Let's Brew - 1911 Eldridge Pope Light Tonic Stout

There’s nothing more typical of the late Victorian and Edwardian period than the new type of low-gravity Stouts. Mostly sold in bottled form. And this is a great example.

Low-gravity is certainly what this beer is. It’s even 5º lower than in 1896. Quite a few changes to the recipe, too. The brown malt has been dropped and in its place is quite a bit of crystal malt. Another addition was a rather considerable quantity of oats. Much more than the usual token amount to allow a beer to be sold as Oatmeal Stout.

There’s also been a change in the sugar. The No. 3 invert has been replaced by DM, or dextro-maltose. I’ve substituted No. 3 invert.

Three types of hops, Kent from the 1908 harvest, along with English and Oregon from 1909. 

1911 Eldridge Pope Light Tonic Stout
pale malt	6.00 lb	58.82%
crystal malt 60 L	1.00 lb	9.80%
black malt	0.625 lb	6.13%
oats	1.25 lb	12.25%
No. 2 invert	1.125 lb	11.03%
caramel 1000 SRM	0.20 lb	1.96%
Cluster 120 mins	0.75 oz
Fuggles 60 mins	1.25 oz
Fuggles 30 mins	1.25 oz
OG	1047
FG	1015
ABV	4.23
Apparent attenuation	68.09%
IBU	44
SRM	33
Mash at	150º F
Sparge at	165º F
Boil time	120 minutes
pitching temp	60º F
Yeast	White Labs WLP099 Super High Gravity