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Details of one brewery’s pre-WW II Lagers, my favourite Barclay Perkins.



Barclay Perkins Lagers in 1938
Beer Style OG FG ABV App. Atten-uation lbs hops/ qtr hops lb/brl Pitch temp colour
Dark Dunkles 1057.5 1017.1 5.34 70.26% 4.68 1.09 48.5º 80
Export Export 1049.5 1008.5 5.42 82.83% 6.00 1.13 46º 13.5
Draught Lager 1043.5 1008.9 4.58 79.54% 5.47 0.93 48º 13.5
Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/1/642.

Nice that they brewed more than one type of Lager. Especially that one was dark.

Even the weakest, Draught, is slightly above average OG. Export looks like has a continental-like strength. While Dark has a very reasonable gravity in the high 1050ºs.

Hopping, as you might expect, was on the low side compared to Barclay Perkins Ales. Still heavier than most Scottish Pale Ales.

Pretty simple recipes for all three.

Barclay Perkins Lager malts in 1938
Beer Style lager malt crystal malt grits roast barley
Dark Dunkles 61.76% 14.71% 1.47%
Export Export 85.29% 26.47%
Draught Lager 100.00%
Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/1/642.

Hops now. Which are even less interesting.


Barclay Perkins Lager hops in 1938
Beer Style hop 1 hop 2
Dark Dunkles Saaz 1937 Saaz 1937
Export Export Saaz 1937 Saaz 1937
Draught Lager Saaz 1937 Saaz 1937
Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/1/642.

All Saaz, all from the most recent season. Can’t get simpler than that. Except that there were two types of them. One costing 237/- per hundredweight, the other 315/-.


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