MORGAN BROTHERS PALE X ALES 1878 - 1880

How Do All ,

Today`s Info Post is a short one about the Pale X Ales of the Morgan Brothers brewery ;

  The Pale X Ales are ; along with the Dark XX & X Ales a type that occurs regularly throughout

The Entries from the earliest in February 1878 Until late 1880 .

As with other posts on Morgan`s of Norwich Beers 1878 - 1880 , the information for the analyses ;

From :The Brewing Book of H E Field 1878 - 1881 @ LMA 4453 / D / 02 / 022 ;

Cared for as part of the Whitbread Archives by the ever friendly & helpfull team in Clerkenwell 

@ The London Archives on Northampton Rd .

 

This Article & Tables Etc : C Edd Mather 2025 

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Photo Of Margan`s Delivery Yard ;
From the Brewery History Society Webpage of Morgan`s 

                                             PALE  / LIGHT  X ALES 

                                                        1878  - 1880 

Gyle No	QUALITIES   BREWED	DATE	Original  Gravity	I B U	A B V
62	XX L   &  X  LXX D   & X  D	Sat     09/03/1878	1.044.5	26	4.75  %
245	XX D & X D     X L	Sat     12/10/1878	1.044.5	28	4.75  %
299	XX D & X D    X L	Sat     14/12/1878	1.044.5	24	4.75  %
7	XX D & X D    X L	Fri     10/01/1879	1.044.5	24	4.75  %
50	XX D & X D    X L	Wed   05/03/1879	1.044.5	22	4.75  %
56	XX D & X D    X L	Tue    09/03/1879	1.044.5	24	4.75  %
194	XX D & X D    X L	Sat     14/08/1880	1.044.5	24	4.75  %
252	XX D & X D    X L	Sat      16/10/1880	1.044.5	30	4.75  %

                                  GRISTS  &  SUGARS USE TABLES 

Gyle No :      62	DATE	Saturday            09 / 03 / 1878
Qualities Brewed	XX L	X L	XX D	X D
MALTS	Quarters		SUGARS
Savory	5		No 3 Invert Penang 25.01 % Over All Sacch %  90 Lbs Hops IN Copper
Crawshay No 2	5
Imperial	1
? Patent ?	1 Peck

Gyle No : 7	DATE	Friday  06 / 01 / 1879
Qualities Brewed	X L	X X D		X D
MALTS	Quarters		SUGARS
Cudden No 2	5		No 3 Invert Java 21.12  % Overall Sacch %  126 Lbs Hops IN Copper
Crawshay	4
Savory	5
Imperial	2
? Patent ?	½ Peck

 

Gyle No : 252	DATE	Friday  16 / 10 / 1880
Qualities Brewed	X L	X X D		X D
MALTS	Quarters		SUGARS
Smith  No 2	6		20.01 ?? Johnson ?? 105 Lbs Hops IN Copper
Smith  &  Son	6

                                              PARTI  & SINGLE GYLE TABLES 

GYLE No	245	DATE	Saturday  12 Th October 1878
QUALITIES Original Gravity			X X Dk	X Dk	X L
			1.052.75	1.048.75	1.044.5
LENGTH IN F V 1
SINGLE GYLE			70.5	76.5	84
PARTI GYLE			31	31.25	13

GYLE No	7	DATE	Friday  10 Th January 1879
QUALITIES Original Gravity			X X Dk	X Dk	X L
			1.052.75	1.048.75	1.044.5
LENGTH IN F V 1
SINGLE GYLE			104.5	113.25	124
PARTI GYLE			49	48	13

GYLE No	56	DATE	Tuesday  9 Th March 1880
QUALITIES Original Gravity			X X Dk	X Dk	X L
			1.051.5	1.048.75	1.044.5
LENGTH IN F V 1
SINGLE GYLE			199	210.5	230.75
PARTI GYLE			98	97.25	11

Cheers All 🍻

Edd