Let's Brew - 1883 Truman (Burton) No. 8 Ale

Another of Truman's Burton Ales today. They're a bit of a weird bunch. You'd expect them to be similar beers, just different strengths. But it's not as simple as that.

Next up in strength is the first of the numbered Burton Ales, 8. Which is only a little stronger than the simple Ale. There is a big difference between the two, which we’ll get to later.

There’s a little more complexity to the grist. Just a little bit. In addition to base malt, there’s some sugar. An unspecified type of sugar. I’ve plumped for No. 2 invert. But it could be something completely different. I’ve no way of knowing.

Same hops as in the Ale: Bavarian from the 1875 harvest and undated illegible. Though I’m not 100% sure about the latter. The hopping rate, however, is more than double, at 5.75 lbs per quarter (336 lbs) of malt. 

1883 Truman (Burton) No. 8 Ale
pale malt	11.25 lb	93.75%
no. 2 sugar	0.75 lb	6.25%
Fuggles 180 mins	1.00 oz
Fuggles 60 mins	0.75 oz
Hallertau 30 mins	0.75 oz
OG	1054
FG	1015
ABV	5.16
Apparent attenuation	72.22%
IBU	31
SRM	5.5
Mash at	151º F
Sparge at	160º F
Boil time	180 minutes
pitching temp	60º F
Yeast	WLP013 London Ale (Worthington White Shield)