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I'm planning my next brew to be a Mild:

Batch size: 20L

3.840 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter
0.160 kg Crystal Malt
0.090 kg Black Malt
0.090 kg Chocolate Malt

39g Fuggles
S-04 Yeast

Est ABV: 3.75%

I'm hoping this turns out ok - I love a good Mild, but its rapidly getting rarer these days

So, weather dependant, I'll be brewing either this Saturday or Sunday.

Have a good one

I love a good mild. Mine turned out pretty well, but isn't too sweet. I think i will use more Crystal in my next one.

Edit: also, i won't bother ordering specialty mild malt for the majority of the grist, either. Doesn't really make a vast ammount of difference.

maxashton wrote:I love a good mild. Mine turned out pretty well, but isn't too sweet. I think i will use more Crystal in my next one.

Edit: also, i won't bother ordering specialty mild malt for the majority of the grist, either. Doesn't really make a vast ammount of difference.

What was your recipe?

maxashton wrote:i won't bother ordering specialty mild malt for the majority of the grist, either. Doesn't really make a vast ammount of difference.

Try using 20% Munich Malt though, You'll be surprised

Sounds good i love milds too.Munich yes good colour and flavour in what i have tried so far.

House Special Mild
11-A Mild



Size: 22.35 L
Efficiency: 69.28%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 132.4 per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.040 (1.030 - 1.038)
|===========================#====|
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.008 - 1.013)
|==============#=================|
Color: 41.3 (12.0 - 25.0)
|===================#============|
Alcohol: 3.92% (2.8% - 4.5%)
|==================#=============|
Bitterness: 17.6 (10.0 - 25.0)
|================#===============|

Ingredients:
3.65 kg English Mild Ale
243.55 g English Wheat Malt
194.84 g English Black Roast
426.22 g British Crystal 55°L
24.36 g Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
18.27 g Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1.2 ea Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 21.11 °C
Source Water: 15.56 °C
Elevation: 0.0 m


Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.0.30

Is it me or has that beertools recipe format gone ove the top with the (un)significant figures? Is your water really at 15.56C?

It's teh default mash spec. if i fancy it i add the details in, but most of the time i don't bother.

It's more useful for people who use it for commercial quantities, where such things could have significant effect on the bottom line.

Have a great brew day E

I'll be looking out for this one - I've never made a mild and really fancy a go.

Hope it goes well and remember to post plenty of pic's

Cheers
Steve

I've just ordered the bits from Paul at BarleyBottom for the mild recipe at the start of this thread.

Thanks for the inspiration Effigy

Mmmmmm can't wait.

Piscator wrote: I've just ordered the bits from Paul at BarleyBottom for the mild recipe at the start of this thread.

Thanks for the inspiration Effigy

Mmmmmm can't wait.

Good on you

I've now got Monday off work (was scheduled to go in but Sod 'em ), SWMBO is going out for the morning so everything is scheduled for a great brewday on Monday!

I'll let you know how it goes.

Perhaps we can start a campaign to encourage more Mild

We should!

Seriously underrated brew.

Mild is one of those 'disappearing brews' that everyone seems to love. I've made up a WLP-002 starter for my Mild next week. Hope all goes well for you