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I expected to see boil times shortening in the later war years as brewers tried to reduce their coal usage. Which was something they had agreed with government.
No evidence of that at all at Fullers:
Fullers Brown Stout boiling 1910 - 1920
Date
Year
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
10th Aug
1910
1.5
1.75
18th Nov
1914
1.5
1.75
17th Feb
1915
1.5
2.25
9th Jun
1916
1.5
1.75
17th Jan
1917
1.5
1.75
26th Aug
1919
1.5
1.5
10th Feb
1920
1.5
Source:
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
While Courage only reduced their boil times after all the nastiness was over.
Courage Double Stout/Stout boiling times 1914 - 1920
Date
Year
Beer
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
21st Oct
1914
Double Stout
2
2
1
10th Mar
1915
Double Stout
1.5
2
1
22nd Sep
1915
Double Stout
2
2
1
1st Dec
1915
Double Stout
2
2
1
10th May
1916
Double Stout
2
2
1
3rd Jan
1917
Double Stout
2
2
1
24th Oct
1917
Double Stout
2
2
1
16th Jan
1918
Double Stout
2
2
1
2nd May
1918
Stout
2
2
1
2nd Jul
1919
Stout
1.5
1.5
1
1st Oct
1919
Stout
1.5
1.5
1
21st Jan
1920
Stout
1.5
1.5
1
Sources:
Courage brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/08/247, ACC/2305/08/248, ACC/2305/08/249, ACC/2305/08/250 and ACC/2305/08/251.
That’s another theory kicked into touch. Hang on. Let’s take a look at Whitbread.
Whitbread London Stout boiling times 1914 - 1920
Date
Year
Beer
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
17th Mar
1914
London Stout
1.75
1.75
12th Jul
1915
London Stout
1.75
1.75
15th Nov
1916
London Stout
1.5
1.75
21st Oct
1918
London Stout
1.5
1.5
23rd May
1919
London Stout
1.5
1.5
9th Jan
1920
London Stout
1.5
1.75
Sources:
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/09/108, LMA/4453/D/09/110, LMA/4453/D/09/111, LMA/4453/D/09/112 and LMA/4453/D/09/113.
Pretty clear that Whitbread reduced their boil times by 15 minutes in the middle of the war. And then bounced them back a bit after hostilities ended. At least one brewery cut down on their boiling, then.
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I expected to see boil times shortening in the later war years as brewers tried to reduce their coal usage. Which was something they had agreed with government.
No evidence of that at all at Fullers:
Fullers Brown Stout boiling 1910 - 1920
Date
Year
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
10th Aug
1910
1.5
1.75
18th Nov
1914
1.5
1.75
17th Feb
1915
1.5
2.25
9th Jun
1916
1.5
1.75
17th Jan
1917
1.5
1.75
26th Aug
1919
1.5
1.5
10th Feb
1920
1.5
Source:
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
While Courage only reduced their boil times after all the nastiness was over.
Courage Double Stout/Stout boiling times 1914 - 1920
Date
Year
Beer
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
21st Oct
1914
Double Stout
2
2
1
10th Mar
1915
Double Stout
1.5
2
1
22nd Sep
1915
Double Stout
2
2
1
1st Dec
1915
Double Stout
2
2
1
10th May
1916
Double Stout
2
2
1
3rd Jan
1917
Double Stout
2
2
1
24th Oct
1917
Double Stout
2
2
1
16th Jan
1918
Double Stout
2
2
1
2nd May
1918
Stout
2
2
1
2nd Jul
1919
Stout
1.5
1.5
1
1st Oct
1919
Stout
1.5
1.5
1
21st Jan
1920
Stout
1.5
1.5
1
Sources:
Courage brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/08/247, ACC/2305/08/248, ACC/2305/08/249, ACC/2305/08/250 and ACC/2305/08/251.
That’s another theory kicked into touch. Hang on. Let’s take a look at Whitbread.
Whitbread London Stout boiling times 1914 - 1920
Date
Year
Beer
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
17th Mar
1914
London Stout
1.75
1.75
12th Jul
1915
London Stout
1.75
1.75
15th Nov
1916
London Stout
1.5
1.75
21st Oct
1918
London Stout
1.5
1.5
23rd May
1919
London Stout
1.5
1.5
9th Jan
1920
London Stout
1.5
1.75
Sources:
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/09/108, LMA/4453/D/09/110, LMA/4453/D/09/111, LMA/4453/D/09/112 and LMA/4453/D/09/113.
Pretty clear that Whitbread reduced their boil times by 15 minutes in the middle of the war. And then bounced them back a bit after hostilities ended. At least one brewery cut down on their boiling, then.
This is an excerpt my book "Stout!"
Get your copy now! (https://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson-and-ronald-pattinson/stout/paperback/product-74nk4w.html)
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