Tuesday, December 1, 2020

English Dark Mild Ale (Worthington)





4% ABV

6 lb Marris Otter Malt
(4 oz) British Crystal 40
(4 oz) British Crystal 90
(2 oz) Victory malt
(3 oz) pale chocolate 200
(1 oz) roasted barley (not used)
1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops 0.75 oz for 60 min. 0.25 oz for 20 min
irish moss (add 1 teaspoon to a little water to hydrate it, then add to boil last 15 min.)
steep some black tea at flame out (5 english breakfast tea bags)
SAfale 04


Add some gypsum to water
Aim for a solid 4.5 gallon yield.  That will get me 4%.  4.75 would be OK too.
Start with 6.25 gal wort boil and down to 4.5 gallons
Started with 6.1 gallons boiled for 50 minutes, Yield 4.65 gallons
 
Initial Gravity reading
11 brix 
42 sp. gravity
Potential alcohol 5.1%

Final Gravity
3 brix
11 sp. gravity
Potential alcohol 1.1%

Transferred to secondary on fourth day after it fermented out nice.
First impression is that it is not dark enough.  Could have added 1 more oz of chocolate, maybe 1 oz of special B 150 or oz of crystal 120

Kegged on Day 12.  Tastes good at kegging.  Added a splash of Slubberdegullion for color.


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