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Dark Cherry Mild

145 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55.25 liters
Post Boil Size: 51 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 18th 2025
1.044
1.012
4.2%
18.3
35.6
5.5
9.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale6 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 64.7%
1 kg German - Vienna1 kg Vienna 37 4 10.8%
1 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L1 kg Crystal 60L $ 3.00 / kg
$ 3.00 		33.1 60 10.8%
500 g Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt500 g Chocolate Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 1.50 		32.66 450 5.4%
500 g Crisp Malting - Black500 g Black 34.5 600 5.4%
280 g Cane Sugar280 g Cane Sugar 46 0 3%
9.28 kg / $ 4.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Charles Faram - Northdown25 g Northdown Hops $ 0.10 / g
$ 2.50 		Pellet 7.5 Boil 60 min 10.33 50%
25 g Charles Faram - Northdown25 g Northdown Hops $ 0.10 / g
$ 2.50 		Pellet 7.5 Boil 30 min 7.94 50%
50 g / $ 5.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 kg Cherries Flavor Primary 7 days
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 192 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25.55 L Strike 70 °C 66 °C --
Mash Out Temperature 66 °C 73 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 55.95 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 10.55 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 28.8
Mash volume with grains 34.7
Grain absorption losses -9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 36.9 L) 36.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56 L) 55.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 50 L) 51
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 51 L) 50
Total: 65  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Cherry Mild" Dark Mild beer recipe by Brew Dave. All Grain, ABV 4.2%, IBU 18.28, SRM 35.62, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Vienna, Crystal 60L, Chocolate Malt, Black, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Northdown) Other: (Cherries, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda)
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