How Do All ,
No recipe for today`s post ;
Instead you lucky gyle pickers have the fruits of my latest mini research project ;
The X X Ales brewed at Brook Street by the Hodgson Brothers ( 1886 Gyle Book )
And in the later records The Brewing Books of Arthur J Baily 1894 - 1897 as ,
Hodgson`s Kingston Brewery Co Ltd .
The earlier records , which only cover January - April 1886 have only one type of XX Ale ;
The grist composition of XX in this source is rather simple using Malts from the brother`s own manufacure at Brook St or , including the products of other Maltsters in the Mash Tun such as ,
" 22 Qtrs Jackson ( 08/01/1886) , 10 Qtrs Bushell ( 02/03/1886 ) or,
What I suspect is another Hodgson`s Maltings , Thames St ( 10 Qtrs 02/03/1886 ) .
The sugar contributions average between 1.013 - 1.014 in the analysed brewings ; used as a
` Wort Extender `
( The use of a non Mashed product to extend the brewlength Collected in Copper )
The later brewing records , written by A J Baily cover the period after registration as a limited
Company with the grists of both sub classes of XX Ale up to May / June 1894 following those
Of the earlier XX Ales ( 1886 ) in terms of make up except for the inclusion of Crystal Malt
@ 3 - 3.75 % Over BOTH sub types of XX from the earliest brewings in January 1894 ,
Until the last in 1897 .
The use of Flaked Maize starts in odd brewings in April - June 1894 , then becomes a universal
Ingredient throughout all brewings up to the end of the records in early 1897 ; contributing a
Constant 400 Lbs of Extract to the Tun Clollection Yield Volume Gravity ( Variable ) .
The Hops used in both records sets are , from the usual blend of English , Noble European and ,
American Hops ; Eg :
XX Ale 20 / 01 / 1886 : 120 Lbs Alsace , 120 Lbs Goldings and 74 Lbs Nurembergs
XX ( DK ) Friday 28 Th August 1896 : Gyle No :
48 Lbs Mercer K 1894 , 84 Lbs Baker K 1895 ,
84 Lbs Hocher ? Surrey ("SY" ) 1895 ,
84 Lbs Goldsmid ( H ? ) 1894
X X ( Light / Pale ) : Tuesday 1 St January 1895 : Gyle No : 46
48 Lbs Harnett ? K
56 Lbs Hammond ? "SX" ( Sussex )
112 Lbs Foster K
84 Lbs Oregons
As far as I`m able to tell , racking hops were not used in any of the XX brewings I`ve looked at ,
With othe brewings by Hodgson`s being quite specific as to their inclusion , leads me to suspect
That the beer wasn`t one that used Dry / Racking Hops .
HODGSON BROTHERS
The Brewery
Brook St
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
X X ALES
1886
DATE Original Gravity Racking Gravity Final Gravity IBU A B V
08 / 01 / 1886 1.064 1.022.25 1.019 28 5.9
20 / 01 / 1886 1.065 1.021.25 1.018 26 6.2
16 / 02 / 1886 1.063.5 1.019.25 1.015 26 6.4
02 / 03 / 1886 1.063.25 1.022.25 1.019 22 6.1
01 / 04 / 1886 1.064 1.021.25 1.018 26 6.2
13 / 04 / 1886 1.064 1.018 1.014 28 6.7
SOURCE : Hodgson Brothers / Hodgson`s Kingston Brewery Co Ltd
Gyle Book January - April 1886 @ ACC 2305 / 59 / 002
Depository : London Metropolitan Archives
Hodgson`s Kingston Brewery Co Ltd
The Brewery
Brook St
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
X X ALE ( Dark )
DATE Original Gravity Racking Gravity Final Gravity IBU A B V
Fri 03/01/1894 1.055.5 1.013.25 1.010 24 6.1
Tue 06/02/1894 1.055.5 1.013.25 1.010 28 6
Fri 31/01/1895 1.052.75 1.013.25 1.010 22 5.6
Tue 24/09/1895 1.052.75 1.013.25 1.010 22 5.6
Tue 28/08/1896 1.052.75 1.013.25 1.010 26 5.6
Thu 24/12/1894 1.052.75 1.013.25 1.010 26 5.6
X X ALE (Light / Pale )
Fri 26/01/1894 1.055.5 1.012.25 1.009 32 6.1
Fri 21/12/1894 1.052.75 1.011.25 1.008 28 6
Tue 01/01/1895 1.052.75 1.011.25 1.008 28 5.9
Tue 25/10/1895 1.052.75 1.011.25 1.008 28 5.9
Tue 07/04/1896 1.052.75 1.011.25 1.008 24 5.9
Tue 16/02/1897 1.052.75 1.011.25 1.008 26 5.9
SOURCE : The Brewing Books of Arthur J Baily
January - October1894 @ B 33 / A 13 1 ; 1894 - 1895 @ B 33 / A 13 / 2 ;
1896 - 1897 @ B 33 / A 13 / 3
Depository : Oxfordshire History Centre , Cowley , Oxford
This Analysis & Commentary C Edd Mather 2024
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