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To complete the 1840s IPA set, we've got a selection of domestic versions. This is so much fun.Again, there are some surprisingly weak examples. The lowest OG is just under 1045º. To put that into context, William Younger's Table Beer from around the same period wasn't much weaker at 1036º. And Whitbread's X Ale, their weakest Mild, was 1074º in 1844, considerably stronger than any of the IPAs in the table. Though, due to a lower degree of attenuation, it was only around 6% ABV.
Speaking of attenuation, as with the export IPAs, it's extremely high, averaging not far short of 90%. That's extremely high for the first half of the 19th century. Only one example is under 80%, and only just. Somewhat surprisingly, the the draught versi0ons aren't significantly less well attenuated than the bottled ones.
The average OG, on the other hand, is considerably lower than in the export versions. Which was1059.8º for the India-bound versions and 1064.6º for exports to other destinations.
IPA consumed in the UK in the 1840s
Year
package
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1844
bottled
60/- IPA Home
1044.7
1005.0
5.04
88.81%
1844
bottled
60/- IPA Home
1047.2
1006.0
5.23
87.28%
1844
bottled
60/- IPA Home
1049.9
1004.3
5.8
91.49%
1844
draught
81/- IPA Home
1059.3
1012.0
6
79.75%
1845
draught
81/- IPA Home
1053.8
1006.5
6
87.91%
1845
bottled
81/- IPA Home
1054.8
1006.0
6.2
89.06%
1845
bottled
81/- IPA Home
1058.6
1005.0
6.8
91.46%
1845
bottled
81/- IPA Home
1058.8
1005.3
6.8
91.07%
1845
bottled
81/- IPA Home
1060.1
1005.0
7
91.68%
1846
draught
90/- IPA Home
1055.3
1006.5
6.2
88.25%
Average
1054.2
1006.2
6.11
88.68%
Source:
“Scottish Ale Brewer”, by W.H. Roberts, Edinburgh, 1847, pages 171 and 173
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To complete the 1840s IPA set, we've got a selection of domestic versions. This is so much fun.Again, there are some surprisingly weak examples. The lowest OG is just under 1045º. To put that into context, William Younger's Table Beer from around the same period wasn't much weaker at 1036º. And Whitbread's X Ale, their weakest Mild, was 1074º in 1844, considerably stronger than any of the IPAs in the table. Though, due to a lower degree of attenuation, it was only around 6% ABV.
Speaking of attenuation, as with the export IPAs, it's extremely high, averaging not far short of 90%. That's extremely high for the first half of the 19th century. Only one example is under 80%, and only just. Somewhat surprisingly, the the draught versi0ons aren't significantly less well attenuated than the bottled ones.
The average OG, on the other hand, is considerably lower than in the export versions. Which was1059.8º for the India-bound versions and 1064.6º for exports to other destinations.
IPA consumed in the UK in the 1840s
Year
package
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1844
bottled
60/- IPA Home
1044.7
1005.0
5.04
88.81%
1844
bottled
60/- IPA Home
1047.2
1006.0
5.23
87.28%
1844
bottled
60/- IPA Home
1049.9
1004.3
5.8
91.49%
1844
draught
81/- IPA Home
1059.3
1012.0
6
79.75%
1845
draught
81/- IPA Home
1053.8
1006.5
6
87.91%
1845
bottled
81/- IPA Home
1054.8
1006.0
6.2
89.06%
1845
bottled
81/- IPA Home
1058.6
1005.0
6.8
91.46%
1845
bottled
81/- IPA Home
1058.8
1005.3
6.8
91.07%
1845
bottled
81/- IPA Home
1060.1
1005.0
7
91.68%
1846
draught
90/- IPA Home
1055.3
1006.5
6.2
88.25%
Average
1054.2
1006.2
6.11
88.68%
Source:
“Scottish Ale Brewer”, by W.H. Roberts, Edinburgh, 1847, pages 171 and 173
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