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Dark Mild

130 calories 15.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 1500 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1600 liters
Post Boil Size: 1510.01 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 95% (brew house)
Calories: 130 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday November 27th 2025
1.042
1.014
3.7%
19.3
15.2
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
80 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter80 kg Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 36.2%
35 kg Crisp Malting - Munich Malt35 kg Munich Malt 37 10 15.8%
50 kg Crisp Malting - Chevallier Heritage Malt50 kg Chevallier Heritage Malt 36.3 3 22.6%
25 kg Crisp Malting - Vienna Malt25 kg Vienna Malt 36.8 3.3 11.3%
6 kg Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III6 kg Carafa Special Type III 29.9 525 2.7%
15 kg Simpsons - Crystal Medium15 kg Crystal Medium 33 65.01 6.8%
10 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Light EBC10010 kg Crystal Extra Light EBC100 33.1 38.03 4.5%
221 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.30 kg East Kent Goldings1.3 kg East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 13.26 32.5%
1.20 kg Charles Faram - First Gold1.2 kg First Gold Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 10 min 6.05 30%
1.50 kg Charles Faram - Jester1.5 kg Jester Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 0 min 37.5%
4 kg / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
100 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
150 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
75 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
150 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Boil 0 min.
75 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 0 min.
150 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
75 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 11785 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Mercer Street
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
16 0 0 11 9 44
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
600 L Strike -- 70 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1526.65 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1481.25 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 808.86 L 663
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 663
Mash volume with grains 808.9
Grain absorption losses -221
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1085.6 L) 1158.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1526.7 L) 1600
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -20
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 1500 L) 1510
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 1510 L) 1500
Total: 1821.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Mild" Dark Mild beer recipe by happymonk. All Grain, ABV 3.72%, IBU 19.31, SRM 15.16, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Munich Malt, Chevallier Heritage Malt, Vienna Malt, Carafa Special Type III, Crystal Medium, Crystal Extra Light EBC100) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, First Gold, Jester) Other: (Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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