How Do All ,
Some time ago , I began to re examine the W B Mew, Langton & Co brewing records photos set ;
Kindly sent by Jeff Secchiari of The Brewery History Society , Cheers Jeff 🍻.
To excise a drawn out fable , I began to be unhappy with my analysis .
In particular the gross disparity in I B U bandwith in the Osbourne Pale Ales and ,
The Grist Proportions of the Porters and Stouts * .
In consequence of this rather irritating conclusion , I started my analysis afresh ;
Reasoning that a successfull commercial brewery capable of producing up to 200 Barrels
Of a beer such as Osbourne Pale Ale would , In the interest of product consistency and ,
Repeat sales have ensured a reasonable degree of homogenisation in re `Perceived Bitterness `,
And , Hop Charge Points ( Relative to Gravity @ Charge and , Wort Length IN COPPER )
across All ( sic ) brewings of O P A as recorded in the surviving brewing books from Mew`s
Newport brewery **.
The table below shows the reformed analysis of the O P A brews selected for investigation ;
With the * in table referring to the AVERAGE Original Gravity ;
As a number of the brewings contain eg 138.5 Barrels in FV 1 @ 23.6 Lbs / Brl and
up to 3 - 4 Other Wort Lengths IN F V 1 ; Eg : FV 2 : 48.5 Wort Barrels @ 20.8 Lbs ,
FV 3 : 42 Wort Barrels @ 23.6 Lbs , + X Barrels of other Worts = Average Original Gravity / * .
Today`s outpouring of beery knowledge continues my analysis of the Pale Ales
Of W B Mew, Langton & Co ; I hope you all enjoy the information .
The 3 Surviving Brewing Books from the Newport Brewery of W B Mew , Langton & Co
Are cared for by the team at The Isle of Wight Records Office , Cat Ref : ML 44
* This relates to the Extract Poundage of 1 Quarter of Black Malt @ an Av of 50 Lbs / Qtr
** I believe the Mew family operated another brewery on the Isle of Wight ,
Any technical details or , even brewing records would be welcomed ,
Please get in touch or comment below if you`re able to assist .
This Table , Analysis Etc C Edd Mather 2026
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| W B Mew , Langton & Co`s Maltings ; Photo from the Brewery History Society Webpage on the Company |
PALE ALES
1884 - 1889
|
Gyle
|
Date
|
Original
|
I
B U
|
A
B V |
|
23 |
3
/ 11 / 1884 |
1.056.25 |
56 |
6.5 % |
|
116 |
18
/ 3 / 1885 |
1.055.75
* |
58 |
6.5 % |
|
|
|
1.057 |
56 |
6.6 % |
|
|
|
1.055 |
58 |
6.4 % |
|
224 |
10
/ 8 / 1885 |
1.055 * |
58 |
6.4 % |
|
|
|
1.056.75 |
58 |
6.6 % |
|
|
|
1.054.5 |
58 |
6.3 % |
|
|
|
1.053.5 |
58 |
6.2 % |
|
17 |
21
/ 10 / 1885 |
1.053.25
* |
54 |
6.1 % |
|
|
|
1.054.75 |
56 |
6.3 % |
|
|
|
1.053.75 |
54 |
6.25
% |
|
|
|
1.052.75 |
54 |
6.1
% |
|
|
|
1.051.75 |
54 |
5.9
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67 |
10
/ 1 / 1886 |
1.052.75 |
50 |
6.1
% |
|
139 |
31
/ 3 / 1886 |
1.053.5 |
50 |
6.2 % |
|
244 |
16
/ 9 / 1886 |
1.053 * |
46 |
6.1
% |
|
|
|
1.054.5 |
46 |
6.3 % |
|
|
|
1.052.75 |
46 |
6.1 % |
|
29 |
10
/ 11 / 1886 |
1.052.75 |
48 |
6.1 % |
|
84 |
28
/ 1 / 1887 |
1.053.5 |
46 |
6.2 % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
21
/ 10 / 1889 |
1.054.5
* |
48 |
6.3 % |
|
|
|
1.055 |
48 |
6.4 % |
|
|
|
1.054 |
48 |
6.2 % |
|
EXPORT PALE ALES
|
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|
111 |
9 /
3 / 1886 |
1.050 |
74 |
5.7 % |
|
170 |
16
/ 4 / 1886 |
1.051 |
72 |
5.8 % |
|
|
|
1.048.5 |
74 |
5.6 % |
|
|
|
1.057.25 |
72 |
6.7 % |
* = AVERAGE Original Gravity
Cheers All 🍻 ,
Edd
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| Image C Edd Mather 2026 |
*
Regular readers of the blog may be interested to know that the latest tranche of research was completed ;
With the help of Messrs Fribourg & Treyer Per Ibid and , Boyartyri ? Cigarettes
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