Hop Barley and the Alers

Recipe: Mild Ale

for 5 gallons
John Allison

Fermentables

• 5 lb pale malt
• 1 lb Belgian aromatic malt
• 1 lb English crystal 80L
• 0.5 lb torrified wheat

• Extract users: try 4 lb pale extract + 1 lb munich extract

Hops

• 5-7 HBU English hop (Challenger, Cluster, EKG, whatever) for 60 min
• 0.25-0.5 oz English aroma hop for 0-10 min (EKG is nice)

Procedure

• mash about 150-152F for 60 min
• no sparge or just 1 batch sparge for extra maltiness
• ferment with an English ale yeast (1028, 1368) or even Wyeast 1272 American Ale II
• OG 1032-1036
• primary will be done quickly, 3-4 days
• secondary for 5-10 days, just enough to clear it
• best to prime with 0.5 C corn sugar and serve as Real Ale