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Ben's Dark Mild

Method: All Grain
Style: Dark Mild
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.04 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.4 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Trialben
No Chill: 20 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 172 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Friday March 11th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.037

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

3.5%

IBU (tinseth):

26.1

SRM (morey):

23.9

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

8.84

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
2,300 g	Crisp Malting - Maris Otter2300 g Maris Otter	$ 0.00 / g $ 2.55	37.5	2.81	72.1%
300 g	Simpsons - Crystal Extra Dark300 g Crystal Extra Dark	$ 0.00 / g $ 0.55	31.7	178.56	9.4%
300 g	Dingemans - Wheat Malt300 g Wheat Malt	$ 0.00 / g $ 0.58	38.1	1.8	9.4%
120 g	GB - Roasted Barley120 g Roasted Barley	$ 0.00 / g $ 0.32	29	488	3.8%
120 g	IE - Vienna Malt120 g Vienna Malt	$ 0.00 / g $ 0.24	38	3	3.8%
50 g	GB - Black Malt50 g Black Malt	$ 0.00 / g $ 0.13	28	488	1.6%
3,190 g / $ 4.36

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.59	Pellet	6	First Wort	60 min	13.94	42.9%
10 g	East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.40	Pellet	6	Boil	15 min	7	28.6%
10 g	East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.40	Pellet	6	Boil	0 min	5.12	28.6%
35 g / $ 1.39

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
35 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 35 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 1.39	26.06	100.1%
35 g / $ 1.39

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
10.78 L	Strike	69 °C	67 °C	60 min
17.45 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	gypsum (calcium sulfate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.40 g	Sodium Metabisulphate		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.20 / each $ 0.10	Fining	Boil	10 min.
$ 0.10

Yeast

Bulldog - Bulldog B4 English Ale

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 2.99 / each $ 2.99
Attenuation (avg):	70%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	16 - 21 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 68 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 112.4 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

AA_Lidl Chase Spring

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
56.5	5	18	78.4	56	74.9
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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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