How Do All ,
Here`s an analysis of some brewings from the earliest known commercial brewing record in a Public Archive from a Sheffield Brewery the Brewing Book of Kirby , Wright & Co @ SHW 6/1/2/1,
Deposited with the team at Sheffield City Archives on Shoreham St .
The brewing book of Kirby , Wright and Co does contain various details such as Malts & Hops used and Gravities , sadly it doesn`t record brewlengths and only rarely does it record the initial liquor heat.
a similar situation exists with the attenuation and yeast use records , though these are , sadly absent .
The records at the end of the book are from the time immediately before Septimus Ward`s purchase of the brewery outright in 1871 ; Happily these records do include ( occasionally ) some mashing and other details which have allowed me to extrapolate the brewlength yields and collection gravities used in the Kirby , Wright & Co beers .
The Sheaf Island Brewery was established in 1837 by William Roper & John Kirby ,
with George Wright joining the business in 1861 who were joined by Septimus Ward in 1868 ,
who bought the business in 1871 , In 1876 , the entire concern removed to the Soho Brewery
of Bradley & Co , shortly after it`s purchase in 1876, which was then promptly re named
" The Sheaf Brewery " , continuing to brew until 1999 when it regrettably ceased brewing .
If you know of any Brewing Records from South Yorkshire or other breweries ,
I would really appreciate access to any surviving records , Where access is possible or if you`re able to assist with my research in other areas of the UK , please leave a comment below or a message through the blog contact form , I`ll respond as soon as possible ,
DATE BEER O /Gravity R / Gravity F / Gravity I B U A B V
27 / 06 / 1865 4 d ALE ? 1.062.5 1.010 1.007 30 6.5 %
23 / 05 / 1863 X ALE 1.063.5 1.010 1.007 32 6.75 %
15 / 07 / 1865 X ALE 1.064.5 1.013 1.010 26 7 %
01 / 08 / 1865 X ALE 1.066.5 1.010 1.007 26 7 %
13 / 07 / 1865 X X ALE 1.072.25 1.013 1.010 28 7.25 %
05 / 07 / 1865 X X ALE 1.072.25 1.013 1.010 30 7.25 %
21 / 09 / 1865 X X ALE 1.072.25 1.013 1.010 30 7.25 %
18 / 05 / 1865 X X BEER 1.068.75 1.011 1.008 40 7.2 %
11 / 07 / 1865 Y XX 1.077.75 1.013 1.010 34 7.8 %
20 / 05 / 1865 X X X BEER 1.078.75 1.013 1.010 40 8 %
01 / 05 / 1865 X X X BEER 1.080.5 1.013 1.010 40 8.2 %
21 / 08 / 1865 X X X 1.083.5 1.013 1.010 40 8 %
14 / 09 / 1865 X X X 1.080.5 1.013 1.010 40 8.2 %
31 / 05 / 1865 PORTER 1.058.5 1.009 1.006 32 6.5 %
04 / 07 / 1865 PORTER 1.061 1.010 1.007 30 6.5 %
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