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Composition of Various Beers
American lager beers.
Time of Analysis. | Balling of Beer. | Balling of Wort | Water. | Alcohol by Weight. | Real Extract. | Albuminoids. | Sugar. | Lactic Acid. | Ash. | Phosphoric Acid. | Analyzed By | Obtained In | ||
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Average of 14 samples | 1873 | 5.1 | 13.85 | ... | 3.83 | 6.19 | 0.69 | 1.63 | 0.189 | 0.30 | 0.116 | Doremus. | NewYork. | |
Average of 170 samples | 1885 | 4.00 | 13.30 | 90.45 | 3.75 | 5.80 | ... | ... | ... | 0.26 | 0.096 | F. E. Engelhardt. | New York. | |
Av. of 222 samples of lager beer from all parts of U. S. | 1873 | 4.1 | 13.49 | 90.36 | 3.85 | 5.79 | 0.62 | 1.53 | 0.124 | 0.26 | 0.095 | Doremus, Engelhardt | New York. | |
1887 | Crampton, Lattimore | Different States. | ||||||||||||
Average of 15 samples | 1887 | 4.53 | 13.73 | ... | 3.77 | 6.46 | 0.51 | 2.00 | 0.16 | 0.194 | 0.072 | Wahl and Henius. | Different States. | |
Average of 88 samples | 1889 | 4.86 | 13.30 | ... | 3.64 | 6.21 | 0.50 | 1.99 | 0.11 | 0.20 | ... | " | Different States. | |
Average of 210 samples | 1890 | 3.93 | 13.45 | ... | 4.01 | 5.70 | 0.56 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.18 | ... | " | ||
Average of 175 samples | 1893 | 3.66 | 12.53 | ... | 3.64 | 5.50 | 0.390 | 1.62 | ... | ... | ... | " | ||
Beers from 10 different cities. | A. | 1895 | 3.30 | 12.35 | ... | 3.72 | 4.91 | 0.41 | 1.29 | 0.09 | ... | 0.066 | " | |
B. | 1895 | 4.64 | 13.04 | ... | 3.43 | 6.15 | 0.39 | 1.62 | 0.120 | ... | 0.058 | " | ||
C. | 1895 | 4.09 | 14.23 | ... | 4.16 | 5.92 | 0.44 | 1.83 | 0.108 | ... | 0.060 | " | ||
D. | 1895 | 2.88 | 13.62 | ... | 4.41 | 4.80 | 0.45 | 1.39 | 0.102 | ... | 0.069 | " | ||
E. | 1895 | 3.82 | 12.46 | ... | 3.53 | 5.46 | 0.37 | 1.45 | 0.135 | ... | 0.075 | " | ||
F. | 1895 | 2.91 | 12.18 | ... | 3.81 | 4.56 | 0.33 | 1.50 | 0.069 | ... | 0.053 | " | ||
G. | 1895 | 4.00 | 11.93 | ... | 3.26 | 5.41 | 0.48 | 1.97 | 0.085 | ... | 0.068 | " | ||
H. | 1895 | 4.97 | 14.57 | ... | 3.82 | 6.73 | 0.46 | 3.36 | 0.126 | ... | 0.075 | " | ||
I. | 1895 | 3.12 | 13.45 | ... | 4.25 | 4.95 | 0.33 | 1.50 | 0.073 | ... | 0.060 | " | ||
J. | 1895 | 3.37 | 13.10 | ... | 4.00 | 5.10 | 0.35 | 1.23 | 0.054 | ... | 0.060 | " |