W B MEW , LANGTON & Co : FAMILY ALES 1884 - 1889

 How Do All , 

 

Some time ago , I began to re examine the W B Mew, Langton & Co brewing records  ;

Photos of which were kindly sent by Jeff Secchiari of The Brewery History Society ,

 Cheers Jeff 🍻.

To excise a drawn out fable , I began to be unhappy with my analysis .

  In particular the gross disparity in I B U bandwith in the Osbourne Pale Ales and , 

The Grist Proportions of the Porters and Stouts *  .

 In consequence of this rather irritating conclusion , I started my analysis afresh ; 

Reasoning that a successfull commercial brewery capable of producing up to 200 Barrels  

Of a beer such as Osbourne Pale Ale would , In the interest of product consistency and , 

 Repeat sales have ensured a reasonable degree of homogenisation in re `Perceived Bitterness `,

 And , Hop Charge Points ( Relative to Gravity @ Charge and , Wort Length IN COPPER )

  across All ( sic ) brewings of O P A as recorded in the surviving brewing books from Mew`s 

 Newport brewery **.  

  The table below shows the reformed analysis of the O P A brews selected for investigation ;

 With the * in table referring to the  AVERAGE  Original Gravity ;

 As a number of the brewings contain eg 138.5 Barrels in FV  1 @ 23.6 Lbs / Brl and 

up to 3 - 4 Other Wort Lengths IN F V 1 ; Eg : FV 2 : 48.5 Wort Barrels @ 20.8 Lbs ,

  FV 3 : 42 Wort Barrels @ 23.6 Lbs , + X Barrels of other Worts = Average Original Gravity / * .

Today`s outpouring of beery knowledge continues my analysis of the beers of 

W B Mew, Langton & Co ; In the shape of their Family Ales ;

I hope you all enjoy the information . 

 The 3 Surviving Brewing Books from the Newport Brewery of W B Mew , Langton & Co 

Are cared for by the team at The Isle of Wight Records Office , Cat Ref : ML 44 

*  This relates to the Extract Poundage of 1 Quarter of Black Malt @ an Av of 50 Lbs / Qtr 

** I believe the Mew family operated another brewery on the Isle of Wight , 

      Any technical details or , even brewing records would be welcomed ,

Please get in touch or comment below if you`re able to assist .

This Table , Analysis Etc C Edd Mather 2026 

 

                                                        FAMILY  ALES  1884 - 1891 

Gyle	Date	Original	I B U	A B V
60	8 / 10 / 1884	1.050	38	6.7   %
42	3 / 12 / 1884	1.050.25	48	5.9   %
58	21 / 12 / 1885	1.049	46	5.7   %
19	29 / 10 / 1886	1.050.5	46	5.9   %
85	31 /   1 / 1887	1.050	46	5.8   %
143	27 /   4 / 1887	1.050	42	5.8   %
157	27 /   5 / 1889	1.050  *	44	5.8   %
		1.059.75	46	7.2   %
		1.046.25	44	5.3   %
55	27 / 12 / 1889	1.050	46	5.8   %
99	17 /   3 / 1890	1.050	42	5.8   %
190	4 /   7 / 1890	1.050	42	5.8   %
188	12 /   8 / 1890	1.051  *	42	6.0   %
		1.052.75	42	6.25 %
		1.050	42	5.8   %
73	29 /   1 / 1891	1.052.75	42	5.8   %
BOTTLING FAMILY ALE 1885 - 1891
72	15 /   1 / 1885	1.051	78	5.8   %
205	24 /   2 / 1886	1.052.25	76	6.0   %
87	2 /   2 / 1887	1.050.5  *	76	5.8   %
		1.051	76	5.9   %
		1.050	76	5.7   %
56	31 / 12 / 1889	1.060.5	80	6.6   %
22	7 / 11 / 1890	1.052.75	80	6.1  %
72	28 /   1 / 1891	1.052.75	82	6.1  %
PALE FAMILY ALE 1887 - 1891
94	11 /   2 / 1887	1.049	42	5.6  %
61	12 /   1 / 1891	1.052.75	44	6.4  %
82	12 /   2 / 1891	1.050	42	5.7  %
86	18 /   2 / 1891	1.050	42	5.8  %

 

 

Cheers All 🍻,

Edd 

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