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X Ale (Mild) 1838

286 calories 24 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32.37 liters
Post Boil Size: 25.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 286 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 24 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Monday August 18th 2025
1.062
1.010
6.8%
21.3
12.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Crisp Malting - Chevallier Heritage Malt4 kg Chevallier Heritage Malt 36.3 3 72.7%
1 kg Bairds - Vienna Malt1 kg Vienna Malt 37 3.5 18.2%
0.40 kg Weyermann - Barke Vienna0.4 kg Barke Vienna 36 3.4 7.3%
100 g United Kingdom - Chocolate100 g Chocolate - (late mash tun addition) 34 425 1.8%
5.50 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 g East Kent Goldings5 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 90 min 3.57 12.2%
5 g Hopsteiner - Brewer's Gold5 g Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 90 min 2.65 12.2%
15 g Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 7.77 36.6%
8 g Hopsteiner - Brewer's Gold8 g Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 3.18 19.5%
8 g East Kent Goldings8 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 30 min 4.1 19.5%
41 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
WHC Lab - WHC Lab - Old English
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
-8 - -6 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 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
18.9 L Strike 73 °C 67 °C 60 min
18 L Sparge 70 °C -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 19.3
Mash volume with grains 22.9
Grain absorption losses -5.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L) 19.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.8 L) 32.4
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 22 L) 25.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25.5 L) 22
Total: 38.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"X Ale (Mild) 1838" Dark Mild beer recipe by Brewer #406623. All Grain, ABV 6.82%, IBU 21.28, SRM 12.63, Fermentables: (Chevallier Heritage Malt, Vienna Malt, Barke Vienna, Chocolate) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Brewer's Gold, Fuggles)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-08-18 13:18 UTC