tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2141233434976395103..comments2024-03-29T03:17:49.172-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Materials used in brewing in the USA 1941 - 1955Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-3027151591352769532015-02-16T02:05:56.772-08:002015-02-16T02:05:56.772-08:00Anonymous,
I'd tend to believe that it's ...Anonymous,<br /><br />I'd tend to believe that it's true because of who is being quoted: Wahl and Wahl. Given the 1937 date, it has to be in "Beer from the Expert's Viewpoint". A book I featured recently.<br /><br />It sounds as if initially they were using soya left over from other processes, which probably meant it was cheap.<br /><br />Given that the highest usage of soya was in 1945 and 1946, I'd suspect that wartime shortages were playing a role.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-88804046147943597102015-02-16T02:00:33.454-08:002015-02-16T02:00:33.454-08:00Gary,
who knows about 1955 to now? I do. My figur...Gary,<br /><br />who knows about 1955 to now? I do. My figures go until 2012. I'll be gradually working my way through them. Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-22412320509864640882015-02-15T19:55:51.211-08:002015-02-15T19:55:51.211-08:00Almost a 10% drop in malt in approximately 20 year...Almost a 10% drop in malt in approximately 20 years ('34-'55). And from '55 to now, who knows…? Plus, in parallel the reduction of hop usage over the same time period.<br /><br />Therein lies the seed of the craft brewery revolt from the mid-1970's onward. <br /><br />It didn't have to be, but industrialized brewing inexorably created the conditions.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-67932415470282412122015-02-15T12:19:55.281-08:002015-02-15T12:19:55.281-08:00Any explanation for who was using the soybeans and...Any explanation for who was using the soybeans and for what purpose? I found a reference here --<br /><br />https://books.google.com/books?id=KEC_dDHw_88C&lpg=PA196&ots=TfnFgkIXnO&dq=soybeans%20in%20beer&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q=soybeans%20in%20beer&f=false<br /><br />-- that soybeans were used as yeast nutrient, and "hydrolyzed soy protein directly to the beer improves foam stability, flavor and body of the beer."<br /><br />Does that sound plausible? The only other possibility I can think of is that surplus soy meal might have been a cheap source of starch, but it's hard for me to imagine that it would be cheaper than corn in the US. Any idea if this was done elsewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com