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13A1. Dark Mild

112 calories 11.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.022 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: WAWooldridge
Calories: 112 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 25th 2017
1.034
1.009
3.2%
22.2
18.5
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 73.4%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L - (late boil kettle addition) 33 120 6.1%
3 oz United Kingdom - Chocolate3 oz Chocolate - (late boil kettle addition) 34 425 2.3%
2 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent2 oz Black Patent - (late boil kettle addition) 27 525 1.5%
1.36 lb Rice Hulls1.36 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 16.6%
8.17 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 22.18 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
4.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.25 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.17 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10.40 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 178 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Rice Hulls:
Add 1lb for every 5lbs for grain to help with heat distribution.

Crystal Malt:
Add after mash-out, during vorlauf.

Chocolate Malt:
Add after mash-out, during vorlauf.

Black Patent:
Add to mash-out, during vorlauf.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.13 gal Strike Water @ 159 F Temperature -- 148 °F --
Single Infusion Infusion -- 159 °F 90 min
Mash Out Temperature -- 170 °F 15 min
6.45 gal Batch Sparge Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 2.55 10.2  
Mash volume with grains 3.21 12.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.02 -4.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.76 g | 23 qt) 6.22 24.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.77 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Overall Impression:
A dark, low-gravity, malt-focused British session ale readily suited to drinking in quantity. Refreshing, yet flavorful, with a wide range of dark malt or dark sugar expression.

Aroma:
Low to moderate malt aroma, and may have some fruitiness. The malt expression can take on a wide range of character, which can include caramel, toffee, grainy, toasted, nutty, chocolate, or lightly roasted. Little to no hop aroma, earthy or floral if present. Very low to no diacetyl.

Appearance:
Copper to dark brown or mahogany color. A few paler examples (medium amber to light brown) exist. Generally clear, although is traditionally unfiltered. Low to moderate off-white to tan head; retention may be poor.

Flavor:
Generally, a malty beer, although may have a very wide range of malt- and yeast-based flavors (e.g., malty, sweet, caramel, toffee, toast, nutty, chocolate, coffee, roast, fruit, licorice, plum, raisin). Can finish sweet to dry. Versions with darker malts may have a dry, roasted finish. Low to moderate bitterness, enough to provide some balance but not enough to overpower the malt. Fruity esters moderate to none. Diacetyl and hop flavor low to none.

Mouthfeel:
Light to medium body. Generally low to medium-low carbonation. Roast-based versions may have a light astringency. Sweeter versions may seem to have a rather full mouthfeel for the gravity.

Comments:
Most are low-gravity session beers around 3.2%, although some versions may be made in the stronger (4%+) range for export, festivals, seasonal and/or special occasions. Generally served on cask; session-strength bottled versions don’t often travel well. A wide range of interpretations are possible. Pale versions exist, but these are even rarer than dark milds; these guidelines only describe the modern dark version.

History:
Historically, ‘mild’ was simply an unaged beer, and could be used as an adjective to distinguish between aged or more highly hopped keeping beers. Modern milds trace their roots to the weaker X-type ales of the 1800s, although dark milds did not appear until the 20th century. In current usage, the term implies a lower-strength beer with less hop bitterness than bitters. The guidelines describe the modern British version. The term ‘mild’ is currently somewhat out of favor with consumers, and many breweries no longer use it. Increasingly rare. There is no historic connection or relationship between Mild and Porter.

Style Comparison:
Some versions may seem like lower-gravity modern English porters. Much less sweet than London Brown Ale.

Characteristic Ingredients:
Pale British base malts (often fairly dextrinous), crystal malt, dark malts or dark sugar adjuncts, may also include adjuncts such as flaked maize, and may be colored with brewer’s caramel. Characterful British ale yeast. Any type of hops, since their character is muted and rarely is noticeable.

Vital Statistics:
OG: 1.030 – 1.038
FG: 1.008 – 1.013
IBUs: 10 – 25
SRM: 12 – 25
ABV: 3.0 – 3.8%

Commercial Examples:
Banks's Mild, Cain's Dark Mild, Highgate Dark Mild, Brain’s Dark, Moorhouse Black Cat, Rudgate Ruby Mild, Theakston Traditional Mild

Tags:
session-strength, dark-color, top-fermented, British-isles, traditional-style, brown-ale-family, malty

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