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Mildly Amused

Specifics

Style:

Category:	English Brown Ale
Number:	11A

A light-flavored, malt-accented beer that is readily suited to drinking in quantity. Refreshing, yet flavorful. Some versions may seem like lower gravity brown porters.

Commercial Examples: Moorhouse Black Cat, Gale’s Festival Mild, Theakston Traditional Mild, Highgate Mild, Sainsbury Mild, Brain’s Dark, Banks's Mild, Coach House Gunpowder Strong Mild, Woodforde’s Mardler’s Mild, Greene King XX Mild, Motor City Brewing Ghettoblaster.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Brew Date:

August 24, 2008

Tap Date:

August 25, 2008

Yield:

5.00 gallons

Color:

13.7 SRM

Bitterness:

22.8 IBU

Conditioning:

Keg

Batch No:	23-2008
OG:	1.042
Status:	Primary

General Information

Method:	All Grain
Cost:	$6.00

Recipe

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Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Grains

6.00 pounds

British Maris Otter Pale Malt

Color (L):	2.2 °L
Info/Use:	Premium base malt for any beer. Good for pale ales.

85.7% of grist

0.50 pounds

American Victory Malt

Color (L):	25 °L
Info/Use:	Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.

7.1% of grist

0.50 pounds

British Dark Crystal Malt

Color (L):	150 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.

7.1% of grist

7.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight

100% of grist

Adjuncts

0.75 pounds

Molasses

Hops

1.00 ounces

Kent Golding

Region:	United Kingdom
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Spicy, floral, earthy, rounded, very mild aroma; spicy flavor.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping for
Substitution:	Goldings, Target, Progress
Example:	All English style ales, ESB, Bitter

5.6% Pellets @ 60 minutes

5.6 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

5.6 AAUs

Yeast

Wyeast Ringwood Ale — Liquid — Slurry

Mash

Mash Type:	Infusion
Mash PH:	5.2
Grain Amt.	7.00 pounds
PPG:	27.89
Efficiency:	74.5%

Grain Temp.	80° F
Tun Temp.	80° F
Sparge Amt.	3.5 gallons
Sparge Temp.	170° F

Step	Description	Temp.	Time
Infusions	Single infusion.	154° F	60 min.
Sparge	Batch sparge	170° F	30 min.

Water Profile

Source:

Purified Tap

Fermentation

Primary:	7 days @ 68° F
Secondary:	7 days @ 68° F
Age:	14 days @ 55° F

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