Let's Brew Wednesday - 1883 Truman (Burton) No. 4L

What does the “L” mean here? Well, usually, it stands for “London”.  As opposed to “C” which stands for “Country”, i.e. everywhere apart from London. In this case, it seems to indicate that this beer is a Runner.

That certainly seems to be confirmed by the rather low hopping rate of just 5 lbs per quarter (336 lbs) of malt. Which isn’t much for a beer of this strength.

The grist, like all of these Burton Ales, is pretty simple. Just base pale malt and an unspecified type of sugar. For which I’ve guessed No. 2 invert.

Just two types of hops in about equal quantities, one English one Bavarian.

All the evidence suggest that this beer wasn’t aged. And was, quite possibly, blended with the Stock version, S4.

1883 Truman (Burton) No. 4L
pale malt	15.50 lb	88.57%
No. 2 invert sugar	2.00 lb	11.43%
Fuggles 180 mins	2.00 oz
Hallertau 30 mins	2.00 oz
OG	1082
FG	1024
ABV	7.67
Apparent attenuation	70.73%
IBU	40
SRM	10.5
Mash at	151º F
Sparge at	170º F
Boil time	180 minutes
pitching temp	54º F
Yeast	WLP013 London Ale (Worthington White Shield)