Let's Brew Wednesday - 1901 Truman (Burton) Ale

As we enter a new century, what has happened to Truman’s weakest Mild Ale? Well, surprisingly, it has the same gravity as in 1883. But there have been some changes.

The grist has become a little more complicated with the addition of a little sugar.  I’ve no idea what type of sugar, as there’s no indication of any kind in the brewing record. I’ve just guessed No. 2 invert. There were four types of base malt, two made from English barley and two from Californian. With the latter making up around a quarter of the total.

The hopping is way heavier than in 1883. Which is pretty obvious when you look at the calculated IBUs. The hops themselves were all English, one from the 1900 harvest and the other two from 1899.

As this was the weakest Truman’s Mild Ale, there’s no way this got any older than a couple of weeks before being drunk. 

1901 Truman (Burton) Ale
pale malt	1.25 lb	79.11%
No. 2 sugar	0.33 lb	20.89%
Fuggles 150 mins	1.25 oz
Fuggles 60 mins	1.25 oz
Fuggles 30 mins	1.25 oz
OG	1051
FG	1012
ABV	5.16
Apparent attenuation	76.47%
IBU	45
SRM	5.5
Mash at	150º F
Sparge at	170º F
Boil time	150 minutes
pitching temp	59.5º F
Yeast	WLP013 London Ale (Worthington White Shield)