Hoppy Mild Recipe sought

[fivetide]

You might remember I posted once before to see if anyone knew how Darkstar Brewery had managed to make Over The Moon - a 3.8% mild with all the hop taste of a modern IPA.

I'm now after any mild recipes you might have with a good hop character. The only problem I have is that I don't own any Challenger, but I have plenty of Goldings, WGV, Pioneer, Fuggles, Bobek and a few other bits and pieces.

Any ideas very welcome - I'd like to make a mild that bitter drinkers will enjoy packed with aroma. Cheers!

[oblivious]

Dark stars London brown and mild both use EKG, as per their PDF


http://www.eveningstarbrighton.co.uk/im ... _Notes.pdf

[fivetide]

Thanks - yes, Darkstar's Mild for May was pretty good, and a big chunk of EKG at flame out sounds like the most straightforward plan, but it seems likely they'd use Challenger for copper hops and I'm not sure what I could use instead - Fuggles (I only have homegrown) or Northdown perhaps?

Having never made a mild before, I was thinking of about 75% MO, 10% Crystal, 10% torrified wheat, and 5% roasted barley, or similar.

[maxashton]

Fuggles and EKG work well together obviously, and fuggles work well in milds. I use fuggle in all my milds.

[fivetide]

Fuggles and EKG work well together obviously, and fuggles work well in milds. I use fuggle in all my milds.

That looks like a plan then, cheers. I think I'll take Ollosson's Hoddesdon Dark as a template and alter the hop profile. Upwards, naturally!

[Whorst]

Here's my mild recipe, which I dry hop with EKG.

82.5% Two-row pale
3.2% chocolate malt
3.2% pale chocolate malt
6.3% dark crystal malt
3.2% special roast(I believe similar to amber malt)
1.6% roasted barley
S.G-1.035 F.G. 1.009-1.010

Hop as you like with EKG. Dry hop in barrel or corny.
Flavors are easily identified and nicely layered. There's
a light, flinty, chocolate flavour that is wonderful.

[fivetide]

That does look nice, and plenty of malt layers in there. I'd have to invest in a few more malt varieties first.