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Hop Back Mild

174 calories 21.8 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.86 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.027 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Graham Wheeler
Calories: 174 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday October 22nd 2025
1.037
1.013
3.1%
22.0
43.6
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3 kg Crisp Malting - Chevallier Heritage Malt3 kg Chevallier Heritage Malt 36.3 3 89.6%
155 g Crisp Malting - Dark Crystal Malt 240155 g Dark Crystal Malt 240 33.1 324.07 4.6%
100 g Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate100 g Pale Chocolate - (late mash tun addition) 32.7 585.59 3%
95 g New Zealand - Roast Barley95 g Roast Barley - (late mash tun addition) 32.7 1962.67 2.8%
3,350 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Challenger15 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil 90 min 20.27 68.2%
7 g East Kent Goldings7 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 10 min 1.71 31.8%
22 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15.69 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
12.82 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 62 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Murphy - Mild
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 10 16 200 150 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L Infusion 67 °C 80 °C 90 min
Temperature 67 °C 72 °C 10 min
Temperature 72 °C 77 °C 10 min
14 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 10.1
Mash volume with grains 12.3
Grain absorption losses -3.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.9 L) 20.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.7 L) 25.9
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 19 L) 20.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.5 L) 19
Total: 30.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Hop Back Mild" Dark Mild beer recipe by Graham Wheeler. All Grain, ABV 3.14%, IBU 21.97, SRM 43.55, Fermentables: ( Chevallier Heritage Malt, Dark Crystal Malt 240, Pale Chocolate, Roast Barley) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Epsom Salt, Salt, CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4))
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