tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post3855474951319548994..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Let's Brew Wednesday - 1885 Kirkstall AKRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-43182205944697386932021-04-08T12:26:33.604-07:002021-04-08T12:26:33.604-07:00Thanks for the information about the K. I guess no...Thanks for the information about the K. I guess nothing should surprise me about British brewing records anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-71455419108221351572021-04-08T10:45:11.391-07:002021-04-08T10:45:11.391-07:00Brett Matthews,
who knows? That's the racking...Brett Matthews,<br /><br />who knows? That's the racking gravity, so if they weren't priming they would have left some fermentable material in the beer to condition it in the cask. The FG when the beer was consumed would have been lower.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-33487877920405537302021-04-08T08:59:08.373-07:002021-04-08T08:59:08.373-07:00With so much invert sugar in the mash tun, how wou...With so much invert sugar in the mash tun, how would have this beer achieved an FG of 1.012? I've been playing around with this recipe in Beersmith and even with a high mash temp - which is counter to making a dry, light ale - the FG hits sub 1.010 even when using a lower attenuating yeast like West Yorkshire. To me, mashing high but adding invert sugar to lighten body is like driving with a foot on the accelerator and the brakes at the same time.Brett Matthewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-52075514887251907972021-04-08T07:30:34.838-07:002021-04-08T07:30:34.838-07:00A Brew Rat,
interesting. I'm amazed that a ho...A Brew Rat,<br /><br />interesting. I'm amazed that a hop substitute was allowed before 1880. But it does clearly state: "Allowed by Act of parliament, and sanctioned by the Excise", so it must have been legal.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-3612896143939758952021-04-08T06:18:57.677-07:002021-04-08T06:18:57.677-07:00Anonymous,
AK would have been consumed within a c...Anonymous,<br /><br />AK would have been consumed within a couple of weeks of racking. Despite the K standing for Keeping, it wasn't aged.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-75758372375126099312021-04-07T14:20:02.985-07:002021-04-07T14:20:02.985-07:00I saw that "Wilde's hop substitute in you...I saw that "Wilde's hop substitute in your table yesterday, and curiosity made me google it.<br /><br />https://books.google.com/books?id=CcsuZSisACgC&pg=PT4&lpg=PT4&dq=Wylde%27s+hop+substitute&source=bl&ots=aW1hTNckbQ&sig=ACfU3U2KlUtQq9vOtMN4xbQYSKgLXvwoCA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIgJemjervAhVFGs0KHbnHCXMQ6AEwA3oECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=Wylde's%20hop%20substitute&f=false<br /><br />Advertisement from 1879, and it mentions that it has been in use for years. Described as "vegetable tonic bitters" - what do you supposed that means?A Brew Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030012318161876780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-10336303301402336242021-04-07T13:56:29.755-07:002021-04-07T13:56:29.755-07:00That looks really nice and I may want to try makin...That looks really nice and I may want to try making that. You'd said the K was for keeping -- do you have a sense how long it was aged? And would it have picked up any oak from the barrels or would it be neutral in that way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com