
1.0%
4th Apr
1918
1024
22.0%
5.5%
55.0%
5.5%
7.3%
3.7%
0.9%
10th May
1918
1022
22.9%
5.7%
57.1%
5.7%
7.6%
1.0%
30th July
1918
1022
11.7%
5.8%
64.2%
5.8%
7.8%
3.9%
0.8%
27th Nov
1918
1022
35.0%
5.8%
46.6%
7.8%
3.9%
1.0%
11th Apr
1919
1022
11.7%
5.8%
69.9%
7.8%
3.9%
1.0%
2nd Sep
1919
1027
0.0%
5.0%
80.7%
13.4%
0.8%
19th Jan
1920
1027
16.8%
4.2%
67.1%
11.2%
0.7%
Source:
Adnams brewing records held at the brewery,
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XX Ale was Adnams biggest-selling Mild Ale. And one they brewed right through the war. Since it started off with a far lower gravity than standard London Milds, the relative drop in gravity was much smaller. In the later stages of the war it formed the vast majority of the beer Adnams brewed.
In 1918 it had the same OG as Courage X Ale, even though that it had started the war with a gravity more than 12 points lower, 1042º as opposed to 1054.6º. It’s a good example of the war levelling out strength differences across the UK.
The Adnams XX recipe was amended several times during WW I.
The most obvious change is the disappearance of flaked maize in 1918. It’s something that’s seen at every brewery. Obviously, it simply wasn’t available. Either because maize wasn’t being imported or it was being diverted for food use. The proportion of maize when it was used is fairly low. 10-15% of the grist was common.
The occasional use of glucose and No. 3 invert was almost certainly due to supply problems. Glucose pops up quite often in wartime recipes while before the war it was quite rare.
Adnams XX Ale 1914 - 1920
Date
Year
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
10th Aug
1914
1042
1007.0
4.63
83.33%
4.20
0.73
30th Apr
1915
1042
1008.9
4.38
78.90%
4.33
0.76
18th Aug
1915
1041
1004.4
4.84
89.19%
4.46
0.76
18th Nov
1915
1040
1006.4
4.45
84.07%
4.46
0.76
31st Mar
1916
1038
1005.5
4.29
85.42%
4.59
0.75
2nd Oct
1916
1035
1005.5
3.90
84.17%
4.91
0.73
1st Jan
1917
1035
1006.1
3.82
82.59%
4.91
0.79
19th Mar
1917
1034
1005.0
3.84
85.34%
4.91
0.72
14th May
1917
1027
1003.3
3.13
87.69%
5.33
0.62
29th May
1917
1024
1003.3
2.74
86.15%
5.10
0.53
4th Apr
1918
1024
1004.2
2.63
82.69%
5.82
0.59
10th May
1918
1022
1003.9
2.40
82.37%
6.14
0.58
30th July
1918
1022
1002.8
2.54
87.41%
6.16
0.60
27th Nov
1918
1022
1002.8
2.54
87.41%
6.14
0.59
11th Apr
1919
1022
1002.8
2.54
87.41%
6.14
0.60
2nd Sep
1919
1027
1005.0
2.91
81.53%
7.53
0.86
19th Jan
1920
1027
1003.3
3.13
87.69%
5.23
0.71
Source:
Adnams brewing records held at the brewery,
Adnams XX Ale grists 1914 - 1920
Date
Year
OG
pale malt
crystal malt
medium malt
flaked maize
no. 2 sugar
no. 3 sugar
glucose
cane blocks
tintose
10th Aug
1914
1042
31.1%
6.2%
43.5%
6.2%
12.4%
0.6%
30th Apr
1915
1042
6.4%
73.7%
6.4%
4.3%
8.5%
0.6%
18th Aug
1915
1041
6.6%
72.9%
6.6%
4.4%
8.8%
0.6%
18th Nov
1915
1040
39.7%
6.6%
33.1%
6.6%
4.4%
8.8%
0.6%
31st Mar
1916
1038
41.1%
6.8%
30.8%
6.8%
4.6%
9.1%
0.7%
2nd Oct
1916
1035
33.1%
7.3%
36.7%
7.3%
4.9%
9.8%
0.8%
1st Jan
1917
1035
33.1%
7.3%
36.7%
7.3%
4.9%
9.8%
0.8%
19th Mar
1917
1034
14.7%
7.3%
55.1%
7.3%
4.9%
9.8%
0.8%
14th May
1917
1027
10.6%
5.3%
63.7%
5.3%
7.1%
7.1%
0.9%
29th May
1917
1024
12.4%
6.2%
61.9%
6.2%
4.1%
8.2%
1.0%
4th Apr
1918
1024
22.0%
5.5%
55.0%
5.5%
7.3%
3.7%
0.9%
10th May
1918
1022
22.9%
5.7%
57.1%
5.7%
7.6%
1.0%
30th July
1918
1022
11.7%
5.8%
64.2%
5.8%
7.8%
3.9%
0.8%
27th Nov
1918
1022
35.0%
5.8%
46.6%
7.8%
3.9%
1.0%
11th Apr
1919
1022
11.7%
5.8%
69.9%
7.8%
3.9%
1.0%
2nd Sep
1919
1027
0.0%
5.0%
80.7%
13.4%
0.8%
19th Jan
1920
1027
16.8%
4.2%
67.1%
11.2%
0.7%
Source:
Adnams brewing records held at the brewery,
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