Is this a good Mild recipe - Page 2

Daver77 · 03-12-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by midfielder5

imagine Newcastle brown ale w/ citrusy, grapefruity taste. that is what you are looking at.
it isnt my first choice!

Interesting...

Where is the citrus coming from the hops?

if so what hops would you suggest?

**snowveil** · 03-12-2011, 10:49 PM

The Duck Rabbit brewery does a brown ale with amarillo hops....it's...different. Part of me liked it, part of me thought they were too out of place. Personally I'd save the amarillo for another brew (great hop to potentially waste!) and try to pick up some willamettes, fuggles, ekgs, etc instead

Daver77 · 03-12-2011, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by snowveil

The Duck Rabbit brewery does a brown ale with amarillo hops....it's...different. Part of me liked it, part of me thought they were too out of place. Personally I'd save the amarillo for another brew (great hop to potentially waste!) and try to pick up some willamettes, fuggles, ekgs, etc instead

1oz of Williamette will give me 26IBU at 60 min boil.

THat should do it huh?

Should be a good balance and still kind of malty.

**unionrdr** · 03-12-2011, 10:55 PM

When I made up my pale ale,I used what is considered classic hops for the English style. Well,not all,but classic none the less. Kent Golding,& Willamette. Both grown here in the US,& available from Carlson at just about any outlet. They work great. I just dry hopped it a couple hours ago with the Willamette,& just got an spicy,herby hit. that 1oz was 4.7%AAU. Mmmmmm,ale...

**snowveil** · 03-12-2011, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Daver77

1oz of Williamette will give me 26IBU at 60 min boil.

THat should do it huh?

Should be a good balance and still kind of malty.

sounds good to me

johnnyboy1965 · 03-16-2011, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Daver77

Or is it something else?

These are some ingredients I have laying around I want to use. Not enough to make a nice brown ale so I figured I'd make a mild.

5lbs Muntons Light Dry Malt Extract

8oz Chocolate Malt (UK)

8oz Crystal 60L

30 mins 1oz Amarillo

1 min 1oz Amarillo 7% AA

Nottingham Yeast

Original Gravity
1.040

Final Gravity
1.010

Bitterness
21.6 IBU

Alcohol
4.0% ABV

I actually have on hand 6lbs of light DME but figured 5lbs would be more appropriate since it's a mild.

Couple more pounds of DME and it would probably make a nice brown ale.

I think the ABV is a little high, Id go for 3.5%. Maybe some torrified wheat for body and head retention. Bitterness levels are correct, but maybe use a English noble hop, but I think the main thing is your choice of yeast. Nottingham we brew out all the sugars resulting in quite a dry beer. Windsor is a ideal yeast for a Mild.
HTH Johnnyboy