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Grammie Shirley’s Ruby Dark Mild Ale

207 calories 23.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 207 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 30th 2025
1.062
1.019
5.6%
19.3
30.6
5.4
44.23
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.60 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter9.6 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter $ 2.40 / lb
$ 23.04 		37 2.6 69.1%
1.10 lb GB - Balmy skies Mild Ale1.1 lb Balmy skies Mild Ale $ 2.25 / lb
$ 2.48 		37 3.56 7.9%
1 lb Simpsons - Brown Malt1 lb Brown Malt 32 187.93 7.2%
9 oz Simpsons - Crystal Dark Medium (78.55 L)9 oz Crystal Dark Medium (78.55 L) $ 2.90 / lb
$ 1.63 		33 78.55 4.1%
0.40 lb Simpsons - Chocolate Malt0.4 lb Chocolate Malt $ 2.55 / lb
$ 1.02 		31.7 444 2.9%
6 oz GB - Invert Sugar #26 oz Invert Sugar #2 - (late boil kettle addition) 36 25 2.7%
0.55 lb Flaked Barley0.55 lb Flaked Barley $ 1.75 / lb
$ 0.96 		32 2.2 4%
0.30 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.3 lb German - Acidulated Malt $ 2.75 / lb
$ 0.83 		27 3.4 2.2%
13.89 lbs / $ 29.95
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 60 min 19.27 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.29 / each
$ 0.29 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.25 tsp Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.60 tsp Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.07 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3.80 oz Amber Invert Sugar Other Bottling 0 min.
$ 0.29
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 13.99 / each
$ 13.99
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 111 B cells required
$ 13.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: InvertSugar       Amount: 2.9 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Brent’s
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70 0 0 85 25 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.38 gal Strike 168 °F 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.21 20.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.82 g | 23.3 qt) 6.32 25.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.74 -6.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.07 g | 16.3 qt) 3.78 15.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.29 g | 29.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.99 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

90 min. Mash. Ruby Hughes Ruby Dark mild clone
90 min. Boil.
Open fermentation Days 1-3.
Named for my mother in law Shirley , who inspired me to brew.

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