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Even in the difficult Edwardian years, Truman persisted with their top-level Imperial Stout. It wouldn’t survive the war, mind.

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll have noticed that I keep banging on about the loyalty of London brewer to brown malt. Then Truman comes along and make me a liar. To add insult to injury, they’ve replaced it with roast barley. An Ingredient I keep saying isn’t a defining feature of Stout. The bastards. Trying to prove me wrong. I’m inclined to travel back in time and tell them exactly what I think.

The type of sugar, as is usual in this period, is just a guess. All I know for sure is that it was manufactured by Fowler.

All the hops were from the 1908 harvest. One from Oregon, the other two, I think, from Worcester. Definitely English. I’ve gone safe and plumped for Fuggles.
1909 Truman Imperial Stout
pale malt 15.25 lb 77.53%
black malt 0.50 lb 2.54%
roast barley 0.50 lb 2.54%
flaked maize 0.75 lb 3.81%
No. 3 invert sugar 2.00 lb 10.17%
caramel 0.67 lb 3.41%
Cluster 120 mins 1.50 oz
Fuggles 60 mins 2.00 oz
Fuggles 30 mins 2.00 oz
Goldings dry hops 1.00 oz
OG 1094
FG 1025
ABV 9.13
Apparent attenuation 73.40%
IBU 57
SRM 42
Mash at 157º F
Sparge at 175º F
Boil time 120 minutes
pitching temp 60.5º F
Yeast Wyeast 1099 Whitbread Ale




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