Brewpastor's Dark Mild

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Brewpastor

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Here is the next brew I will be making. I will follow it with a series of English style brews using the yeast I build up here.

[size=+2]Corrales Mild Ale[/size]
[size=+1]11-A Mild[/size]
Author: Tom Hart



Size: 18.0 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 125.52 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.038 (1.030 - 1.038)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.009 (1.008 - 1.013)
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Color: 22.02 (12.0 - 25.0)
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Alcohol: 3.72% (2.8% - 4.5%)
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Bitterness: 20.1 (10.0 - 25.0)
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[size=+1]Ingredients:[/size]
15.0 lb Maris Otter
1 lb Pale Chocolate
0.5 lb Chocolate
3.0 oz Black Malt
1.5 lb Crystal 120
2.25 lb Crystal 75
2.0 lb Oats Raw
2 lb Invert Sugar
81.0 g Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
40.0 g Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 45.0 min
3.0 ea White Labs WLP006 Bedford British Ale

[size=+1]Schedule:[/size]
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 5000.0 ft

00:03:00 Mash In - Liquor: 28.04 qt; Strike: 174.58 °F; Target: 158.0 °F
00:48:00 Sacrification Rest - Rest: 45.0 min; Final: 158.0 °F
00:58:00 Mash Out - Heat: 10 min; Target: 168 °F
01:47:00 Fly Sparge - Sparge Volume: 52.28 qt; Sparge Temperature: 168.0 °F; Runoff: 17.67 gal

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Note: The oats will need to be cooked before hand. I will be using steel cut oats. I roast them first and then cook them as I would to make oatmeal. I then will add 2 pounds of crush malt and 2 quarts of water and do a protein rest before adding the whole mess into the mash.
 
Note: The oats will need to be cooked before hand. I will be using steel cut oats. I roast them first and then cook them as I would to make oatmeal. I then will add 2 pounds of crush malt and 2 quarts of water and do a protein rest before adding the whole mess into the mash.

Would flaked oats suffice? Recipe looks good, but very small (1.038) compared to your usual.:mug:
 
Rolled or flaked would be fine. They are for a bit of mouthfeel and body. I am using the traditional oats because I am hoping to get a bit of roasted character from them.

Yes, this is mighty small. I thought I should have something to go with my yogurt in the morning.
 
Yes, this is mighty small. I thought I should have something to go with my yogurt in the morning.

Nice! One more nit picky question, Black malt? I can only find black roasted barley, is it the same. Or maybe black patent?
 
Either will work, although there is a difference. What I am after is a bit of a dark burnt roasted character to lay there in the background. That is why I have just a little bit.
 
I lay out the oats on a cookie sheet and turn the oven to 350. I roast by sight and nose more then time. I wait for there to be a oatmeal cookie aroma and for the oats to take on a light brown tone. It is probably about 5 minutes.
 
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