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Sometimes it's hard to work out what beers in brewing records were marketed and sold as.

Which is where this little price list from Barclay Perkins comes in handy. It gives both the brewhouse and retail names of their beers.


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KK was Burton and KKKK Old Burton. I bet you're wondering what those beers were like. Let's take a look, shall we?

First Barclay Perkins KK or Burton:


17th February Barclay Perkins 1933 KK


type
qtr
weight qtr
lbs
%
pale malt
Dereham California


8.5


336


2856


26.33
pale malt
Dereham MA


10


336


3360


30.97
pale malt
Page SA


5


336


1680


15.49
maize




3


336


1008


9.29
crystal malt




1.5


336


504


4.65
sugar
Martineau No.3


6


224


1344


12.39
sugar
caramel






96


0.88
total




34.00




10848


100.00




lbs
type
year
%


hops


90
Fox MK Fuggles
1931


33.09


hops


49
Rogers MK Golding Varieties
1930


18.01


hops


42
Saaz
1930


15.44


hops


91
Mainwaring MK Fuggles
1930


33.46


hops


0






0.00


hops (lbs)


272








hops (lbs/barrel)


1.69








hops (lbs/qtr)


8.00








dry hops (oz/brl)


3








boil time (hours)


2.25








Hopping:
at inch:


91
Mainwaring MK Fuggles
1930








49
Rogers MK Golding Varieties
1930




after 1 hour boil


90
Fox MK Fuggles
1931




after 1.5 hour boil


42
Saaz
1930


pitching temp (ºF)


59








gravity (lbs barrel)


19.39








gravity (OG)


1053.70








gravity (FG)


1015.50








ABV


5.05








apparent attenuation


71.14%








barrels wort


161








extract (lbs/barrel/qtr)


90.6








extract


3080.4








Colour


74








Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing records


Now KKKK or Old Burton:


16th February Barclay Perkins 1933 KKKK


type
qtr
weight qtr
lbs
%
pale malt
Dereham California


5.625


336


1890


28.89
pale malt
H and D T PA


10


336


3360


51.37
crystal malt




1.375


336


462


7.06
sugar
Martineau No.2


3


224


672


10.27
malt extract




0.5


224


112


1.71
sugar
caramel






45


0.69
total




20.50




6541


100.00




lbs
type
year
%


hops


110
Reeves MK Golding Varieties
1932


50.00


hops


55
Reeves MK Goldings
1931


25.00


hops


55
Rogers MK Goldings
1930


25.00


hops (lbs)


220








hops (lbs/barrel)


3.31








hops (lbs/qtr)


10.73








dry hops (oz/brl)


4








boil time (hours)


2.50








Hopping:
at inch:


55
Reeves MK Goldings
1931








55
Rogers MK Goldings
1930




after 1 hour boil


55
Reeves MK Golding Varieties
1932




after 1.5 hour boil


55
Reeves MK Golding Varieties
1932


pitching temp (ºF)


58








gravity (lbs barrel)


27.65








gravity (OG)


1076.60








gravity (FG)


1028.00








ABV


6.43








apparent attenuation


63.45%








barrels wort


66.5








extract (lbs/barrel/qtr)


89.1








extract


1826.55








Colour


90








Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing records


I was a bit surprised at how the grists differed. I'd expected the KKKK to be pretty much a scaled up version of KK. That's not the case. As you've no doubt noticed, KK was Californian malt, SA malt, MA (Mild Ale) malt, crystal malt, No.3 invert sugar and a touch of caramel. KKKK, on the other hand, contained Californian malt, PA malt, crystal malt, No.2 invert sugar and caramel.

And, despite being brewed on consecutive days, the hops used were almost completely different: all Goldings or Golding Varieties for KKKK: Golding Varieties, Fuggles and Saaz for KK.

At about 6.5% ABV, KKKK was about as strong as draught beer came in the 1930's.

And, because I'm such a generous soul, here are the equivalent beers from Fuller's. First their Burton, BO.



26th June 1935 Fuller's BO


type
qtr
weight qtr
lbs
%
pale malt
English


19


326


6194


26.67
pale malt
Australian


19


326


6194


26.67
pale malt
Australian


16.5


326


5379


23.16
pale malt
Chilean


2.5


326


815


3.51
flaked maize




10


336


3360


14.47
sugar
glucose


3


224


672


2.89
sugar
Intense




224


338


1.46
sugar
Tri ?? BP




224


235


1.01
sugar
BP






37


0.16
total




70.00




23224


100.00




lbs
type
year
%


hops


131
Pemfret
1934


24.95


hops


394
Suninens??
1934


75.05


hops (lbs)


525








hops (lbs/barrel)


1.6








hops (lbs/qtr)


7.50








boil time (hours)


1.5


1.75






pitching temp (ºF)


60








gravity (lbs barrel)


20.20








gravity (OG)


1055.95








gravity (FG)


1014.40








ABV


5.50








apparent attenuation


74.26%








barrels wort


515.5








extract (lbs/barrel/qtr)


93.94








Source:
Fuller's brewing records


Now their Old Burton Extra:


26th June 1935 Fuller's OBE


type
qtr
weight qtr
lbs
%
pale malt
English


19


326


6194


26.67
pale malt
Australian


19


326


6194


26.67
pale malt
Australian


16.5


326


5379


23.16
pale malt
Chilean


2.5


326


815


3.51
flaked maize




10


336


3360


14.47
sugar
glucose


3


224


672


2.89
sugar
Intense




224


338


1.46
sugar
Tri ?? BP




224


235


1.01
sugar
BP






37


0.16
total




70.00




23224


100.00




lbs
type
year
%


hops


131
Pemfret
1934


24.95


hops


394
Suninens??
1934


75.05


hops (lbs)


525








hops (lbs/barrel)


1.9








hops (lbs/qtr)


7.50








boil time (hours)


1.5


1.75






pitching temp (ºF)


60








gravity (lbs barrel)


24.40








gravity (OG)


1067.59








gravity (FG)


1019.94








ABV


6.30








apparent attenuation


70.49%








barrels wort


515.5








extract (lbs/barrel/qtr)


93.94








Source:
Fuller's brewing records


As BO and OBE were party-gyled with each other, the grist and hopping are identical.

So here are my definitions of 1930's Burton and Old Burton.

Burton: OG 1050-1055, 5-5.5% ABV, 80-100 EBC, 1.5-1.75 lbs hops/barrel.
Old Burton: OG 1065-1075, 6-7% ABV, 80-110 EBC, 2-3.5 lbs hops/barrel.

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