Saturday, 24 January 2026

Let's Brew - 1893 Cannon KK

A William Stones Cannon Ale label.
Playing Best Bitter to AK’s Ordinary Bitter was KK. Which is quite confusing. As, in London, KK meant a Stock or Burton Ale.

It has a pretty decent gravity. Not quite a full-strength Pale Ale though. It’s a few degrees light for that. But also highly-attenuated, leaving it 6.5% ABV.

It’s another very simple recipe. With only a single type of malt. Hard to spin many words out of that. Dum-dee-dum. Let’s move on.

A whole two types of hops, both Worcester. From the 1892 and 1893 harvests.

My guess is that it was a semi-stock beer. Aged for maybe three months. 

1893 Cannon KK
pale malt 13.50 lb 100.00%
Goldings 90 min 2.25 oz
Goldings 30 min 2.25 oz
Goldings dry hops 0.25 oz
OG 1058
FG 1009
ABV 6.48
Apparent attenuation 84.48%
IBU 58
SRM 5
Mash at 151º F
Sparge at 164º F
Boil time 90 minutes
pitching temp 58º F
Yeast Wyeast 1099 Whitbread ale

 

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