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BrewBlog: Chainsaw Mild

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.

Brewer:

Robert Adams

Brew Date:

January 15, 2012

Yield:

6 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

23.3/45.9

Bitterness (Calc):

23.5 IBU

BU/GU:

0.51

Calories:

151 (12 ounces)

ABV:

4.8%

ABW:

3.7%

OG:	1.046
OG (Plato):	11.43° P
FG:	1.010
FG (Plato):	2.56° P
Real Extract:	4.16° P
App. Atten.:	77.6%
Real Atten.:	63.6%

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

6.00 pounds

Pale Malt, Maris Otter

67.6% of grist

1.00 pounds

Barley, Flaked

11.3% of grist

0.50 pounds

Chocolate Malt

5.6% of grist

0.50 pounds

Special B Malt

5.6% of grist

0.50 pounds

Special Roast

5.6% of grist

0.37 pounds

Brown Malt

4.2% of grist

8.87 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	6 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	7.8 gallons	6 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	8.9 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	1.9 gallons
Total Water Needed:	10.6 gallons	7.8 gallons (runoff) + 1.9 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	2.9 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	7.7 gallons	10.6 gallons (total water) – 2.9 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

1.50 ounces	Goldings, East Kent 5.0000000% Pellet @ 60 minutes Type: Aroma Use: Boil	7.5 AAUs
1.50 ounces	Total Hop Weight	7.5 AAUs

Yeast

White Labs Burton Ale — Liquid — 0

White Labs Burton Ale — Liquid — 0

Mash

Mash Type:	Infusion
Mash PH:	5.400

Efficiency:	72.0000000%

Grain Temp.	72° F
Tun Temp.	72° F
Sparge Amt.	2.8 gallons
Sparge Temp.	168° F
Equip. Adj.?	TRUE

Step	Description	Temp.	Time
Mash In	Infusion	150° F	75.0000000 min.

Fermentation

Primary:	14 days @ 67° F
Secondary:	10 days @ 65° F
Tertiary:	7 days @ ° F
Age:	30 days @ 65° F

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Aroma:	/ 12
Appearance:	/ 3
Flavor:	/ 20
Mouthfeel:	/ 5
Overall Impression:	/ 10
Cumulative Score:	0 / 50	Problematic

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