W B MEW , LANGTON & Co : STOUTS 1884 - 1891

 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 STOUT 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 @ 20.6 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 

W B Mew , Langton & Co`s Maltings ;
Photo from the Brewery History Society Webpage on the Company

                                                                    STOUTS : 1884 - 1891 

Gyle	Date	Original	I B U	A B V
STOUT
20	29 / 10 / 1884	1.065.25	52	7.2  %
26	5 / 12 / 1884	1.073.5	44	8.1  %
87	5 /   2 / 1885	1.072  *	60	7.9  %
		1.072.25	60	8.0  %
		1.071.75	60	7.9  %
189	23 /   4 / 1885	1.072.5	56	8.0  %
59	23 / 12 / 1885	1.071  *	60	7.8  %
		1.075.25	60	8.4  %
		1.071.75	60	7.9  %
230	10 /   8 / 1886	1.073.5  *	54	8.1  %
		1.074.5	54	8.3  %
		1.073.25	54	8.1  %
122	25 /   3 / 1887	1.074.5	52	8.3  %
147	4 /   5 / 1887	1.073.75	52	8.2  %
X  X    STOUT
214	26 /   9 / 1889	1.069.5	52	7.6  %
97	18 /   3 / 1890	1.068	48	7.7  %
189	13 /   8 / 1890	1.068	50	7.4  %
51	23 / 12 / 1890	1.068	56	7.4  %
69	22 /   1 / 1891	1.068	56	7.4  %
X  X  X    STOUT
205	1 /   8 / 1889	1.073  *	54	8.1  %
		1.073.5	54	8.1  %
		1.072.75	54	8.0  %
214	26 /   9 / 1889	1.075	52	8.3  %
97	18 /   3 / 1890	1.073.75	48	8.4  %
189	13 /   8 / 1890	1.073.75	52	8.2  %
51	23 / 12 / 1890	1.073.75	54	8.2  %
69	22 /   1 / 1891	1.073.75	54	8.2  %

Cheers All 🍻 ,

Edd 

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