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To say there had been a cull in Perry’s beers across the war would be an understatement. Only two remain: XX and IPA. Leaving a range of beers which doesn’t look particularly Irish.
In particular, the lack of a Black Beer of any description. During the war, Perry brewed two: Porter and XX Stout. The latter seems to have been dropped during the war, the former just after its end.
Both have, as you would expect, reduced gravities. More extreme in the case of IPA, down from 1052º to 1038º. While XX has only lost 7º. The changes leave the two with the same 1038º gravity.
What’s the difference between the two, then? Rather more hops in the IPA and rather more black malt in the XX, to put it simply. The hopping rates (per quarter) are much the same as before the war. As is the rate of attenuation.
IPA no longer includes crystal malt. And neither it nor XX has any malt extract.
The supply situation has obviously improved, due to the presence of American hops. Being from Yakima gives it rather the look of a modern beer. The vast majority of the hops are English and American, as pre-war.
Really not much more to discuss here, given the limited number of beers and ingredients.
Perry beers in 1947
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
XX
Mild
1038
1011.5
3.51
69.74%
4.97
0.85
IPA
IPA
1038
1013.0
3.31
65.79%
6.62
1.10
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
Perry grists in 1947
Beer
Style
OG
pale malt
black malt
hops
XX
Mild
1038
96.18%
3.82%
English, Yakima
IPA
IPA
1038
99.35%
0.65%
English, Yakima
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
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To say there had been a cull in Perry’s beers across the war would be an understatement. Only two remain: XX and IPA. Leaving a range of beers which doesn’t look particularly Irish.
In particular, the lack of a Black Beer of any description. During the war, Perry brewed two: Porter and XX Stout. The latter seems to have been dropped during the war, the former just after its end.
Both have, as you would expect, reduced gravities. More extreme in the case of IPA, down from 1052º to 1038º. While XX has only lost 7º. The changes leave the two with the same 1038º gravity.
What’s the difference between the two, then? Rather more hops in the IPA and rather more black malt in the XX, to put it simply. The hopping rates (per quarter) are much the same as before the war. As is the rate of attenuation.
IPA no longer includes crystal malt. And neither it nor XX has any malt extract.
The supply situation has obviously improved, due to the presence of American hops. Being from Yakima gives it rather the look of a modern beer. The vast majority of the hops are English and American, as pre-war.
Really not much more to discuss here, given the limited number of beers and ingredients.
Perry beers in 1947
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
XX
Mild
1038
1011.5
3.51
69.74%
4.97
0.85
IPA
IPA
1038
1013.0
3.31
65.79%
6.62
1.10
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
Perry grists in 1947
Beer
Style
OG
pale malt
black malt
hops
XX
Mild
1038
96.18%
3.82%
English, Yakima
IPA
IPA
1038
99.35%
0.65%
English, Yakima
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
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