Let's Brew - 1960 Truman R1

To go with the Stock version of No. 1 I published a few days ago, here's the running version it was blended with.

There are some intriguing differences between the Stock and Running versions of No. 1.

The grists are similar, but not identical. There’s around twice as much crystal in R1. And it also contains some flaked maize, which S1 doesn’t. But it’s the sugar that confuses me. Why is there No. 1 invert rather than No. 3? It results in R1 having a much paler colour. Which I find odd.

You’d expect R1 to be less heavily hopped, and it is. It contains about exactly half as many hops per barrel. And, sure enough, the calculated IBUs are about exactly half those of S1. I know nothing about the hops themselves, other than that they were all English.

1960 Truman R1
pale malt	19.00 lb	88.37%
crystal malt 60 L	1.00 lb	4.65%
flaked maize	1.00 lb	4.65%
No. 1 invert sugar	0.50 lb	2.33%
Fuggles 150 mins	1.75 oz
Fuggles 60 mins	1.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins	1.75 oz
Goldings dry hops	0.50 oz
OG	1093.5
FG	1033
ABV	8.00
Apparent attenuation	64.71%
IBU	50
SRM	11
Mash at	151º F
Sparge at	160º F
Boil time	150 minutes
pitching temp	58º F
Yeast	Wyeast 1099 Whitbread Ale

 

This recipe is in my two new books, Strong! vols. 1 & 2 and Strong! vol.2.