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Shut up about Barclay Perkins - Burton Ale after WW I
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Though much reduced in gravity, Burton remained a popular style in London and was still a standard draught beer.
It was generally brewed as a 9d. draught beer, that is with a gravity of around 1055º. There were stronger versions, but these were mostly sold in bottled form or on draught or as a winter seasonal.
One exception was Fullers Old Burton Extra (OBE), which was a draught beer that wasn’t limited to a specific season. But it was brewed in tiny quantities: at most 40 barrels, often fewer than ten barrels at a time, when Fuller’s brew length was 400-500 barrels. That’s the glory of parti-gyling, being able to efficiently brew a low-volume beer on a large kit.
The fall in gravity, as with Stout was about 20 points. Like Stout, draught Burton Ale was a 9d. per pint beer. Fullers OBE, Barclay Perkins KKK and Courage KK are very similar to pre-war draught KK. Clearly there was still a demand for strong Burton Ales, despite the price.
The draught Burton Ales available in London after WW I all looked pretty similar.
Assuming an average OG for KK of around 1072º before the war and about 1054º after it, that’s a fall of 25%, which is slightly more than the average 23% drop.
London Burton Ale after WW I |
Year |
Brewer |
Beer |
OG |
FG |
ABV |
App. Atten-uation |
lbs hops/ qtr |
hops lb/brl |
1921 |
Barclay Perkins |
KK |
1055.2 |
1015.0 |
5.32 |
72.83% |
9.60 |
2.12 |
1924 |
Barclay Perkins |
KK (bottling) |
1070.3 |
1023.5 |
6.19 |
66.57% |
14.00 |
4.24 |
1924 |
Barclay Perkins |
KKK |
1082.1 |
1028.0 |
7.16 |
65.90% |
14.00 |
4.75 |
1924 |
Camden |
SA |
1055.1 |
1013.9 |
5.46 |
74.87% |
10.42 |
2.31 |
1923 |
Courage |
XXX |
1053.5 |
1015.2 |
5.06 |
71.50% |
7.26 |
1.73 |
1923 |
Courage |
KKK |
1073.4 |
1025.5 |
6.34 |
65.28% |
11.00 |
3.28 |
1925 |
Fullers |
BO |
1061.5 |
1018.8 |
5.65 |
69.40% |
7.30818 |
1.83 |
1925 |
Fullers |
OBE |
1072.2 |
1021.1 |
6.77 |
70.85% |
7.21355 |
2.15 |
1923 |
Whitbread |
KK |
1055.4 |
1017.0 |
5.08 |
69.31% |
9.07 |
2.08 |
Sources: |
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/01/609 and ACC/2305/01/611. |
Camden brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/9/5. |
Courage brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/08/253. |
Fullers brewing record held at the brewery. |
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/01/088. |
Draught London Burton Ale after WW I |
Year |
Brewer |
Beer |
Price |
OG |
FG |
ABV |
App. Atten-uation |
1923 |
Barclay Perkins |
KK |
9d |
1051.9 |
1010.4 |
5.41 |
79.96% |
1923 |
Cannon |
KK |
9d |
1054.9 |
1011 |
5.72 |
79.96% |
1923 |
Charrington |
KK |
9d |
1055.9 |
1014.4 |
5.39 |
74.24% |
1923 |
City of London |
KK |
9d |
1052.1 |
1012.6 |
5.14 |
75.82% |
1923 |
Courage |
KK |
9d |
1052.8 |
1012.8 |
5.20 |
75.76% |
1923 |
Hoare |
KK |
9d |
1054.9 |
1019.4 |
4.59 |
64.66% |
1923 |
Huggins |
KK |
9d |
1054.5 |
1013 |
5.40 |
76.15% |
1923 |
Lion |
KK |
9d |
1054.1 |
1013.6 |
5.27 |
74.86% |
1923 |
Mann |
KK |
9d |
1058.7 |
1013.2 |
5.93 |
77.51% |
1923 |
Meux |
KK |
9d |
1054.6 |
1009.6 |
5.87 |
82.42% |
1923 |
Truman |
KK |
9d |
1056 |
1012 |
5.73 |
78.57% |
1923 |
Watney |
KK |
9d |
1059.4 |
1012.9 |
6.06 |
78.28% |
1923 |
Wenlock |
KK |
9d |
1053.7 |
1010.2 |
5.67 |
81.01% |
Source: |
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001. |
This is an extract from Armistice!, my wonderful book on brewing in WW I.
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