Thomas Usher grists in 1914

Interested in what went into Thomas Usher's Beers? I’m sure you are. Here you go.

Starting with base malt, all the beers use pale malt. Not much unusual about that. I won’t try to spin it out any more.

All the Mild Ales contain about 5% crystal malt. Again, nothing particularly odd about that. Crystal malt was originally created for use in Mild Ales. Presumably to add sweetness and body.

The only other malts appear in the Stouts. A combination of brown and black malt. Giving their grists a very London look. At around 17%, the roasted malt content is quite high.

The overall malt content is pretty normal at 75% to 80%. Which is pretty much dead on the UK average of 78.5%. 

Every single beer contains some flaked maize. Though the proportion varies quite a lot, from 5% to 13%. It’s notable that the highest amounts appear in the Pale Ales.

Thomas Usher grists in 1914
Date	Beer	Style	pale malt	brown malt	black malt	crystal malt	total malt	flaked maize
24th Dec	40/- Br	Ale	78.79%				78.79%	9.09%
24th Dec	50/- Br	Ale	78.79%				78.79%	9.09%
17th Dec	60/- Br	Ale	79.41%				79.41%	8.82%
26th Aug	44/- MA	Mild	67.35%			6.12%	73.47%	6.12%
26th Aug	50/- MA	Mild	67.35%			6.12%	73.47%	6.12%
24th Dec	60/- MA	Mild	70.91%			5.45%	76.36%	5.45%
24th Dec	80/- MA	Mild	70.91%			5.45%	76.36%	5.45%
26th Aug	100/- MA	Mild	67.35%			6.12%	73.47%	6.12%
24th Aug	X	Pale Ale	80.00%				80.00%	9.09%
20th Aug	X 60/-	Pale Ale	84.43%				84.43%	7.19%
26th Aug	IP	IPA	76.80%				76.80%	12.00%
24th Aug	40/- PA	Pale Ale	80.00%				80.00%	9.09%
24th Aug	PA	Pale Ale	80.00%				80.00%	9.09%
21st Dec	PA 60/-	Pale Ale	74.75%				74.75%	13.13%
25th Aug	48/-	Stout	57.60%	9.60%	7.20%		74.40%	4.80%
25th Aug	54/-	Stout	57.60%	9.60%	7.20%		74.40%	4.80%
25th Sep	XP	Strong Ale	80.65%				80.65%	9.68%
Source:
Thomas Usher brewing record held at the Scottish Brewing Archives, document number TU/6/1/5.