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I seem to hgave got into a hopping groove. Don't worry, like all my fascinations, it's likely to be fleeting.

Let's start with the theory. This table is taken from a contemporary brewing manual:


Hopping Rates in the 1880's
type of beer
lbs hops per quarter
Finest class of Burton export pale ales


17
Ordinary first-class Burton pale ales


15
Burton strong ales


10-12
Burton mild ales


7-10
London and country bitter ales


7-10
London four ale


4-6
Export stout


14-15
Double and single stout


8-10
Porter


4-5
Source:
"A systematic handbook of practical brewing", by E.R. Southby, 1885, pages 312-313.

Now let's see what was really going on in breweries:


Barclay Perkins hopping rates in the 1880's
Date
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Attenuation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
31st May
1887
Hhd
Porter


1053.0


1013.0


5.29


75.44%


11.67


2.95
10th May
1887
BS
Stout


1071.0


1019.4


6.83


72.69%


7.75


2.50
24th Feb
1880
X
Mild


1060.1


1009.6


6.68


84.03%


6.90


1.90
21st May
1886
XX
Mild


1076.0


1022.7


7.05


70.11%


12.00


3.86
29th Jun
1886
XLK
Pale Ale


1054.0


1014.1


5.27


73.84%


12.00


2.68
15th Jul
1886
PA
Pale Ale


1059.0


1016.1


5.68


72.77%


16.00


3.88
21st Jan
1880
KKK
Stock Ale


1090.6


1012.5


10.33


86.20%


18.80


8.10
Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing records

Mmm. All the Barclay Perkins beers are more heavily hopped than what Southby suggests, except for the BS, which is ever so slightly less than the bottom of the range of values for Double Stout.


Whitbread hopping rates in the 1880's
Date
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Attenuation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
5th Jun
1881
P
Porter


1054.6


1010.8


5.79


80.20%


8.77


2.08
8th Dec
1880
Exp S
Stout


1078.7


1018.8


7.92


76.06%


13.35


5.41
1st Dec
1880
SS
Stout


1079.2


1024.9


7.18


68.53%


10.63


4.73
1st Dec
1880
SSS
Stout


1091.4


1029.9


8.14


67.27%


10.63


5.45
12th Jul
1880
X
Mild


1060.9


1015.5


6.01


74.55%


7.53


2.09
15th Jul
1880
XL
Mild


1068.4


1019.7


6.45


71.26%


7.45


2.36
26th Dec
1880
XX xpt
Mild


1078.4


1024.9


7.07


68.19%


9.36


3.42
12th Jul
1880
FA
Pale Ale


1052.6


1008.6


5.83


83.68%


13.52


3.58
9th Aug
1880
PA
Pale Ale


1065.4


1014.4


6.74


77.97%


17.12


4.30
15th Sep
1880
KK
Stock Ale


1076.2


1025.5


6.71


66.55%


12.44


4.36
11th Oct
1880
KKK
Stock Ale


1084.2


1028.0


7.44


66.78%


13.13


4.97
Source:
Whitbread brewing records

The pattern is the same with Whitbread. All but one Stout, Exp S, is more heavily hopped than Southby's recommendation.


Truman (Burton) hopping rates in the 1880's
Date
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Attenuation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
16th Jan
1883
6
Mild


1067.0


1018.6


6.41


72.31%


5.56


1.51
16th Feb
1883
7
Mild


1062.3


1013.9


6.41


77.78%


5.77


1.50
16th Feb
1883
8
Mild


1054.0


1015.0


5.17


72.31%


5.77


1.30
17th Jan
1883
A
Ale


1056.2


1015.5


5.39


72.41%


2.50


0.49
22nd Jan
1883
C5 R
Ale


1075.6


1024.4


6.78


67.77%


5.74


1.78
23rd Jan
1883
C5 S
Ale


1076.7


1027.7


6.49


63.90%


9.15


2.87
16th Jan
1883
L 5 S
Ale


1075.3


1023.8


6.82


68.38%


8.57


2.75
23rd Jan
1883
L4
Ale


1080.9


1023.8


7.55


70.55%


5.00


1.93
19th Jan
1883
L4 S
Ale


1078.9


1028.3


6.71


64.21%


9.83


3.47
8th Feb
1883
P1
Pale Ale


1066.5


1018.3


6.38


72.50%


16.95


4.62
19th Jan
1883
P1 B
Pale Ale


1067.9


1022.2


6.05


67.35%


16.56


4.75
9th Apr
1883
P1 export
Pale Ale


1068.7


1022.2


6.16


67.74%


17.44


5.17
15th Jan
1883
P1 S
Pale Ale


1067.3


1018.3


6.49


72.84%


16.95


4.62
22nd Jan
1883
P2
Pale Ale


1061.5


1017.7


5.79


71.17%


11.89


3.02
18th Jan
1883
P2 B
Pale Ale


1063.2


1020.8


5.61


67.11%


16.11


4.37
6th Mar
1883
P2 S
Pale Ale


1062.6


1017.7


5.94


71.68%


18.00


4.65
22nd Jan
1883
PA
Pale Ale


1057.6


1016.6


5.42


71.15%


11.89


2.83
6th Mar
1883
S4
Ale


1075.9


1026.6


6.52


64.96%


9.60


3.15
14th Feb
1883
S4 x
Ale


1077.6


1027.7


6.60


64.29%


10.04


3.45
Source:
Truman brewing records

For Truman's beers, the reverse is the case. Except for the Pale Ales, all are hopped below Southby's suggestions. Interesting that. I wonder what the situation was at Bass?

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