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Mild at Heart

A dark english mild ale with some complexity from the malt bill, kent goldings hops and fermented with East Coast Yeast English Mild Strain - a low attenuating strain unable to ferment maltotriose.

Recipe: Mild at Heart v2
Style: Mild

---RECIPE SPECIFICATIONS-----------------------------------------------
SRM: 20.0 SRM
IBU: 19.8 IBUs Tinseth
OG: 1.038 SG
FG: 1.008 SG  (Estimated)
BU:GU: 0.523
Est ABV: 3.9 %
EE%: 66.00 % Batch: 5.50 gal      Boil: 8.57 gal  BT: 90 Mins

---WATER ADDITIONS----------------

Amt               Name               
4 g                Calcium Chloride 
3 g                Epsom Salt (MgSO4) 
2 g                Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) 
2 g                Salt

Total Grain Weight: 8 lbs 10.0 oz Total Hops: 26.00 g oz.

Amt                Name                                                    %/IBU         
5 lbs               Briess Ashburne Mild Ale Malt (5.3 SRM)  58.0 %        
12 oz              Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM)                        8.7 %         
12 oz              Fawcett Pale Chocolate (200.0 SRM)         8.7 %         
10 oz              Carastan Malt (35.0 SRM)                        7.2 %         
8 oz                Amber (Crisp) (27.5 SRM)                        5.8 %         
4 oz                Crystal Rye Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (80.0  2.9 %         
4 oz                English Dark Crystal - 75L (60.0 SRM)       2.9 %         

Name               Description                                    Step Temp      Step Time     
Mash In            Add 3.00 gal of water at 158.1 F        148.0 F       30 min        
Alpha rest        Add 0.60 gal of water at 207.6 F        157.0 F        30 min        
Mash Out         Add 1.00 gal of water at 211.7 F        168.0 F        10 min        

---SPARGE PROCESS---
Fly sparge (~1.5gal) of 168.0 F water

---BOIL PROCESS-----------------------------
Add water to boil to achieve desired boil volume

Est Pre_Boil Gravity: 1.029 SG Est OG: 1.038 SG
Amt                Name                                                            %/IBU         
8 oz                Cascade Dark Candi Syrup (40.0 SRM)              5.8 %         
26 g                Goldings, East Kent [5.80 %] - Boil 80.0           19.8 IBUs     

---NOTES------------------------------------

5/26
Mashed in 5 gallon cooler (instead of 10 gallon as normal). 
Mash temp came in low - 152.  after 30 mins, mash down to 148-149.  added boiling water to bring mash temp to 157. updated mash steps to reflect these shenanigans.

sparged with about 1.5 gallons

preboil gravity (without candi sugar addition) - 6.7 brix (1.027)
preboil gravity (including candi sugar addition) - 7.4 brix (1.029)

Added about 1/2 gallon boiled water at the end of the boil.
Postboil gravity 9.5 brix (1.038)

Targeted 60% efficiency, (1.034 OG) - achieved 66%

Oxygenated 45 seconds

Fermenting at 66-67

5/30 - set temp controller to 68
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