Dog Day Mild

Wanted a light flavorful quick brewing and easy drinking beer for a party with enough color to be interesting but not enough to scare anyone. A light mild will hopefully fit the bill.

Brewer:	Ken Pegram		Email:	kenp@bookstore.vt.edu
Beer:	Dog Day Mild		Style:	English Light Mild
Type:	All grain		Size:	11 gallons
Color:	16 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	23 IBU
OG:	1.038		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	3.8% v/v (3.0% w/w)
Water:	Used carbon-filtered water and two tsp. of Gypsum in the mash liquor. Adjusted mash liquor and sparge liquor with lactic acid.
Grain:	8 lb. British pale 3 lb. British mild .25 lb. American victory 1 lb. British crystal 70-80L .125 lb. British chocolate 1 lb. Flaked corn
Mash:	80% efficiency
	Single infusion at 152 Deg. F for 60 mins. Mashout at 168 Deg. F for 10 mins. Recirculate and Sparge to collect 6.75 - 7 gal. Raise to boil volume of 12.5 gals.
Boil:	65 minutes	SG 1.033	12.5 gallons
	4 oz. Brown sugar
	2 tsp. Irish moss added at start of boil
Hops:	2 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs British Ale yeast, one tube in a pint starter for each 5.5 gals of wort.
Log:	Brewed on August 1st 1999 and fermenting at 68 Deg. F.

Recipe posted 08/02/99.