Let's Brew Wednesday - 1906 Barclay Perkins TT Porter

Unfortunately, the Porter side brewing books from the late 19th and early 20th centuries have survived. Meaning I only have to odd record for one Barclay Perkins’ biggest selling beers, TT. Their standard Porter.

Porter was still a very popular draught beer. At least in London. In the rest of England, it was pretty much dead. While in London it was still a strong public-bar rival to Mild.

It contains even more than pale, brown and black, the holy trinity of London Porter malts, also including amber. Which Barclay Perkins seemed very keen on. Leaving the grist one third coloured malt.  Along with No. 3 invert it all makes for a very dark beer. No. 3 is a guess, incidentally. The brewing record just says ”saccharum”.

There are four types of hops: American, Worcester, Alsace and East Kent. All from the 1906 harvest, apart from the last which was from 1905, cold stored. 

1906 Barclay Perkins TT Porter
pale malt	6.25 lb	54.35%
brown malt	1.75 lb	15.22%
black malt	1.00 lb	8.70%
amber malt	1.00 lb	8.70%
No. 3 invert sugar	1.50 lb	13.04%
Cluster 120 mins	0.75 oz
Strisselspalt 60 mins	0.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins	0.75 oz
OG	1052
FG	1016.5
ABV	4.70
Apparent attenuation	68.27%
IBU	29
SRM	37
Mash at	148º F
Sparge at	170º F
Boil time	120 minutes
pitching temp	61º F
Yeast	Wyeast 1099 Whitbread Ale