Thursday, 13 October 2022

CANNON BREWERY BEERS IN 1871 - 1872

 How Do All ,

This post is possible thanks to the efforts of the ever helpfull team at Sheffield City Archives , Located on Shoreham Street . A short walk from the Train Station ; On arrival ; I was greetted and asked for my Sheffield Libraries Card ;  after using the storeage lockers handily provided , I was through to the search room and the beery disvoveries that awaited !!! ; 

The first doccument examined was a tattered looking narrow notebook with no front cover 
Catalogue No : SHW 6 / 1 / 1 / 3 .
 Hardly an auspicious start , but as I leafed through the pages reading about a Victorian Brewer`s observations of brewing , malts and general information on analysis & notes on the Arsenic in the Beer crises of 1900 - 01 - 03
 ( Caused by the use of Arsenious Sulfuric Acid at Bostock`s in making Invert Sugars ) ; 
I found brewing records , Merely recorded as ; " From Captain Latham`s Book , Cannon Brewery , 
St John`s St , London " .  These brewings cover selected brewings of SOME beers produced by The Cannon Brewery in 1871 - 1872 ;  I hopoe that you all enjoy the ` Beers ` table ; I`ll be analysing the Porters & Stouts from this record in the next few weeks , with a similar table to follow; Look out for the recipe post on Saturday , It`ll be the 36 / Bitter Ale 🍻



QUALITY         Gyle No       DATE               Original Gravity     Final Gravity     I B U        A B V

36 / Bitter Ale      215         14 / 03 / 1872               1.051.5              1.005             46       6      % 

36 /   X ALE        242            4 / 04 / 1871              1.055                1.006             22      6.5    %
36 /   X ALE        246            8 / 04 / 1871              1.056                1.009             38      6.1    %
36 /   X ALE        246            6 / 04 / 1872              1.059.25           1.007             30      6.75  %    
  
   X X X  ALE        90          23 / 10 / 1871             1.077                 1.015             60      7.25  %

X X X X  ALE       90          23 / 10 / 1871             1.098.5              1.020             46       9      %

X X X Stock Ale  249         11 / 04 / 1871              1.082.25            1.015              62      7.75 %

58 / Stock Ale       242           3 / 04 / 1871              1.091                 1.018             58      9.25  %    


Cheers All 

Edd        

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