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Hi Brewer`s , Not used barley syrup before , so can`t really comment ; But on the use of sugars in brewing , IF THE ORIGINAL RECIPE CALLS FOR SUGARS , USE SUGARS , DON`T REPLACE WITH MALT , IT WILL ALTER THE BEER`S TASTE, AROMA AND , MOUTHFEEL !! (not to mention the abv difference !!) Best...

Hi Mike, I've just had another look and whoops , it appears they are brewing records , sorry !. Not seen them like that before !, I'll have to have a look on a bigger screen tomorrow , Cheers Edd

How Do Woodster, Welcome to the forum mate; I've just had a quick look at the record photo you popped up , at first glance it looks like an attenuation / fermentation record in Brewer's pounds per barrel of gravity , with the name of the brewer , yeast type and beer quality , Would you be able...

How Do , No probs , just pop me a message as and when you get all the kit together , I`ll respond as quickly as I can , Cheers Edd

Hi Slid , It's the modern (ish) Bramling X that I included in the recipe , Cheers Edd

Hi All, Here's a nice Edwardian Stout from Magee's (June 1906) I'm a bit busy at the moment, hence the handwritten recipe I've uploaded, any questions, pop me a message etc , Cheers & Happy Mashing Edd

Hi Woodster , Welcome to the forum , I've posted a recipe for a 1 X Mild from Walker's of Warrington on the old beers & brewing thread on here, don't know if you've seen it ? Cheers Edd

Hi Tommy, Now there's a thought , if I were to go down that road , I'd cool to around 60°c , then add the hops at the required rate for a half hour ~3/4 hour stand before cooling to the required pitching temperature, though some breweries used to do a hop back stand as above at pitching...

Hi All , Here's a bit of info for you on boiling times during the great war (& 1919) Walker's of Warrington Red XX Mild 13/05/1918. @ 1.025° = 80 mins (sacch brew boil) , and 140 mins on the malt brew boil 4 d Mild 04/03/1919 : sacch boil @ 1.5 hours , Malt boil @ 2:40 !! A ...

Hi Billy , Quite a lot of the old brewers records got fed to the boilers ! , and I know that most of the older 'surplus!' Archival materials from Magee's was destroyed in 1927 by order of the board :( . Yup , its a reyt bugger trying to track down the other Bolton breweries records, Walker's...

Hi Billy, Forgot to add that sadly I haven't seen, or heard of any other records from Bolton breweries surviving , the last one to close was Magee's in September 1970, ( I've only got a Brewing Book which dates from Thursday 17th April 1969~ Monday 21st September 1970 , and a Brewer's Cost Price...

Hi Billy , Thanks for posting on the thread. Dutton's of Blackburn took over John Hamer & Sons of Bromley Cross in 1952 , and Hamer's took a controlling interest in another Bolton brewery in 1926 ( Joseph Sharman & Sons ) which they sold to George Shaw & Co of Leigh the following year . I'd be...

Hi All , Yeast pitching rate and , TEMPERATURE are quite key to consistency , Cheers Edd

Hi Dan , I've heard about this one, not seen it on sale near me yet , but I'll probably be trying it out when I do !! . Let me know what you think of it . I've got a couple of recommendations for you : Sam Smith's India Ale , a superb 5% abv Pale Ale , and what i regard as the best UK produced...

Hi All , Here`s the Greenall`s Porter from 1862 , hope you enjoy it ,I`ll be posting another recipie next week , not selected which one yet though ; has anyone got any style preference ? , i`m edging towards choosing a Bitter or a Pale Ale !! Cheers and Happy Mashing , Edd

Hi All , Here`s another cracker from the Eshaldwell Brewery of Henry Bentley & Co Ltd ; an X P ( X PORTER) it`s from 1893 . It`s the weakest of the three Stouts and Porters Bentley`s were knocking out back then , at around 5 1/4 % abv . the next recipie i post will be another porter , this time...

Hi All , Just to let you know that i`ve posted an 1893 recipe for the X Porter from Henry Bentley`s Eshaldwell Brewery @ Woddlesford in the Old Beers and Brewing Thread on here , Cheers Edd

Hi All , Here`s the Greenall`s IPA (St Helens) that I said I`d post up a couple of days ago , Cheers , Edd

Hi All , I'd like to chip in with two recommendations for brewing books to buy ; Bronzed Brews , and the follow up , Six 0'Clock Brews by the very knowledgeable Peter Symons ; another traveller in the beer history field . They're both available through the Lulu website , Cheers Edd

Hi Ben, I'd say if you fill in the 'get in touch ' box @ the Barclay Perkins Blog ,and contact Ron , he'll probably be able to recommend a couple of books; he's a pretty decent chap , Cheers Edd