Sunday, 8 August 2010

Lees Best Mild 1950 - 1963

Time for a table. I don't seem to have done one for yonks. As the title gives away, it's of Lees Best Mild. I'm sure it was a lovely drink. I wish I'd got to drink it.

This is the first in a series of posts looking at Lees post-WW II beers in ridiculous detail. Why does this table only start in 1956 if it's about post-war beers? Easy. Lees only started brewing Best Mild in 1950.

Any way, here's the table (I hope it isn't too wide):


Lees Best Mild 1950 - 1963
Date
Year
Beer
OG
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
barrels
lbs hops
qtrs malt
boil time (hours)
dry hops (oz / barrel)
colour
pale malt
brown malt
black malt
choc. Malt
crystal malt
MA malt
PA malt
enzymic malt
oats
flaked maize
flaked oat
glucose
other sugar
lactose
total
20th Jun
1950
Best Mild
1035.0
5.82
0.84
104.4
88
15.125
1.75
0.92

82.22%
0.00%
0.87%
0.00%
3.50%
0.00%
0.00%
1.75%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.33%
9.33%
0.00%
100.00%
9th Aug
1950
Best Mild
1035.0
5.46
0.78
107.6
84
15.375
1.75
0.89

80.00%
0.00%
0.87%
0.00%
3.48%
0.00%
0.00%
1.74%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.32%
11.59%
0.00%
100.00%
20th Mar
1952
Best Mild
1033.0
5.57
0.80
39.8
32
5.75
1.75
0.00
100
66.67%
2.38%
2.38%
4.76%
4.76%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
19.05%
0.00%
100.00%
10th Mar
1952
Best Mild
1034.0
5.57
0.81
39.4
32
5.75
1.75
0.00
100
66.67%
2.38%
2.38%
4.76%
4.76%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
19.05%
0.00%
100.00%
19th Oct
1953
Best Mild
1033.0
5.87
0.80
112.9
90
15.33
1.75
0.00
100
71.49%
1.77%
0.88%
3.53%
3.53%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
16.47%
0.00%
100.00%
31st Jul
1954
Best Mild
1034.0
5.51
0.81
111.8
90
16.33
1.75
0.00

43.83%
1.69%
0.84%
3.37%
3.37%
24.44%
0.00%
0.00%
2.23%
0.00%
0.00%
4.50%
15.73%
0.00%
100.00%
15th Jul
1954
Best Mild
1035.0
5.51
0.81
111.4
90
16.33
1.75
0.00

68.27%
1.69%
0.84%
3.37%
3.37%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.23%
0.00%
0.00%
2.25%
17.98%
0.00%
100.00%
25th Oct
1954
Best Mild
1035.0
5.56
0.82
85.4
70
12.58
1.75
0.00
100
64.46%
1.11%
1.11%
2.22%
4.45%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.93%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
23.71%
0.00%
100.00%
28th Mar
1955
Best Mild
1035.0
5.51
0.82
109.9
90
16.33
1.75
0.00

68.27%
1.69%
0.84%
3.37%
3.37%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.23%
0.00%
0.00%
4.50%
15.73%
0.00%
100.00%
2nd May
1955
Best Mild
1035.0
5.51
0.81
111.3
90
16.33
1.75
0.00

68.27%
1.69%
0.84%
3.37%
3.37%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.23%
0.00%
0.00%
4.50%
15.73%
0.00%
100.00%
28th Feb
1956
Best Mild
1035.0
4.86
0.74
83.9
62
12.75
1.5
21.15

8.96%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
6.72%
17.92%
26.87%
2.24%
0.00%
5.97%
2.96%
0.00%
28.37%
0.00%
100.00%
27th May
1957
Best Mild
1035.0
5.17
0.75
82.5
62
12
1.5
16.29

54.96%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
6.87%
0.00%
0.00%
2.29%
0.00%
4.58%
2.29%
0.00%
25.95%
3.05%
100.00%
25th Apr
1958
Best Mild
1035.0
4.96
0.75
82.3
62
12.5
1.5
16.33

