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Grammie Shirley’s Ruby Dark Mild Ale

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

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.019

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

19.3

SRM (morey):

30.6

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

44.23

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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

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Fuggles (Pellet)		19.27	100%
1 oz / $ 0.00

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

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.
$ 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:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 111 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 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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Notes

90 min. Mash. Ruby Hughes Ruby Dark mild clone
90 min. Boil.
Open fermentation Days 1-3.

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Last Updated: 2026-01-23 18:32 UTC

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

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