1000 Mile Mild
Brewed: 6/2/2019 Kegged: 6/23/2019
Just as I did the previous 3 years, I'm doing the 2019 Great Cycle Challenge.
The Great Cycle Challenge is one of those ride-to-raise-money-for-charity events that pop up from time to time.The charity I'm riding to raise money for is the Children's Cancer Research Fund.
The difference between this "event" and others (sort of) like it is that this one lasts the entire month of June. The riders pledge a number of miles to ride over the month. Other people donate money in support.
In 2019 ... my goal is to ride 1000 miles.
That is a lot for me, but I think I can do it.
In honor of this goal, I'm brewing a low-alcohol / low-calorie beer. I'm calling it a Dark Mild, but it on the very low end of the style's color. It also has American hops in the finish.
So, it certainly isn't a traditional English Mild ... but I don't care.
For more on the GCC ... see Sheppy's Blog: #GCCUSA
| 1000 Mile Ride --- Batch 1 (235) |
| Style | Dark Mild | Batch Size | 8.50 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 10.84 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 70.00 | Boil Time | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.033 SG | Estimated FG | 1.009 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 18.2 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 3.1 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.549 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 11.0 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.037 | Measured FG: | 1.006 | ||||
| ADF: | 83.8 | Measured ABV: | 3.9 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.00 g | Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) | Water Agent | 1 | - |
| 8 lbs 8.0 oz | Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 76.4 % |
| 1 lbs 8.0 oz | Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 13.5 % |
| 12.0 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 6.7 % |
| 6.0 oz | Chocolate Rye Malt (250.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 3.4 % |
| 0.500 oz | Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus (CTZ) [14.80 %] - Boil 30.0 min | Hop | 6 | 10.0 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) | Fining | 7 | - |
| 1.000 oz | Cluster [7.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min | Hop | 8 | 4.9 IBUs |
| 3.000 oz | Crystal [2.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 9 | 3.3 IBUs |
| 1.5 pkg | Nottingham Yeast (Lallemand #-) [23.66 ml] | Yeast | 10 | - |
| 1.70 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) | Other | 11 | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 13.91 qt of water at 168.2 F | 156.0 F | 45 min |
Batch sparge with 3 steps
(Drain mash tun , 7.80gal, 0.90gal) of 168.0 F water
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.028 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (10.84 gal) | |||
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