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Mild Abandon

124 calories 12.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Recliner Brewing
Calories: 124 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 15th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.70 kg Voyager Craft Malt - Veloria Schooner2.7 kg Veloria Schooner $ 4.89 / kg
$ 13.20 		35.9 3.6 71.1%
0.60 kg Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)0.6 kg Munich Type II (Dark) $ 6.14 / kg
$ 3.68 		37 10 15.8%
0.20 kg Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II0.2 kg Carafa Special Type II $ 8.18 / kg
$ 1.64 		29.9 425 5.3%
0.20 kg Barrett Burston - Cara malt0.2 kg Cara malt $ 5.26 / kg
$ 1.05 		34.5 17.5 5.3%
0.10 kg Simpsons - Crystal Dark0.1 kg Crystal Dark $ 7.02 / kg
$ 0.70 		33 120 2.6%
3.80 kg / $ 20.28
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Perle20 g Perle Hops $ 0.08 / g
$ 1.60 		Pellet 7.1 Boil 40 min 18.4 66.7%
10 g Willamette10 g Willamette Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 0.90 		Pellet 5.6 Boil 10 min 3 33.3%
30 g / $ 2.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.03 / each
$ 5.03
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 70 B cells required
$ 5.03 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 95.9 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L Strike 72 °C 67 °C 60 min
12.5 L Fly Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.4 L/kg 16.7
Mash volume with grains 19.2
Grain absorption losses -3.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14.8 L) 16.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.9 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 21
Going into fermentor 21
Total: 33.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Aiming for a tasty, stylistic representation of a Dark Mild for potential competition.

I started from Sundowner Kid's White Rabbit Dark Ale (https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/744059/white-rabbit-dark-ale) which was a delicious, unexpectedly hoppy yet authentic representation of that beer.

From there, I've toned it town to meet the standards, changed the base malt to sneak in more toasty sweetness and selected some more casual hops.

Style guidelines: https://www.bjcp.org/style/2021/13/13A/dark-mild/

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