Mild Hopping Question

[jimp2003]

Evening All!

My next brew is going to be a mild and here are the bare bones of the recipe so far.....

2013 Mild

Original Gravity (OG): 1.042 (°P): 10.5
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010 (°P): 2.6
Alcohol (ABV): 4.25 %
Colour (SRM): 13.0 (EBC): 25.6
Bitterness (IBU): 24 (Tinseth)

78.95% Mild Ale Malt
7.89% Crystal 60
5.26% Brown Sugar, Dark
5.26% Flaked Barley
2.63% Chocolate, Pale


I currently have lots of hops but they mostly don't seem right for the style (mostly fruity US and NZ types). I was only intending to add hops at the beginning of a 60 min boil so don't expect much flavour to carry through so was wondering if galena would be an okay choice? Anyone got any thoughts?

[barney]

I see you are drinking a couple of nice brews with Bramling Cross and Cluster, either of those would fit in nice, I would go for the Cluster myself a lot of the 18th and early 19th century beers used American hops, they were probably cluster.

[jimp2003]

Cheers barney. Unfortunately I used the whole pack of cluster and bramling cross in those beers so they are not an option. My hop stocks really have become quite unbalanced toward the fruity types and although I do not really want to buy more I would, as a last resort, get a pack of Fuggles in for this brew.

[Dave S]

Cheers barney. Unfortunately I used the whole pack of cluster and bramling cross in those beers so they are not an option. My hop stocks really have become quite unbalanced toward the fruity types and although I do not really want to buy more I would, as a last resort, get a pack of Fuggles in for this brew.

Yeah. fuggles go niceley in milds and browns.

[Jocky]

I would go for it.

Try any hop, just to see what it does, as you say, not much flavour will carry, and its going to be mildly hopped anyway. I reckon a fruity hopped mild could be ace.

Now you got me thinking about trying this...

[jimp2003]

Cheers Jocky! I think I will just go for it with the Galena that I have in stock rather than buy yet more hops - whats the worst that could happen? It will certainly be economical as I should only need about 18g for the bittering I am after.

[seymour]

Galena is a bittering hop bred from Brewers Gold. Sounds perfect to me! Don't be afraid to drop a handful at 15 minutes, either. There's nothing wrong with a little extra subtle hops flavour and aroma in an English Mild, especially a 4.2% one. Your grainbill looks delicious, by the way. Which yeast strain will you use?

Cheers!

[jimp2003]

Galena is a bittering hop bred from Brewers Gold. Sounds perfect to me! Don't be afraid to drop a handful at 15 minutes, either. There's nothing wrong with a little extra subtle hops flavour and aroma in an English Mild, especially a 4.2% one. Your grainbill looks delicious, by the way. Which yeast strain will you use?

Cheers!

I was thinking of dropping some hops in later in the boil - just hopping at the start with no flavour or aroma additions was scaring me a little

I know its an obvious one but I was thinking of WLP002. I haven't used this for over a year and it is one of my favourites....

[seymour]

...I was thinking of dropping some hops in later in the boil - just hopping at the start with no flavour or aroma additions was scaring me a little. I know its an obvious one but I was thinking of WLP002. I haven't used this for over a year and it is one of my favourites....

Sounds great. You can never, ever go wrong fermenting a dark mild with that Fullers strain. Mmmmm...

[Rookie]

At the low bittering rate of a mild most hops would be okay, except for something like chinook.

[barney]

At the low bittering rate of a mild most hops would be okay, except for something like chinook.

Chinook is great in dark beer, lovely liquorice and tobacco notes.

[seymour]

At the low bittering rate of a mild most hops would be okay, except for something like chinook.

Chinook is great in dark beer, lovely liquorice and tobacco notes.

+1

[Rookie]

At the low bittering rate of a mild most hops would be okay, except for something like chinook.

Chinook is great in dark beer, lovely liquorice and tobacco notes.

+1

Stout? Porter? Yes. Mild, not so much. To me the least thing in a mild is hoppiness, especially something as assertive as chinook. But if you like a piney mild, go for it.