Double Dark Mild – Boxcar/WHC/TMM

Description

As part of the series of beers featuring WHC Yeast

A huge Mild. Thick and sweet and delicious. 6.3% rather than our normal 3.6%, with ridiculously mild flavours all up in your face. Mega plum and raisin with a hint of roast and creamy, full body.

Recipe created and brewed at Boxcar in London – visit their site to order some of there awesome beers.

This is a big beer and not for the faint hearted. Using over 8kg of malt and featuring WHC Saturated yeast.

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Ingredients Included

Crisp Extra Pale (Lager) Malt
Simpsons Aromatic Malt
Simpsons Malts Imperial
SIMPSONS MALT GOLDEN NAKED OATS®
Simpsons Crystal Medium
Simpsons Chocolate Malt
Bramling Cross Pellets

Total malt bill 8.18kg

WHC Saturated  (1 packs)

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Method

Beer Style (main): British Ales
Beer Style (sub): English-Style Dark Mild Ale
Batch Size: 23
Original Gravity: 1.072
Final Gravity: 1.024
ABV %: 6.2
IBU: 23.5

THE MASH
Temperature °C: 69
Length (mins): 60
Out temp °C: 75
Out time (mins): 10

THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 60

Additions and timing:

First Wort Hops – 40g Bramling Cross

Secondary additions and timing:

N/A

Yeast: WHC Saturated – This is a big beer, so give it time
Fermentation temperature/steps: Pitch at 18c, allow to free rise or increase tempt to ferment at 19c

Comments:

A huge Mild. Thick and sweet and delicious. 6.3% rather than our normal 3.6%, with ridiculously mild flavours all up in your face. Mega plum and raisin with a hint of roast and creamy, full body.