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Posted by tgl on 2009-02-27 06:22:55 +0000

Batch #21: Mild Ale

2009FEB26 1gal water 1lb Cara Aroma Crystal 120L Boil 6.6lbs Cooper's Light Malt Extract Boil, covered. 0min: 1/2cup oak chips 1oz Fuggles pellets (6%) 15min: 1oz Fuggles pellets (6%) End boil Let sit one hour, covered. 4 gal water in fermenter. Added wort to fermenter. Pitched English Ale Yeast, WLP002. Topped to 5gal. (source)
Posted by tgl on 2009-03-05 00:47:21 +0000
2009MAR04 Racked to secondary SG 1.017 Smooth, malty, caramel, a touch of hops.
Posted by tgl on 2009-03-18 01:33:31 +0000
2009MAR14 FG 1.015 Primed with 1./2 cup light brown sugar. 52 12oz bottles It's mild!
Posted by pchippy on 2009-03-18 09:34:51 +0000
SG?
Posted by tgl on 2009-03-18 16:32:29 +0000
I didn't take a reading... the instructions had me add the boiled wort to about ~4.5 gallons of tap water, pitch the yeast, then top-up to ~5gallons. I didn't want to take a sample after I pitched the yeast. There's probably a way to estimate the SG based on the "grain" bill.
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