Manns Chestnut Mild

[crookedeyeboy]

Ive been asked to make something like this for a wedding anniversary.

Anyone got a recipe or a good mild recipe for this?

Thanks

[seymour]

Mann's Chestnut Mild is a very true-to-style English dark mild at 3% ABV. "Chestnut" is surely a reference to the woody and nutty notes of English pale malts and the dark colour of the beer, but there's nothing to stop you from adding actual chestnuts if you can get 'em. No matter what, I guarantee this is one "clone beer" that's gonna taste better than the original.

SEYMOUR MANN'S CHESTNUT MILD CLONE RECIPE
6 US Gallons = 5 Imperial Gallons = 22.7 Liters

MALTS:
94.2% = 6.8 lb = 3.1 kg, Maris Otter Pale Malt
4.6% = .33 lb = 150 g, Roasted Barley
1.2% = .09 lb = 40 g, Torrified Wheat
+ optionally: finely milled toasted chestnuts in mash

HOPS:
Bittering/flavor: .75 oz = 21 g, Fuggles, 90 minutes
Aroma: 1 oz = 28 g, Goldings, 5 minutes, steep until chilled

MASH @ 156°F/69°C 60 minutes or until converted.

BOIL 90 minutes.

STATS assume 75% mash efficiency and 70% yeast attenuation:
OG ≈ 1.034
FG: 1.010
ABV ≈ 3.2%
IBU ≈ 17
SRM ≈ 17° SRM/33° EBC

If you got 'em:
Couple pinches of calcium carbonate in mash. Pinch of gypsum in boil to make your hops pop. Irish moss near end of boil for clarity.

YEAST: Danstar Windsor British Style Beer Yeast

PRIME bottles/keg with 1/3 cup brown sugar, boiled with some water.

[crookedeyeboy]

Ah Seymour thanks very much, I knew someone out there would be able to come up with a recipe!

I agree Im sure the mild that is about today tastes like dishwater! Although I just hope that the people Im making the beer for havent had their palates tainted and prefer the dishwater taste! :-0

[timbo41]

Another quality seymour recipe. Need thei r own sticky

[crookedeyeboy]

This is all bottled now, 39 bottles of a lovely low ABV Mild. It has a lvely dark colour but when you hold it to the light it gives a red hue, lovely.
Just got to give it some time to condition and it should be a nice smooth pint by the 2nd of Dec, this is the date of the wedding anniversary ive made it for.
I didnt add the chestnuts but I can always make it again with the chestnuts for a comparison.

Thanks loads Seymour!!

[Spikesdad]

That does look a nice recipe. Its gone on my 'to do' list. Dunno when gonna get around to brewing it though, prob middle of Dec.

Cheers, Dave

[seymour]

Bump.

So, crookedeyeboy, how did the anniversary party go? Did they enjoy our dark mild?

[seymour]

Check it out: http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forums/viewtopi ... =9&t=26712

As far as I know, this is the first time I've noticed someone on another website brewing a recipe I posted here. I wonder why they don't just join Jim's Beer Kit and post their comments here?

[crookedeyeboy]

Hey Seymour

Never saw your bump. This beer is lovely now after about 3 months. I cant eblieve though, that I sit at work talking about liquor and mash treatment all day long and forgot to add some sodium carbonate to this to beef it up! I live in a sot water area so my only negative comment about this beer is it lacks body and umph, its a little thin.

Saying that, theres nothing wrong with the recipe! Many thanks again, I would certainly do this oen again and add the chestnuts too!

[Blackaddler]

I've been meaning to try some Chestnut powder myself.

Littlebeer's Little Snug has sweet chestnuts as a mash addition, and is very nice indeed.

A local Asian corner store might be worth trying as a source.

[PhilB]

Hi All

I've not posted on here before ... I am active on the BrewUK forum ... but I have been lurking and reading here for quite sometime and wanted to thank you all so much for the help you've given me (without knowing it) ... and in particular to Seymour for this recipe

I brewed a version of Seymour's recipe around 6 weeks ago now ... I swapped the roasted barley for black malt (because that's what I had) and added a 200g packet of cooked chestnuts from Tesco's, which I bashed in a bag with a rolling pin and toasted on a baking tray for a bit before adding to the mash.

I don't know if I can add URLs yet ... but if you are interested you can see my exploits documented on the BrewUK forum here ...
[url]www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/chestnut-mild/[/url]
... but, in case that doesn't work, or you'd rather not read through the whole thread ... to summarise the findings from my "tasting panel" of family and friends ...

Overall people were very impressed ... it pours very dark, with a light brown creamy head that lingers the whole pint and leaves lots of lacing as you're drinking it ( I was a little worried that oils from the chestnuts might kill the head, but that doesn't seem to be a problem). I put half the brew in a pressure barrel and the other half was bottled. It's clearer from the bottles and has a really nice deep mahogany red colour then ... a little cloudiness (nothing unacceptable but it is there) leaves it very dark brown/black instead, when its poured from the barrel.

Tastewise, everyone reckons they CAN taste the chestnuts ... there is a VERY smooth nuttiness to the flavour, definitely in the finish. A friend who likes, and regularly drinks, Thwaites Nutty Black reckoned it tasted very like that, but with the added flavour of the chestnuts. I'll put this one down as a success

If anyone is thinking of making a smooth, nutty, malty beer, I'd definitely recommend chucking some chestnuts in

Cheers, PhilB

[seymour]

Welcome, PhilB! It's really excellent to hear from you, thanks for joining. Glad to hear your Chestnut Mild turned out so tasty.

We wish you the best of luck in all your brewing endeavors!
-Seymour