Dark Mild recipies?

[Scotty]

Hello chaps,

I'm on the hunt for a dark mild recipie to brew either this week or next to have ready for Christmas. I'm aiming for somewhere between 3.5-4% ABV. Since moving, I haven't been able to find my copy of BYOBRA so it's up to you guys to deliver the goods

[orlando]

How about this? I will be brewing late Nov/early December for a January pint by the woodburner This is not a BYOBRA recipe though, one I have adapted from other sources.

A Walk On The Mild Side

Type: All Grain Date: 03/12/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 25.00 l
75 minute mash @ 65.6c
Boil Size: 33.27 l
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Volume 27.77 l
Final Bottling Volume: 24.00 l
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Yeast of your choice, I will be using a Fuller's yeast recovered from Bengal Lancer but one that is currently fermenting a Fuller's London Porter clone.


Ingredients

Amt Name Type %/IBU
3.000 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) 73.2 %
0.500 kg Crystal Malt (150.0 EBC) 12.2 %
0.225 kg Chocolate Malt (800.0 EBC) 5.5 %
0.200 kg Brown Porter Malt (85.0 EBC) 4.9 %
0.100 kg Special B Malt (354.6 EBC) 2.4 %
0.075 kg Carafa II (811.6 EBC) 1.8 %
40.00 g Fuggles [3.85 %] - Boil 60.0 min 16.8 IBUs
15.00 g Fuggles [3.85 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min 0.0 IBUs

Est Original Gravity: 1.032 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.007 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.3 %
Bitterness: 16.8 IBUs
Calories: 427.1 kcal/l
Est Color: 49.0 EBC

[Scotty]

sounding good orlando. As luck would have it, I have a little bit of carafa III left and I was planning on chucking it in for a body boost.

[barney]

I brewed this a couple of weeks ago, its good drinking even now. Tastes like the milk left over from a bowl of chocolate oat rings. .

I will be doing this again in time for Christmas as this batch will never last. I will up the oats by 50% and the black by 25%

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2.75 kg Fawcetts Mild Ale Malt (7.0 EBC) Grain 1 68.4 %
0.40 kg Fawcetts Pale Crystal (60.0 EBC) Grain 2 9.9 %
0.24 kg Barley, Torrefied (3.3 EBC) Grain 3 6.0 %
0.08 kg Black (Patent) Malt (985.0 EBC) Grain 4 2.0 %
0.05 kg Golden Toasted Oats (10.0 EBC) Grain 5 1.2 %
35.00 g Fuggles [4.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 18.5 IBUs
0.50 kg Maltose syrup (5.9 EBC) Sugar 7 12.4 %
1.0 pkg ALE 514 (Mauribrew #) Yeast 8 -

[orlando]

sounding good orlando. As luck would have it, I have a little bit of carafa III left and I was planning on chucking it in for a body boost.

Just checked Weyermans site and noticed that the Carafa 3 is the heaviest roast 1300-1500 EBC so this will certainly boost your colour but might be a little harsh so think about reducing to say 50-60g or you could steep the grains and add into the boiler near the end of the boil or you could just up the chocolate and leave it out. Brewing software will help you decide.

[BamaFan 22]

I made a fantastic dark mild last year with a historic receipe from Ronald Patterson's Shut Up About Barclay Perkins website. Here is the link:

http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2010 ... -mild.html

I would suggest you try it sometime!

[oz11]

There is a selection of Wheeler milds on the Worcestor Hop Shop site. I recommend the Hop Back mild.