Traditional Mild

[FatGaz]

Brewday tomorrrow, and I'm looking for a 'Traditional Mild' recipe - looking for something about 4.5-5.5%. Can anyone recommend a good recipe? Thanks

[jimp2003]

The recipe for Gales Festival Mild in Graham Wheelers book is very good.

[seymour]

Gales Festival Mild
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=53429&p=562631&hili ... al#p562485

Dave Miller's English Mild
from Brewing the World's Great Beers, A Step-By-Step Guide
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=55441&hilit=+mild

Award-winning SS Minnow Mild
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=55078&hilit=+mild

Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54603&hilit=+mild#p574123

St Peters Mild
from Protz' Real Ale Almanac 5th edition
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54061&hilit=+mild#p568769

Manns Chestnut Mild
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54943

Barney's Excellent Strong Mild
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=53390&hilit=barney%27s+strong+mild

[jmc]

+1 for Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby.

I used the Graham Wheeler recipe a while back. It was lovely

[Goulders]

I think Seymour likes his milds

[barney]

GW Highgate mild is super dooper.

[FatGaz]

Forgot to mention that I've brewed Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby, and Gale's Festival - both are brilliant, and I will definitely brew these again. I like the look of Seymor's SS Minnow Mild - will keep this one on file!!

[seymour]

GW Highgate mild is super dooper.

Recipe?

[barney]

Highgate Mild has an interesting history Seymour it was made in the only brewery in Britain that produced nothing but Mild Ale, they should know a thing or two about mild. Interesting that the yeast used was a blend of four strains.

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Gene ... -t-suffice

I found a couple of recipes from the net all seemed based on Wheelers origional.

OG 1035/6 IBU 22
Grist;
Mild Ale Malt 70%
Crystal Malt 10%
Torrefied/Flaked barley 6%
Black Malt 2%
Boil;
Glucose/ Maltose/ Brown sugar 12%
Goldings Hops 84% at 90 16% at 15

whoooooo heeeeeeyyyyy!
http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000115.html

They have quite a fan club.

http://www.fohb.org.uk/page3.html

[seymour]

Highgate Mild has an interesting history ...

Wow, lots of great info. Thanks, Barney! Looks like another one I'm gonna have to brew.

Anyone know what makes something "mild ale malt"? I don't think I have access to it here. What differentiates it from a typical English 2-row pale barley malt like Maris Otter, Golden Promise, Tipple, etc?

[jmc]

Highgate Mild has an interesting history ...

Wow, lots of great info. Thanks, Barney! Looks like another one I'm gonna have to brew.

Anyone know what makes something "mild ale malt"? I don't think I have access to it here. What differentiates it from a typical English 2-row pale barley malt like Maris Otter, Golden Promise, Tipple, etc?

It may not be much use to you Seymour but The Malt Miller sells Mild Ale Malt

Application - Mild ale malt is used in the formation of brown and mild ales. It is kilned darker than pale malt and produces a sweeter wort.

E.B.C. 7

[seymour]

...It may not be much use to you Seymour but The Malt Miller sells Mild Ale Malt

Application - Mild ale malt is used in the formation of brown and mild ales. It is kilned darker than pale malt and produces a sweeter wort. E.B.C. 7

Not worth international shipping, but that's useful information. Especially the color indication, looks like I could get pretty close with similar malts.

[beernsurfing]

Seymour, Briess make "Ashburne mild ale malt". I have a sack ( all the way out here in oz! ). It's slightly nutty, though i can't taste a major difference in my milds ( i make lots ). I mean, the beers are very nice, but hey, so are the ones brewed with maris otter, from all the different maltsters, simpsons, TF, Bairds, etc.

I just stumbled across a bottle of a mild i made 2 months ago with only 1.3% spec B, and a small amount of choc, and a touch of black, the rest ashburne mild, about 95%. Was delicious. It was great at the time in the keg too. I did a double batch and did one with US05 ( i know i know, i was out of yeast and had empty kegs, desperate! ) and one with 1098 British ale. Both were different, but bloody nice. I loved the estery goodness of the 1098 much better, but i was surprised that the US05 version came out very nice too.

Sorry, bit of a rant!

[FatGaz]

I liked the look of Seymour's SS Minnow Mild so much that I brewed it! Thanks for the recipe Seymour. Everything seemed to go ok on Brewday. Looking forward to this one

[seymour]

I liked the look of Seymour's SS Minnow Mild so much that I brewed it! Thanks for the recipe Seymour. Everything seemed to go ok on Brewday. Looking forward to this one...

That's cool, good to hear it. Like I've said, I brew all kinds of crazy Imperial strength recipes, odd, aged, massively hopped, wild yeast experiments, etc, but in terms of just-plain-tasty-table-strength-beer, that might be the best one I've brewed. I hope I'm not building-up your expectations too much, but it's good. I think I may need to repeat it soon, too.