54.96%
6.87%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.29%
0.00%
4.58%
2.29%
0.00%
25.95%
3.05%
100.00%
9th May
1958
Best Mild
1035.0
4.96
0.75
83.1
62
12.5
1.5
16.17

54.96%
6.87%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.29%
0.00%
4.58%
2.29%
0.00%
25.95%
3.05%
100.00%
27th Apr
1959
Best Mild
1035.0
4.96
0.75
83
62
12.5
1.5
16.19

54.96%
6.87%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.29%
0.00%
4.58%
2.29%
0.00%
25.95%
3.05%
100.00%
11th May
1959
Best Mild
1035.0
4.96
0.75
82.9
62
12.5
1.5
16.21

54.96%
6.87%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.29%
0.00%
4.58%
2.29%
0.00%
25.95%
3.05%
100.00%
19th Oct
1959
Best Mild
1035.0
5.17
0.76
82
62
12
1.5
16.39

56.69%
7.09%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.36%
0.00%
4.72%
2.36%
0.00%
23.62%
3.15%
100.00%
2nd Nov
1959
Best Mild
1035.0
4.96
0.75
83
62
12.5
1.5
16.19

54.96%
6.87%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.29%
0.00%
4.58%
2.29%
0.00%
25.95%
3.05%
100.00%
5th Feb
1960
Best Mild
1035.0
4.88
0.73
83.1
61
12.5
1.5
16.17

54.96%
6.87%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.29%
0.00%
4.58%
2.29%
0.00%
25.95%
3.05%
100.00%
21st Mar
1960
Best Mild
1035.0
4.88
0.75
80.8
61
12.5
1.5
16.63

54.96%
6.87%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.29%
0.00%
4.58%
2.29%
0.00%
25.95%
3.05%
100.00%
6th Apr
1961
Best Mild
1035.0
4.83
0.74
94.9
70
14.5
1.5
14.16

54.90%
7.84%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.96%
0.00%
5.88%
1.96%
0.00%
24.84%
2.61%
100.00%
30th Nov
1961
Best Mild
1035.0
4.83
0.72
96.8
70
14.5
1.5
13.88

54.90%
7.84%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.96%
0.00%
5.88%
1.96%
0.00%
24.84%
2.61%
100.00%
8th Dec
1961
Best Mild
1035.0
4.83
0.74
94.5
70
14.5
1.5
14.22

54.90%
7.84%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.96%
0.00%
5.88%
1.96%
0.00%
24.84%
2.61%
100.00%
22nd Dec
1961
Best Mild
1035.0
4.83
0.72
97.9
70
14.5
1.5
13.73

54.90%
7.84%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.96%
0.00%
5.88%
1.96%
0.00%
24.84%
2.61%
100.00%
2nd Apr
1962
Best Mild
1035.0
4.83
0.72
97.5
70
14.5
1.5
13.78

54.90%
7.84%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.96%
0.00%
5.88%
1.96%
0.00%
24.84%
2.61%
100.00%
19th Oct
1962
Best Mild
1035.0
4.83
0.72
97.5
70
14.5
1.5
13.78

54.90%
7.84%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.96%
0.00%
5.88%
1.96%
0.00%
24.84%
2.61%
100.00%
11th Feb
1963
Best Mild
1035.0
4.83
0.72
97.1
70
14.5
1.5
13.84

54.90%
7.84%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.96%
0.00%
5.88%
1.96%
0.00%
24.84%
2.61%
100.00%
Source:
Lees brewing records

One note about the brown malt. After 1958 it's something described as "oak-dried" in the logs. I wasn't quite sure what to make of that, but brown malt seemed the closest. Let me know if I'm wrong.

Despite a few recipe changes, you'll notice that the gravity was unchanged at 1035 for around a decade. The ABV almost certainly didn't. The later versions contained lactose, which much have raised the FG. Unfortunately, this period of Lees logs doesn't give FG's.

What next? The enigmatic K? Or what about the wonderfully vaguely-named "Bottling Beer"? Who knows. I've not decided yet.

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