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It’s an indication of many fewer ingredients were used relative to X Ale in that I can fit them all into a single table. All a bit dull, really. Most of the beers are just base malt and sugar. One from Fullers has a touch of crystal malt and another the unusual base of amber malt.
Frustratingly, the specific type of sugar wasn’t detailed in any of the records. Probably some sort of invert is the best guess I can make.
The lack of adjuncts can be explained by most examples being pre-1890, when they weren’t used so much. And the ones after 1890 are from Whitbread, who eschewed unmalted grains.
London XX Ale malts and sugars 1880 - 1899
Year
Brewer
Beer
pale malt
amber malt
crystal malt
total malt
other sugar
1880
Barclay Perkins
XX
85.71%
85.71%
14.29%
1886
Barclay Perkins
XX
100.00%
100.00%
1881
Whitbread
XL
91.84%
91.84%
8.16%
1885
Whitbread
XL
92.31%
92.31%
7.69%
1890
Whitbread
XK
89.29%
89.29%
10.71%
1895
Whitbread
XK
93.85%
93.85%
6.15%
1899
Whitbread
XK
91.16%
91.16%
8.84%
1887
Fullers
XX
78.75%
78.75%
21.25%
1893
Fullers
XX
75.25%
4.86%
80.11%
19.89%
1880
Truman
40/- Ale
73.15%
73.15%
26.85%
Average
87.62%
13.76%
Sources:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/1/579 and ACC/2305/1/584.
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/01/047, LMA/4453/D/01/050, LMA/4453/D/01/056, LMA/4453/D/01/061 and LMA/4453/D/01/065.
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
Truman brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/161.
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It’s an indication of many fewer ingredients were used relative to X Ale in that I can fit them all into a single table. All a bit dull, really. Most of the beers are just base malt and sugar. One from Fullers has a touch of crystal malt and another the unusual base of amber malt.
Frustratingly, the specific type of sugar wasn’t detailed in any of the records. Probably some sort of invert is the best guess I can make.
The lack of adjuncts can be explained by most examples being pre-1890, when they weren’t used so much. And the ones after 1890 are from Whitbread, who eschewed unmalted grains.
London XX Ale malts and sugars 1880 - 1899
Year
Brewer
Beer
pale malt
amber malt
crystal malt
total malt
other sugar
1880
Barclay Perkins
XX
85.71%
85.71%
14.29%
1886
Barclay Perkins
XX
100.00%
100.00%
1881
Whitbread
XL
91.84%
91.84%
8.16%
1885
Whitbread
XL
92.31%
92.31%
7.69%
1890
Whitbread
XK
89.29%
89.29%
10.71%
1895
Whitbread
XK
93.85%
93.85%
6.15%
1899
Whitbread
XK
91.16%
91.16%
8.84%
1887
Fullers
XX
78.75%
78.75%
21.25%
1893
Fullers
XX
75.25%
4.86%
80.11%
19.89%
1880
Truman
40/- Ale
73.15%
73.15%
26.85%
Average
87.62%
13.76%
Sources:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/1/579 and ACC/2305/1/584.
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/01/047, LMA/4453/D/01/050, LMA/4453/D/01/056, LMA/4453/D/01/061 and LMA/4453/D/01/065.
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
Truman brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/161.
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