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"I discovered something really fascinating about the relative prices of malt, sugar and maize in WW I today, Dolores. . . . Dolores . ....

I'm constantly finding stuff that I wasn't looking for. Often it's more interesting that what I'd been after. This is a good...

Thanks to Gary Gillman for bringing this fascinating article to my attention. It's writer Cyril Ray's account of a visit to Courage ...

I've had a couple of queries about archives. How do you find where brewing records are. How do you get access to them. That sort of thin...

Here's another poignant comment. Brewing logs often contain details of the weather. Air temperature, rain, thunderstorms. That sort of t...

Brewers often had to improvise during WW I. Ingredients were in short supply and getting all the right malts was tricky. Here's an examp...

This week it's a kitchen sink beer from our old friends Barclay Perkins. I picked out this beer because of its weird and wonderful list ...

I'm sure I mentioned my trip to London this week. Yesterday, it was. These day trips are a bit of an endurance test. I'm still knack...

There's a funny story behind why I bought this book. Well, maybe not funny. A story, anyway. It's all because of a blog post. One on...

I've tried getting the kids catalogue my books. Lexie did a couple of shelves. The ones with rows of bound copies of trade magazines. He...

The British parliament isn't what it was. As these quotes from the debate on the Beer Bill of 1901 prove. After the passing of the Free ...

Ever wondered why British lager is usually so much weaker than it is in the rest of Europe? This might help explain it. "In accordanc...

I'd been hoping to find something like this. An explanation of why brewers used invert sugar rather than straight cane sugar: "It i...

This is a good one. I've seen it argued by homebrewers that brewing sugars are a waste of money. The line of reasoning goes that you may...

"Pure beer" is a concept that's been around for a while. But what exactly is "pure beer"? Beer without sugar? I can ...

Someone asked the other day about how long watering and adulteration continued to be practised. I think I've found the answer. Increased...

I told you it was sugar week. I'd never realised there were so many different ways of adding sugar to the wort. I'd sort of assumed ...

I'm back on the topic of adulteration. Remember how widespread it appeared to be in the mid-19th century? Well here's what publicans...

Just in time for the city's summer season rush, I've released an updated version of my Amsterdam Pub Guide . The second-best book ab...

It's sugar week here at Barclay Perkins. A bit weird, coming from someone who hasn't eaten any for almost 40 years. But here I am, ...