W B MEW , LANGTON & Co : LAST RUNNINGS , 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 **.  

 

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

W B Mew, Langton & Co  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

Gyle	Date	Original	I B U	A B V
DOUBLE   STOUT
11	15 / 10 / 1884	1.069.5	52	7.9  %
51	16 / 12 / 1884	1.069.5	54	7.9  %
	P/ g w : Porter	1.050	44	5.6  %
112	12 /   3 / 1885	1.073	52	8.5  %
EXPORT   STOUT
25	11 / 11 / 1889	1.073.75	96	8.8  %
STOCK   STOUT
66	15 /   1 / 1891	1.075	62	9.0  %
“ STOUT FOR MALTA “
BL	1 St August 1889	1.073.5	76	8.7  %
X  X  X  S
1	1 / 10 / 1884	1.055	52	6.2  %
	P / g W Guinea Ale	1.052.25	52	5.7  %
X   X   X
57	5 /   1 / 1891	1.087.5	66	9.8  %
X   X   X   X
105	3 /   3 / 1885	1.102	96	11.8  %
	P / g  W   4 d Ale	1.055.5	26	5.4    %
109	3 /   3 / 1886	1.096.75	100	11.1  %
	P / g  W   4 d Ale	1.048.5	22	5.9    %
118	11 /   3 / 1886	1.098.75	100	11.4  %
	P / g  W   4 d Ale	1.052.5	30	6.7    %
101	22 /   2 / 1887	1.105	102	11.8  %
	P / g   W  4 d Ale	1.056	24	6.5    %

Cheers All ,

Edd  🍻