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Someone asked me this question the other day: "What was the difference between K Ales, X Ales and Pale Ale?" It's a good question. Unfortunately, there isn't a simple answer.

Firstly, what year you're talking about is of vital importance. Just like X Ales, K Ales underwent considerable changes over the years. So there's no one single answer to that question. Rather there are several.

"So are you going to give us all those answers?"

"No."

"Some of the answers?"

"No."

"Any of the answers?"

"No. Not yet."

First I have to put the evidence together. This is part one.Of the evidence.


Barclay Perkins K Ales 1869 - 1910 Year Beer OG FG ABV App. Attenuation lbs hops/ qtr hops lb/brl lbs hops qtrs malt dry hops (oz / barrel) pale malt amber malt crystal malt SA malt white malt no. 2 sugar caramel other sugar flaked maize flaked rice 1869 KK 1084.5 1013.6 9.38 83.90% 14.34 5.73 2438 170 0.00 85 85 1870 KKK 1093.1 1016.5 10.13 82.27% 18.45 7.99 2768 150 0.00 150 1870 KKKK 1106.1 1017.0 11.79 83.98% 18.89 9.11 1020 54 0.00 180 1870 KK 1079.2 1012.5 8.83 84.22% 18.27 7.24 2302 126 0.00 180 1891 KKK 1085.0 1021.6 8.39 74.58% 14.75 5.43 3967 269 0.00 180 9 50 30 1891 KK 1075.0 1020.2 7.25 73.04% 15.17 4.91 3579 236 0.00 156 6 50 24 1891 KKK 1085.0 1017.7 8.90 79.14% 14.34 5.52 3958 276 0.00 168 12 66 30 1891 KKK 1085.0 1023.8 8.09 71.97% 14.09 5.37 4510 320 0.00 210 10 65 35 1891 KK 1074.0 1018.8 7.30 74.55% 14.23 4.51 4339 305 0.00 197 13 60 35 1892 KK 1074.0 1021.1 7.00 71.55% 14.22 4.61 4338 305 0.00 197 13 60 35 1899 KK 1075.0 1020.5 7.21 72.67% 13.54 4.16 4196 310 0.00 210 70 1 30 1900 KK 1073.0 1019.4 7.09 73.44% 14.03 4.20 4349 310 0.00 141 69 70 2 30 1906 KK 1074.0 1023.8 6.64 67.81% 13.97 4.20 4303 308 12.00 210 70 2.25 28 1906 KK 1073.0 1022.2 6.73 69.64% 13.99 4.13 4310 308 12.00 210 70 2.25 28 1906 KK 1073.0 1020.5 6.95 71.92% 14.00 4.20 4311 308 12.00 131 79 70 2.25 28 1909 KK 1073.0 1021.1 6.87 71.16% 14.00 4.25 2156 154 8.00 75 5 28 32 1 14 1909 KK 1073.3 1022.2 6.77 69.77% 14.00 4.23 3613 258 8.00 36 9 135 54 2 24 1909 KK 1073.0 1021.1 6.87 71.16% 14.04 4.26 2162 154 8.00 103 5 1 32 14 1910 KKK 1087.3 1026.3 8.07 69.86% 14.00 5.33 2940 210 12.00 136 8 48 2 18 Source: Barclay Perkins brewing records
I have to admit that this is a bit of an experiment. I'm not sure if the above table is suitable for a blog post. I'd be interested in your comments.

No insightful analysis today. Just the first shovel of dirt in my data heap. More to come soon.



And I got to mention Barclay Perkins again.


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