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Cairnes continued to brew a stronger Mild Ale. Though they had changed the name in the brewing record from simply “Ale” to “M. Ale”. And dropped the gravity by 5º.

At an English brewery, Mild Ale would have been by far the biggest seller. But that wasn’t the case here. Cairnes brewed fairly modest quantities of theirs. Though it was stronger than a standard English Mild Ale. Even London examples.

The biggest change since 1898 is the introduction of flaked maize. In general, the recipe is very similar to that of 2d Ale. Except that there’s half as much sugar. Which, presumably, left this beer with far more body. And quite a bit more colour.

There are equal quantities of Oregon and English hops. Both from 1913 harvest, so reasonably fresh.

1914 Cairnes Mild Ale
pale malt 10.25 lb 75.93%
flaked maize 2.00 lb 14.81%
glucose 1.25 lb 9.26%
Cluster 120 mins 2.25 oz
Fuggles 60 mins 1.00 oz
Fuggles 30 mins 1.00 oz
OG 1062
FG 1022
ABV 5.29
Apparent attenuation 64.52%
IBU 64
SRM 4.5
Mash at 153º F
Sparge at 170º F
Boil time 120 minutes
pitching temp 58.75º F
Yeast Wyeast 1084 Irish ale





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