Chapman hops in 1880

On with Chapman's hops.

There aren’t as many of them as at some other breweries. Either two or three two types of copper hops per beer. All but one of them English. And reasonably fresh, with the oldest only from 1878. The majority from Mid-Kent or Kent. Interestingly, all the English hops are from the South: Kent, Sussex and Hampshire.

The cheapest beer, X Ale, used the oldest hops, with none from the most recent harvest. It also had what would have been the cheapest hops: those from California. The stronger Mild, XX Ale, contained noticeably better hops, from Mid-Kent and Sussex.

Only the Pale Ales and Stock Ale received dry hops. In all three cases very fresh hops, no more than a few months old, were employed. 

Chapman hops in 1880
Beer	Style	hop 1	hop 2	hop 3	dry hops
X	Mild	Kent 1878	Calif. 1879
XX	Mild	Sussex 1880	Mid Kent 1878	Mid Kent 1878
XXX	Stock Ale	Sussex 1880	Mid Kent 1878	Mid Kent 1878	Hants 1880
AK	Pale Ale	Kent 1878	Hants 1880		Kent 1880
PA	Pale Ale	Kent 1879	Hants 1880		Kent 1880
S	Stout	Sussex 1880	Mid Kent 1878	Mid Kent 1878
Source:
Chapman brewing record.