tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post8237284153888074371..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Whitbread's summer brews in 1844Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73975306890315368462010-09-17T02:22:25.015-07:002010-09-17T02:22:25.015-07:00StuartP, confusing, isn't it? Considering how ...StuartP, confusing, isn't it? Considering how awkward the measures are, it's surprising how few arithmetic errors there are in the records.<br /><br />I have my own conversion table for quarters to pounds. Pre-1880, I assume a quarter of pale malt is 326 pounds and a quarter of brown or black malt 244 pounds. After 1880, I assume 336 pounds for all quarters. Oh and 224 pounds for a quarter of sugar.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-83834487873716274702010-09-17T02:05:30.570-07:002010-09-17T02:05:30.570-07:00So, we're using both volumetric quarters (8 bu...So, we're using both volumetric quarters (8 bushels?) and gravimetric 'quarters' (2 stone) on the same page.<br />The past was a confusing place.<br />No wonder they drank a lot.<br />Is there a conversion table for volumetric quarters into lb for various grains, or has the 'quarter' been standardised to a gravimetric value by 1844?StuartPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748038209546648459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-86838538414874406852010-09-16T22:38:36.317-07:002010-09-16T22:38:36.317-07:00Barm, it's not usually considered as artificia...Barm, it's not usually considered as artificial refrigeration. They just use water that is already cold. Linde's ammonia refrigeration device of 1870 is usually regarded as the start of artificial refrigeration.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-47773018620836534092010-09-16T17:25:09.842-07:002010-09-16T17:25:09.842-07:00I'll ask the naïve question to save others emb...I'll ask the naïve question to save others embarrassing themselves: In what way are attemperators not artificial refrigeration?Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.com