I haven't done that dark mild yeast test yet. Only because on brew day last week, I didn't have any Goldings hops. My big hop order from Yakima didn't come in in time and the LHBS didn't have any either. But kegs were empty and beer must be brewed! I brewed a Pale Mild using Challenger hops, which I like in my porters. Mild, resiny UK kick to it. Its a recipe that I put together based on some of those British recipes posted here that Hanglow gave the link to:
http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=56335&hilit=+dark+mild+grainbill
Recipe:
Pale Mild
Mild
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (G): 2.5
Total Grain (lb): 3.123
Total Hops (g): 11.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.035 (°P): 8.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (°P): 2.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 3.21 %
Colour (SRM): 6.9 (EBC): 13.6
Bitterness (IBU): 20.0 (Rager)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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2.343 lb Golden Promise Malt, Simpsons UK (75%)
0.312 lb 6-Row, American (10%)
0.312 lb Bairds Carastan (10%)
0.156 lb Torrified Wheat (5%)
Hop Bill
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11.0 g Challenger Pellet (6.1% Alpha) @ 45 Minutes (Boil) (4.4 g/Gal)
Misc Bill
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2.5 g Calcium Chloride @ 0 Minutes (Mash)
5.0 g Irish Moss @ 14 Minutes (Boil)
5.0 g Yeast Nutrient @ 2 Minutes (Boil)
Single step Infusion at 152°F for 75 Minutes.
Fermented at 68°F with Wyeast 1469 - West Yorkshire Ale
It reminds me of Milds I've had in England, which are rarely dark and chocolaty. I'll post a pic soon.
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Shoreman, your French Farmhouse, that yeast I haven't used but I just had a Jester King Le Petite Prince.
It s a delightful 2.9% beer. I was expecting something very dry with just some Belgian yeast character. Not at all. It was small and light but it had a decent mouthfeel and residual sweetness. Brett flavor but not Brett dry, if you know what I mean. My first thoughts on the taste were that they were using a mixed culture of yeasts, including Saison, clean fermenting yeast, and Brett. After conversing with someone more knowledgeable than me, I learned that they blend old and young beer. This explains the sweetness and mouthfeel. Jester King's website says they use a French farmhouse yeast. Based on your post, I could see that yeast fitting into a mixed/blended batch like that.