‘ REPORT OF THE CHEMIST. _ 189 
“Dr. F. E. Englehardt, and outside of this I have been able to find 
very few published analyses of American beers. 
Dr. Englehardt’s analyses were made upon a very large number of 
samples, 476 in all, which were collected from all over the State, and 
were intended to furnish a good average representation of the beer 
retailed in the State. The samples included various kinds of malt 
liquor, porters, ales, and a weak beer sold under the name of weiss 
beer. Unfortunately no arrangement of the analyses was made with 
a view to showing the composition of various kinds, as the examina- 
tion was made principally with reference to the adulteration, so all 
varieties are tabulated together. The following averages I have had 
compiled from his table by the Statistical Division of this Depart- 
ment, only excepting a few samples which he has indicated as being 
imported: » 
Average composition of American malt liquors, as shown by analyses made for New 
York State Board of Health by F. E. Englehardt, Ph. D. 
gravity. | by weight. | acid. 
| 
Kind. Specific Alcohol, Thirties | Nake Phosphoric 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
Per cent. | Percent. | Percent. | Per cent. 
Lager, 172 samples .... 1.016 3. 754 5. 864 - 259 | . 0964 
Ale, 199 samples....... | 1.013 | 4.622 | 5. 423 307 | "0882 | 
Porter, 70 samples..... 1.015 | 4.462 | 6.003 | ~ 345 . 0942 
Weiss, 28 samples ..... | 1.006 | 
1.7382; 2.356 | “189 | 0491 
! 
The maximum and minimum content of alcohol, extract, and ash 
in the same samples is as follows: 
Maximum. Minimum. 
me Alcohol | | Alcohol 
cohol, cohol, 
by weight. | Extract. Ash. by weight. Extract. Ash. 
Per cent. | Percent. | Percent. | Percent. | Percent. | Per cent. 
Lager ... 7.0 9. 647 412 677 3. 655 172 
Ale} >.'. see. 8. 994 | 9.501 . 552 2.410 | 2.703 OT 
Porter -...| 6. 695 11.788 557 1. 671 2. 843 170 | 
Weiss..... | 3.179 4,143 . 468 MOD hen Lewes . 069 | 
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These analyses show great lack of uniformity of composition in 
the different varieties of malt liquor, but it should be remembered 
that the samples were collected with a view to ascertaining the ex- 
tent of adulteration, and many samples were found to be sophisti- 
cated in one way or another. Especially in the case of the content 
of ash the average of these samples does not give the average com- 
position of American beers, for many of these ashes were found to 
consist principally of salt. 
ANALYSES OF BEERS BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AG- 
« RICULTURE. 
The analyses made by this Department comprise 32 samples, this 
being about all the different brands and varieties of beers of domestic 
manufacture obtainable in Washington. The investigation was made 
principally with a view to ascertain the extent and nature of their 
adulteration, if any, and especially the use of antiseptic and preserv- 
