Victorian Era Beer

[Stew]

I know this will probably sound a bit of a weird one, but does anyone out there have any recipes (using kits) that will create beers in the style of those brewed in the Victorian period (especially the London area). Don't mind doing some kit tweaking.
There is a bit of logic behind all this...honest. :

 

[Vinnyc]

I know BYO did an article on Tudor beer last year

 

[graysalchemy]

Google the durden park brewing circle there are some authentic 19c recipes but they are all grain which could be converted to extract brewing.

Well worth a look.

 

[NickW]

Not sure you'd have much luck with kits. You have limited control over the bitterness and varieties of grains used.

You'd have to move to all grain brewing, although I'm fairly new myself so wouldn't be able to help with recipes from the Victorian period!

May I ask what has inspired you?

 

[mojonojo]

Shut up about barclay perkins - http://barclayperkins.blogspot.be/

 

[Stew]

Thanks for the ideas guys, will have a peruse and get back to you. Might be moving more towards exctract brewing in the new year so looks like there might be options.
:thumb:

 

[mike77]

The first thing that jumped to mind is porter but Indian pale ale, bitter where all popular. You could take any kit in one of these styles then perhaps use a london ale yeast from one of the specialist yeast companies wyeast/whitelabs in place of the kit yeast. Just to give it that London edge.

 

[graysalchemy]

My understanding is that beers of the 19c were in general stronger (it wasn't until rationing that we got weaker beers) and there was less of a prevalence for hoppy beers most of the hop additions made at the start of the boil. They were also aged and this resulted in Brettanomyces infections which were encouraged to make the beer more sour.