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Effigy

And next up: Mild

Post by Effigy » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:31 pm

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.

mysterio

Post by mysterio » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:33 pm

Have a good one :)

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:38 pm

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.

Effigy

Post by Effigy » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:50 pm

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?

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Post by Aleman » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:06 pm

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

Bongo

Post by Bongo » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:36 pm

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

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:22 pm

House Special Mild
11-A Mild

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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


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johnh

Post by johnh » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:57 pm

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? :lol:

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:35 pm

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.

Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:08 am

Have a great brew day E :wink:

Piscator

Post by Piscator » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:27 pm

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 :D :wink:

Cheers
Steve

Piscator

Post by Piscator » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:55 pm

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

Thanks for the inspiration Effigy :wink:

Mmmmmm can't wait.

Effigy

Post by Effigy » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:33 pm

Piscator wrote::D :D 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 :D

I've now got Monday off work (was scheduled to go in but Sod 'em :lol: ), 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 8)

maxashton

Post by maxashton » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:46 pm

We should!

Seriously underrated brew.

booldawg

Post by booldawg » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:11 pm

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 :D

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