How Do All ,
Today`s post is about the Porters and Stouts as contained in the 1892 - 1894 Brewing Book ,
from theBentley`s Yorkshire Breweries Collection ;
Deposited with the ever helpfull team over at West Yorkshire Archives ( Morley ) branch ,
Catalogue No : WYL 2045 / 288 / 106 .
This Analysis & Commentary C Edd Mather 2023
THE PORTERS AND STOUTS OF
Henry Bentley & Co Yorkshire Breweries Ltd 1892 - 1894
Henry Bentley & Co Yorkshire Breweries Ltd
Eshaldwell Brewery
Woodlesford
Nr Leeds
West Riding
Yorkshire
The weakest of these beers was " x P " , employing a fairly constant malts grist make up ,
Eg : Wednesday 3 Rd May 1893 : Brew No 158
Yorkshire @ 83.5 %
Black @ 16.5 %
Invert Sugar @ 1.014
The x P also used a small addition of caramel during the boil ; in this case 2 Gallons added to the Copper
at Let Off - 45 Minutes to 81 Wt Barrels ; In common with the x Ale , this beer didn`t have racking hops added ; Leading me to the conclusion that this would have been brewed and consumed within a relatively short period ; Probably within 1 - 2 Months of being racked to casks for Draught Consumption or, for Bottling at the brewery or an ` Out` bottlers .
Sample Analysis Brewings of x . P 1893
No DATE Original Gravity Racking Gravity Final Gravity I B U A B V
158 Wed 03/05/1893 1.052.75 1.015 1,012 34 5.3 %
173 Tue 25/06/1893 1.055 1.020 1.014 32 5.4 %
210 Tue 01/08/1893 1.054 1.019 1.015 34 5.1 %
239 Thu 24/08/1803 1.053.5 1.021.5 1.016 38 4.9 %
44 Wed 22/11/1893 1.051.25 1.016.5 1.013 32 5 %
Brewed 25 times December 1892 - December 1893
The next beer is a slight oddity , It`s entered as a XXX , But as the brewings indicate the use of a Black Malt broth addition during the boil , I`ve come to the conclusion that this is more of a Porter than
A Mild or Old X X X Ale . . A relative rarity in terms of brewings 1892 - 4 , being brewed only 9 times.
The grists employed were quite consistent in their use of " Smyrna " and " Yorkshire " malts ,
With the volume of the Black Malt Broth addition varying slightly from brew to brew ;
X X X : Brew No 65 Monday 15 Th November 1893
78.5 % Yorkshire
21.5 % Smyrna
Black Malt Broth to Copper @ 12 Gallons to 78 Wort Barrels in Copper
1.013.75 Invert Sugar
Sample X X X Brewings 1892 - 1894
No DATE Original Gravity Racking Gravity Final Gravity I B U A B V
58 Thu 15/12/1892 1.066.25 1.018.25 1.014 48 6.9 %
116 Thu 30/03/1893 1.067.75 1.023.75 1.015 30 6.9 %
65 Mon 15/11/1893 1.069 1.018.25 1.014 44 7.3 %
94 Tue 03/01/1894 1.062.75 1.019.5 1.013 36 6.6 %
B . S
Entered in the brewing book as " B . S " , This would have ( imo ) a bottled product line ;
The grist proportions of this beer vary , in common with others in their use of main / extract
Malts , with the proportion of Black Malt added to the grist varying little in the 7 breings recorded
In the 1892 - 4 Book .
SAMPLE GRISTS : Brew No : 99 03 / 03 / 1893
Yorkshire 69.5 %
Smyrna 13 %
Black 17.5 %
Sugar : 1.017 Invert
Brew No : 175 22 / 06 / 1893
Yorkshire 82.25 %
Black 17.75 %
Sugar : 1.017.25 Invert
The grist percentages continue in roughly the same proportions , though the main extract malt
Supplier may differ Eg Brew No 198 July 1893 : Ipswich @ 82.25 % , Black Malt @ 17.75 %
September 1893 : Brew No 258 : Yorkshire ( Musgrave ) @ 82.75 % , Black Malt @ 17.25 % ..
Selected Brewings Analysis :
No DATE Original Gravity Bottling Gravity Final Gravity I B U A B V
99 Fri 03/03/1893 1.063.5 1.014.75 1.012 40 6.8 %
125 Wed 12/04/1893 1.064 1.015.75 1.013 36 6.75 %
144 Wed 18/05/1893 1.064 1.016.75 1.014 44 6.6 %
175 Thu 22/06/1893 1.065.5 1.018.75 1.016 34 6.8 %
198 Wed 19/07/1893 1.064.5 1.018.75 1.016 38 6.4 %
258 Mon 12/09/1893 1.065.5 1.017.75 1,015 34 6.7 %
51 Thu 30/11/1893 1.064 1.021.5 1.018.75 40 6.3 %
Double Brown Stout ( " D B S " )
Brewed only once in the period covered by the book ( December 1892 - March 1894 ) ;
This beer utilises the standard mixture of Yorkshire and Smyrna Malts with a percentage as below of
Black Malt : D B S , Brew No : 50 Friday 9 Th December 1892 ; 48 I B U , 8.1 % A B V
O / Grav : 1.075 Bottling Gravity : 1.016.75 - 1.016.5 Final Gravity : 1.014
Grist : Yorkshire @ 70 %
Smyrna @ 14.5 %
Black @ 14.5 %
Sugars : 1.021 Invert
This brew featured an above average ` Coppering / Boil ` time @ 3 Hours and featured a respectable
Racking Hop Addition of 7 Oz Per Barrel of " Kent Noakes 1892
I have a small favour to ask ,
If any blog readers know of brewing records in priivate collections and are able to facilitate access / send photos ; I`d love to hear from you , as I`m currently thinking about and planning my next research project( s ) ; One of which is attempting to trace old brewing records from any breweries in the North of England in private collections *
* Pre 1968 For Defunct Companies and beer brands , Pre 1920 For current breweries & beer brands .
Cheers All ,
Edd
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