English Light Mild

First batch in a long time. I was hoping for a smooth, easy-drinking beer to share with a neighbor.

Brewer:	McDonald/Maggio		Email:	-
Beer:	English Light Mild		Style:	English Light Mild
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	29 HCU (~15 SRM)		Bitterness:	17 IBU
OG:	1.035		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	3.2% v/v (2.5% w/w)
Water:	Just used Bartlett, IL tap water.
Grain:	5 oz. American crystal 90L 3 oz. American chocolate
Steep:	Steeped grains in grain bag for 30 minutes in 1.5 gal at 160°.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.058	3 gallons
	3 lb. 5 oz. Amber malt extract 1 lb. Light dry malt extract
	Brought volume up to 3 gallons. Added extracts and Fuggles and boiled for 60 minutes. Added Kent Goldings at last 15 minutes.
Hops:	1 oz. Fuggles (3.1% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5.9% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Yeast starter two days prior to brewing. White Labs WLP005 - British Ale Yeast. 4C water, 1C DME, boil for 10 minutes.
Log:	11/17/2004 - Starter. 11/19/2004 - Brew. Missed OG (1.031) and FG (1.011). A bit worried. 11/27/2004 - Rack to secondary. Tastes good! Malty, but not very hoppy. 12/3/2004 - Rack to keg. Prime to 40psi overnight 12/4/2004 - Taste. Mmmm! Well balanced. No bad flavors. Malty, not too hoppy (probably not enough).
Tasting:	Tasted better after about a week in the keg. Would definitely brew this again, but would use more hops.

Recipe posted 12/21/04.