Durden Park Ushers Mild Ale

[RabMaxwell]

Anyone made this

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I think i have calculated it alright as for pale amber malt what's everyone using .Looked up amber malt at hop & grape 14 kg is about £30 O my God.My local micro can order it for me even though he doesn't use it he does buy caramalt how would caramalt compair to amber ?Also would Burton Ale yeast be ok for a Mild ale.Cheers

[Aleman]

Anyone made this

It's on my to do list

I think i have calculated it alright as for pale amber malt what's everyone using .Looked up amber malt at hop & grape 14 kg is about £30 O my God.My local micro can order it for me even though he doesn't use it he does buy caramalt how would caramalt compair to amber ?

Careful the standard Amber malt supplied to the HB trade is not the same as used to brew this recipe . . . Make sure you are using the Diastatic Amber not the standard amber . . . Even then its not the same as pale amber quoted in the Durden park book, which you have to roast yourself from pale malt.

Also would Burton Ale yeast be ok for a Mild ale.

More or less perfect IMO

[RabMaxwell]

Aleman if i was to buy whole pale malt & make my own in my oven do you think it would be practical to make as i need 14 kg

[Aleman]

It would take a lot of time

If I wanted that sort of quantity personally I would use diastatic amber and Munich malt mixed 50:50 ish . . . We have discussed this with Geoff Cooper on UK Homebrew fairly recently IIRC

[RabMaxwell]

That looks like a better option should be able to get Munich malt easy enough. Cheers

[sinkas]

Isnt SG 1082 way to high for a mild, even by historical standards..?

[steve_flack]

Mild didn't mean the same thing back then.

[RabMaxwell]

I have just been on the phone with a maltster at Warminster where my grain comes from these day's.I was enquiring about Diastic Amber malt he said they don't make diastic amber & doesn't know anyone in the uk that still does.Hop & Grape wan't over £20 for 7 kg of Diastic Amber not paying that.Could i use none Diastic Amber up to 16.8 % of the grist & mash a bit longer .These beers are looking more difficult than i had thought because of the ingredients any welcome. Cheers

[Aleman]

Hop and Grapes (Brupaks) Diastatic Amber comes from a Maltster in Belgium . . . you may get a better price from Brouwland . . . . . I may also be able to get hold of a sack at a slightly better price than that depending on when you are planning to brew . . . PM me for details

Edit: Standard diastatic cannot be substituted as it will lead to a high Final Gravity . . . its also darker than Diastatic

[steve_flack]

I'm not sure who makes the malt originally but this seems to fit the bill

Aromatic (Amber 50) (17° - 21° L)
Dingemans Aromatic is a mildly kilned malt that will add a strong malt aroma and deep color when used as a specialty malt. This malt can make up to 100% of the grain bill, but it is fairly low in surplus diastatic enzymes.

It could also be Castle malting but the specs aren't quite right for their 'Amber' malt.

[RabMaxwell]

Think i will hold off with this one for a while & try one of the other recipes that uses less pale amber malt first & roast it in my oven.Cheers all

[oblivious]

Rab my Victorian bitter had 10% amber malt and the rest ale malt and you can really taste the amber, great beer though