tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2469626763443456064..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Drogheda AleRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-59086061364760594172012-11-05T18:03:21.062-08:002012-11-05T18:03:21.062-08:00I am a native of Drogheda now living and home brew...I am a native of Drogheda now living and home brewing in America. I remember exactly where the brewery was. There was actually a hill called the brewery hill that no longer exists.<br />My older neighbor often remarked that its porter was better than Guinness and the ales were very strong.<br />I am very much into the new American IPA's and would love an authentic recipe of an Ale by Cairnes to compare to the modern beers Bogmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-2144145429519758282012-10-23T09:18:34.331-07:002012-10-23T09:18:34.331-07:00Chili, in 1868 recipes were pretty simple. 100% pa...Chili, in 1868 recipes were pretty simple. 100% pale malt and one or two types of hops.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-78865927305299176032012-10-23T08:50:37.964-07:002012-10-23T08:50:37.964-07:00Do you know what the precise ingredients were to b...Do you know what the precise ingredients were to brew their mild ale? I love to clone itChillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314292060955358459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-72952625549243574822011-06-29T10:59:48.428-07:002011-06-29T10:59:48.428-07:00Isn't albumen, egg white?
I believe Victorian...<i>Isn't albumen, egg white?</i><br /><br />I believe Victorian analytic chemists used the word in a more general sense, the equivalent of "protein".Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-7490295294781844022011-06-29T09:23:11.723-07:002011-06-29T09:23:11.723-07:00Nevermind... albumin=finning agent.
I'm gross...Nevermind... albumin=finning agent.<br /><br />I'm grossed out, but I get it now.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129472719929268755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-48862224081167035842011-06-29T09:21:56.202-07:002011-06-29T09:21:56.202-07:00What were the units in the chemical analysis? grai...What were the units in the chemical analysis? grains? mg/l?<br /><br />Any chance of a scan of the original chemical assay?<br /><br />@ Craig. Yes, albumen is found in egg white, but also in blood. It's actually any sort of water-soluble protein. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albumin)<br /><br />In the analysis, my guess is that "albumin" could be read as any sort of protein, which might include proteins found in suspended yeast.<br /><br />I have no idea what protein levels are for modern beers, but could it be that Drogheda ale (and other mid-19th century beers?) actually contained a fair bit of hot or cold "break"?Thomas Barnesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-24597861828797818592011-06-29T09:12:15.753-07:002011-06-29T09:12:15.753-07:00Craig, I'm pretty sure it's being used in ...Craig, I'm pretty sure it's being used in a more general sense to refer to the protein content.Andrew Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261171596820050853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-28968682520966612182011-06-29T06:39:13.739-07:002011-06-29T06:39:13.739-07:00Isn't albumen, egg white?Isn't albumen, egg white?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129472719929268755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-59280723504939218402011-06-29T06:30:04.776-07:002011-06-29T06:30:04.776-07:00Jeff, indeed there is. Fixed now. Thanks.Jeff, indeed there is. Fixed now. Thanks.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-36211424268328568642011-06-29T06:15:14.346-07:002011-06-29T06:15:14.346-07:00You're missing a "9" in column I, li...You're missing a "9" in column I, line 2, in front of the 4.375.Jeff Rennernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-18773738998405626382011-06-29T03:50:03.395-07:002011-06-29T03:50:03.395-07:00"Drogheda Mild" (presumably the same stu..."Drogheda Mild" (presumably the same stuff) was being advertised by the wine merchant Duncan Gilmour (who later became a brewer) in the <i>Sheffield and Rotherham Independent</i> on Saturday July 10 1858 at 4s per dozen pints: for comparison, Bass EIPA was 4s 4d, "Finest Scotch Ale" was 5s, Barclay Perkins porter was 4s, "Best Dublin Extra Stout" was 3s 8d and "Imperial Dublin Stout" was 3s 6d (sic).Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-55302662291438899352011-06-29T01:05:27.594-07:002011-06-29T01:05:27.594-07:00I see the former brewery foreman's cottage is ...I see the former brewery foreman's cottage is <a href="http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=587283" rel="nofollow">up for sale</a> if anyone has a spare €100k. There's never been a better time to invest in Irish property...The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-57275236559676055762011-06-29T01:01:14.665-07:002011-06-29T01:01:14.665-07:00Beer Nut, you're right, of course. It was Cair...Beer Nut, you're right, of course. It was Cairnes's Drogheda Ale. Weir was just the agent.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-37693361743687992042011-06-29T00:29:06.047-07:002011-06-29T00:29:06.047-07:00Weir's Drogheda Ale? Cairnes's, surely?Weir's Drogheda Ale? Cairnes's, surely?The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com