Mild Ale Malt

[booldawg]

I'll be brewing a Mild later this year and notice that there is a malt available called Mild Ale Malt.

As it stands the recipe I've put together is:

80% Pale Malt
5% Demerara Sugar
5% Crystal Malt
5% Chocolate Malt
3% Torrified Wheat
2% Black Malt

Could I use 80% Mild Ale malt instead of Pale Malt? If not what percentage should the blend be between Pale and Mild?

[TheBigEasy]

Mild is just a sightly darker malt
see viewtopic.php?t=12157

[Aleman]

You can indeed, and it makes a nice result . . . you do need to be careful with the adjuncts though as it is not as good as converting them in the mash as pale . . . but you shouldn't have anything to worry about with that recipe.

FWIW, I normally use 50% (ish) Pale, and a mixture (50:50) of Munich and Mild. The Munich really adds a nice sweetness that I find you don't get with Mild malt on its own . . . . If it were me I'd drop that Black malt completely though . . .The crystal and Chocolate will provide more than enough colour . . . also consider using the light versions of crystal and chocolate, there is a very subtle difference in flavour that really shines in a mild.

[booldawg]

Thanks for the advice. I'll re-jig the recipe to accommodate the new amounts.

[Rookie]

I have a mild on my brewing schedule for september. I will be using mostly mild ale malt and a pound of golden promise. I normally use all mild ale malt, but had a pound of G.P. left over from a wee heavy so added that to use it up.

[Rookie]

I have a mild on my brewing schedule for september. I will be using mostly mild ale malt and a pound of golden promise. I normally use all mild ale malt, but had a pound of G.P. left over from a wee heavy so added that to use it up.

All mild ale malt as the base grain.

[iowalad]

Aleman,

When you suggest using pale chocolate and lighter crystal do you still use the same amounts as their darker counterparts?

[Aleman]

Aleman,

When you suggest using pale chocolate and lighter crystal do you still use the same amounts as their darker counterparts?

I would up the Chocolate, by 20% ish , but keep the crystal the same . . . I rarely use crystal for colouring though, but as a flavour, and then I want to ensure that it's not too in your face.