Hump's Mild Brown Ale

This was my second batch ever. The first was a horrid failure, and this was a success. Thus this is the first good beer I ever brewed.

Brewer:	Joshua Humphries		Email:	jhumphries@newenergyassoc.com
Beer:	Hump's Mild Brown Ale		Style:	English Dark Mild
Type:	Extract		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	57 HCU (~24 SRM)		Bitterness:	23 IBU
OG:	1.045		FG:	1.016
Alcohol:	3.8% v/v (3.0% w/w)
Water:	Publix-brand drinking water
Grain:	8 oz. American crystal 40L 8 oz. American chocolate
Steep:	Steep grains in water after putting kettle to boil. Remove grains before water gets to boil (~190°)
Boil:	45 minutes	SG 1.114	2 gallons
	6.6 lb. Amber malt extract
Hops:	2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 3 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast Liquid Yeast 1272 - American II
Log:	After 1 week - re-racked (SG 1.020) Another week - bottled (SG 1.016)
Carbonation:	Standard bottle-conditioning (1/2 cup of priming sugar boiled in almost 1 pint of water, cooled)
Tasting:	Decent clarity for a darker beer. Dry tasting. Nicely hopped. Decently sweet. It at first tasted more porter-like (heavier and more roasted tasting) but it aged into a mild brown. A good but mild beer.

Recipe posted 12/08/00.