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Dark Mild

118 calories 11.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.21 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ricardo Meneses
Calories: 118 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 19th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Simpsons - Finest Maris Otter7 lb Finest Maris Otter $ 1.63 / lb
$ 11.41 		36.8 2.4 82.4%
1 lb Simpsons - Crystal Medium1 lb Crystal Medium 33 65.01 11.8%
0.40 lb Bairds - Chocolate Malt0.4 lb Chocolate Malt 31 500 4.7%
0.10 lb Simpsons - Black Malt0.1 lb Black Malt 34 700 1.2%
8.50 lbs / $ 11.41
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 50 min 17.95 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 g Potassium Metabisulfite $ 0.07 / g
$ 0.11 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.20 / each
$ 0.20 		Fining Boil 20 min.
2 g Yeast Nutrient $ 0.08 / g
$ 0.16 		Fining Boil 20 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.47
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.37 psi       Temp: 45 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
6.5 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 2.83 11.3  
Mash volume with grains 3.51 14  
Grain absorption losses -1.06 -4.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.02 g | 24.1 qt) 6.7 26.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.54 g | 30.2 qt) 8.21 32.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 7 28  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 6 24  
Total: 9.52 38.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Mild" Dark Mild beer recipe by Ricardo Meneses. All Grain, ABV 3.58%, IBU 17.95, SRM 24.36, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Crystal Medium, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (Potassium Metabisulfite, Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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