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Ben's Dark Mild

172 calories 19.6 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
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
1.037
1.011
3.5%
26.1
23.9
5.2
8.84
 
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
 
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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 8
Mash volume with grains 10.1
Grain absorption losses -3.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 20.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.9 L) 24
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 21.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21.4 L) 21
Total: 28.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ben's Dark Mild" Dark Mild beer recipe by Trialben. All Grain, ABV 3.45%, IBU 26.05, SRM 23.94, Fermentables: (Maris Otter, Crystal Extra Dark, Wheat Malt, Roasted Barley, Vienna Malt, Black Malt) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (gypsum (calcium sulfate), Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Sodium Metabisulphate, Whirlfloc)
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