Nothing much happening with the boil. Exactly the same as in 1940. Pretty boring, that.
The pitching and maximum fermentation temperatures are just about exactly the same as in 1940. Pitched at 58º F or 59º F and peaking in the high 60sº F. I suppose that they had no reason to change, so why would they?
Slightly longer fermentation times or around a day are a bit unexpected. I do need to point out here that they were quite variable, from five to nine days. When it comes to the fermentation times, the examples I have taken are pretty random. Well, totally random, really.
That's me done with Young's beers in 1943. Where should I go next? 1944 or straight to 1945? Or should I go backwards to 1941 0r 1942? I'll have to have a think.
| Youngs boiling and fermentation in 1943 | |||||||
| Beer | Style | boil time (hours) | Pitch temp | max. ferment-ation temp | length of fermen-tation (days) | dropped after (hours) | |
| A | Mild | 1.75 | 1.75 | 59º F | 64.5º F | 8 | |
| X | Mild | 2 | 2 | 58º F | 67º F | 8 | 38 |
| PAB | Pale Ale | 2 | 2 | 59º F | 66.5º F | 7 | |
| PA | Pale Ale | 2 | 2 | 58º F | 70.75º F | 7 | 37 |
| XXX | Strong Ale | 2 | 2 | 58º F | 67.75º F | 6 | |
| Average | 1.95 | 1.95 | 58.40º F | 67.30º F | 7.2 | 37.5 | |
| Source: | |||||||
| Young's brewing record held at Battersea Library, document number YO/RE/1/12. | |||||||

The immediate post-war period please. I've never really understood why rationing continued for so long in the UK after the war ended. Was this more to do with the balance of payments crisis than physical constraints? Could brewers get sugar to brew with?
ReplyDeleteI think the main problem was getting hard currency for imports. Sterling wasn't a hard currency in the aftermath of WW II and imports had to be paid for in dollars.
DeleteIt would be informative if you showed the consequences of the boiling and fermentation.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by the consequenes?
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