Brown Malt, Mild/Porter Recipe - Help please!

[simmyb]

Hi All,

I've got some Brown Malt that I bought on a whim a while ago. I'd like to give it a go in a dark mild or porter but have no idea on quantities etc. I'm looking for a nice malty mild or porter no more than about 4.2% or so. I've got lots of various malts and hops (I'm a bit of an impulse buyer!) but I don't mind buying other bits if you have a tried and trusted recipe.

Any recommendations gratefully received!!! Cheers!

[Kyle_T]

My standard low-ABV porter is 76% Pale, 12% Brown, 7% Crystal, 3% Chocolate, 2% Roast Barley, IBU to 36, single boil hop.

[simmyb]

Cracking, just what I was after!

[simmyb]

I would still be open to other suggestions if anyone has any??

Cheers!!

[simmyb]

My standard low-ABV porter is 76% Pale, 12% Brown, 7% Crystal, 3% Chocolate, 2% Roast Barley, IBU to 36, single boil hop.

OK, so I've have built a recipe to those percentages, 1.042 OG, single bittering addition of Bramling Cross. Yeast is Windsor, Fullers or something not overly attenuating. ABV of about 3.9 or so? Waddya think?

[Kyle_T]

The OG should be 1045 and OG 1012, will help give it a fuller body and mash at 68°C. The BC will go well with this beer.

[simmyb]

Lovely, going to be AG 60 in a week or two. Thanks for your help!

[TheSumOfAllBeers]

You can take higher quantities of brown malt in brown porters. I am always running out of brown malt. Black malt OTOH I struggle to use