Can i still call this a mild ale

Naught Kitty Chelsey Mild
Mild
Type: All Grain Date: 9/2/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Brewer: Glynn Brown
Boil Size: 7.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler (8gal/12gal)
End of Boil Volume 5.50 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 67.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal Est Mash Efficiency 76.1 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
3 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 37.5 %
3 lbs U.K. Mild Malt (4.0 SRM) Grain 3 37.5 %
1 lbs Crystal Malt Dark 2 (Thomas Fawcett) (120.0 SRM) Grain 4 12.5 %
8.0 oz Carapils (Briess) (1.5 SRM) Grain 5 6.3 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt Pale (Thomas Fawcett) (215.0 SRM) Grain 6 6.2 %
1.10 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
0.50 oz Amarillo Leaf [10.40 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 8.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Leaf [10.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 6.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe leaf [14.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 4.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra pellet 1 [13.90 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [124.21 ml] Yeast 12 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.036
Est Final Gravity: 1.010
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.3 %
Bitterness: 19.0 IBUs Calories: 151.6
Est Color: 18.7 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 8 lbs
Sparge Water: 5.46 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 170.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 2.50 gal of water at 165.5 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge Step: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 5.46gal) of 170.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Hmmm even though the ibu's are lowish, you'll probably get some American ( ie citrus) flavors and aromas from the Amarillo and Simcoe. If you were brewing for a competition, you'd probably want to use Goldings, Fuggles, Challenger or some other English hops.

I am not into competition brewing but aside from the American style hops, this is going to have a hops forward flavor and mild's are generally malt forward. I do have some ekg and fugg's

Glynn said:

I am not into competition brewing but aside from the American style hops, this is going to have a hops forward flavor and mild's are generally malt forward. I do have some ekg and fugg's

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If you're not entering it into competition, I think this beer looks really good. But it'd be an Americanized British Mild, if you had to give it a name. It looks tasty, though.

If you want to make a mild, the OG should be 1.030-1.038, and use all British malts and hops. That would be authentic. But not necessarily any tastier!

An ounce of amarillo in the last 15 minutes, plus .5 ounces of simcoe and citra, will make a very hop forward beer. It really looks good to me, but not a mild.

As always yoop you are correct. I changed the hops and schedule to be more authentic and went with

1.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.60 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 18.1 IBUs
0.25 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.60 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 1.8 IBUs
0.25 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.60 %] - Boil 5.0 min
total ibu's 20.9

and i renamed and tweaked the above recipe to

Naught Kitty Coalition Mild Brown Ale
American Brown Ale
Type: All Grain Date: 9/2/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Brewer: Glynn Brown
Boil Size: 7.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler (8gal/12gal)
End of Boil Volume 5.50 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 67.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal Est Mash Efficiency 76.1 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
5 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 45.5 %
4 lbs U.K. Mild Malt (4.0 SRM) Grain 3 36.4 %
1 lbs Crystal Malt Dark 2 (Thomas Fawcett) (120.0 SRM) Grain 4 9.1 %
8.0 oz Carapils (Briess) (1.5 SRM) Grain 5 4.5 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt Pale (Thomas Fawcett) (215.0 SRM) Grain 6 4.5 %
1.10 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.00 oz Amarillo Leaf [10.40 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 15.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo Leaf [10.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 5.5 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe leaf [14.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 4.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra pellet 1 [13.90 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [124.21 ml] Yeast 12 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 24.5 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 19.2 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs
Sparge Water: 4.88 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 170.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 3.44 gal of water at 165.5 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge Step: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 4.88gal) of 170.0 F water