Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Let's Brew Wednesday - 1893 Cannon XXX

A Cannon Brewery Special Imperial Stout label featuring a drawing of a cannon. I know it's the wrong Cannon Brewery.
The Cannon brewery of Maidstone, in case you're wondering. One of the breweries whose records I snapped on my recent trip to, er, Maidstone. 

 Unlike many other rivals in Kent, Cannon brewed multiple Milds. Though they slipped XX and jumped straight to XXX.

The difference in gravity – 11º - probably justifies that jump. While a decent level of attenuation leaves it well over 6% ABV. Mild, indeed.

Quite a boring grist as it’s all malt. Just base malt. Though there were two types. Described as “Queen St,” and “Cannon:”, presumably referring to the maltster.

Only a single type of hops: East Kent from the 1892 harvest. Reasonably fresh and relatively expensive. Of a notably higher quality than those in X.

Would have been drunk within a few weeks of racking. I think. Unless this was an Old Ale. It is quite heavily hopped.

1893 Cannon XXX
pale malt 14.25 lb 100.00%
Goldings 90 min 2.25 oz
Goldings 30 min 2.25 oz
Goldings dry hops 9.25 oz
OG 1061
FG 1014
ABV 6.22
Apparent attenuation 77.05%
IBU 52
SRM 5
Mash at 152º F
Sparge at 162º F
Boil time 90 minutes
pitching temp 58º F
Yeast Wyeast 1099 Whitbread ale

 

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