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Sometimes it's hard to work out what beers in brewing records were marketed and sold as.

Which is where this little price list from Barclay Perkins comes in handy. It gives both the brewhouse and retail names of their beers.



KK was Burton and KKKK Old Burton. I bet you're wondering what those beers were like. Let's take a look, shall we?

First Barclay Perkins KK or Burton:


17th February Barclay Perkins 1933 KK


type
qtr
weight qtr
lbs
%
pale malt
Dereham California
8.5
336
2856
26.33
pale malt
Dereham MA
10
336
3360
30.97
pale malt
Page SA
5
336
1680
15.49
maize


3
336
1008
9.29
crystal malt


1.5
336
504
4.65
sugar
Martineau No.3
6
224
1344
12.39
sugar
caramel




96
0.88
total


34.00


10848
100.00


lbs
type
year
%


hops
90
Fox MK Fuggles
1931
33.09


hops
49
Rogers MK Golding Varieties
1930
18.01


hops
42
Saaz
1930
15.44


hops
91
Mainwaring MK Fuggles
1930
33.46


hops
0




0.00


hops (lbs)
272








hops (lbs/barrel)
1.69








hops (lbs/qtr)
8.00








dry hops (oz/brl)
3








boil time (hours)
2.25








Hopping:
at inch:
91
Mainwaring MK Fuggles
1930






49
Rogers MK Golding Varieties
1930




after 1 hour boil
90
Fox MK Fuggles
1931




after 1.5 hour boil
42
Saaz
1930


pitching temp (ºF)
59








gravity (lbs barrel)
19.39








gravity (OG)
1053.70








gravity (FG)
1015.50








ABV
5.05








apparent attenuation
71.14%








barrels wort
161








extract (lbs/barrel/qtr)
90.6








extract
3080.4








Colour
74








Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing records


Now KKKK or Old Burton:


16th February Barclay Perkins 1933 KKKK


type
qtr
weight qtr
lbs
%
pale malt
Dereham California
5.625
336
1890
28.89
pale malt
H and D T PA
10
336
3360
51.37
crystal malt


1.375
336
462
7.06
sugar
Martineau No.2
3
224
672
10.27
malt extract


0.5
224
112
1.71
sugar
caramel




45
0.69
total


20.50


6541
100.00


lbs
type
year
%


hops
110
Reeves MK Golding Varieties
1932
50.00


hops
55
Reeves MK Goldings
1931
25.00


hops
55
Rogers MK Goldings
1930
25.00


hops (lbs)
220








hops (lbs/barrel)
3.31








hops (lbs/qtr)
10.73








dry hops (oz/brl)
4








boil time (hours)
2.50








Hopping:
at inch:
55
Reeves MK Goldings
1931






55
Rogers MK Goldings
1930




after 1 hour boil
55
Reeves MK Golding Varieties
1932




after 1.5 hour boil
55
Reeves MK Golding Varieties
1932


pitching temp (ºF)
58








gravity (lbs barrel)
27.65








gravity (OG)
1076.60








gravity (FG)
1028.00








ABV
6.43








apparent attenuation
63.45%








barrels wort
66.5








extract (lbs/barrel/qtr)
89.1








extract
1826.55








Colour
90








Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing records


I was a bit surprised at how the grists differed. I'd expected the KKKK to be pretty much a scaled up version of KK. That's not the case. As you've no doubt noticed, KK was Californian malt, SA malt, MA (Mild Ale) malt, crystal malt, No.3 invert sugar and a touch of caramel. KKKK, on the other hand, contained Californian malt, PA malt, crystal malt, No.2 invert sugar and caramel.

And, despite being brewed on consecutive days, the hops used were almost completely different: all Goldings or Golding Varieties for KKKK: Golding Varieties, Fuggles and Saaz for KK.

At about 6.5% ABV, KKKK was about as strong as draught beer came in the 1930's.

And, because I'm such a generous soul, here are the equivalent beers from Fuller's. First their Burton, BO.



26th June 1935 Fuller's BO


type
qtr
weight qtr
lbs
%
pale malt
English
19
326
6194
26.67
pale malt
Australian
19
326
6194
26.67
pale malt
Australian
16.5
326
5379
23.16
pale malt
Chilean
2.5
326
815
3.51
flaked maize


10
336
3360
14.47
sugar
glucose
3
224
672
2.89
sugar
Intense


224
338
1.46
sugar
Tri ?? BP


224
235
1.01
sugar
BP




37
0.16
total


70.00


23224
100.00


lbs
type
year
%


hops
131
Pemfret
1934
24.95


hops
394
Suninens??
1934
75.05


hops (lbs)
525








hops (lbs/barrel)
1.6








hops (lbs/qtr)
7.50








boil time (hours)
1.5
1.75






pitching temp (ºF)
60








gravity (lbs barrel)
20.20








gravity (OG)
1055.95








gravity (FG)
1014.40








ABV
5.50








apparent attenuation
74.26%








barrels wort
515.5








extract (lbs/barrel/qtr)
93.94








Source:
Fuller's brewing records


Now their Old Burton Extra:


26th June 1935 Fuller's OBE


type
qtr
weight qtr
lbs
%
pale malt
English
19
326
6194
26.67
pale malt
Australian
19
326
6194
26.67
pale malt
Australian
16.5
326
5379
23.16
pale malt
Chilean
2.5
326
815
3.51
flaked maize


10
336
3360
14.47
sugar
glucose
3
224
672
2.89
sugar
Intense


224
338
1.46
sugar
Tri ?? BP


224
235
1.01
sugar
BP




37
0.16
total


70.00


23224
100.00


lbs
type
year
%


hops
131
Pemfret
1934
24.95


hops
394
Suninens??
1934
75.05


hops (lbs)
525








hops (lbs/barrel)
1.9








hops (lbs/qtr)
7.50








boil time (hours)
1.5
1.75






pitching temp (ºF)
60








gravity (lbs barrel)
24.40








gravity (OG)
1067.59








gravity (FG)
1019.94








ABV
6.30








apparent attenuation
70.49%








barrels wort
515.5








extract (lbs/barrel/qtr)
93.94








Source:
Fuller's brewing records


As BO and OBE were party-gyled with each other, the grist and hopping are identical.

So here are my definitions of 1930's Burton and Old Burton.

Burton: OG 1050-1055, 5-5.5% ABV, 80-100 EBC, 1.5-1.75 lbs hops/barrel.
Old Burton: OG 1065-1075, 6-7% ABV, 80-110 EBC, 2-3.5 lbs hops/barrel.

There. Two more new styles. What a productive day it's been.


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