English Mild

[Taypo]

Brewed NB's Mild Ale a few weeks ago with West Yorkshire yeast harvested from an Innkeeper, and its right about the 3 week mark now. I'm not sure if we dropped the ball somewhere, but its seems a little watery at this point. Hopefully some more time in bottle will help. The taste is good, but the mouthfeel is wrong. My mild experience is pretty limited, but its not something I'm in a hurry to brew again.

 

[mjohnson]

Just listened to the "Can You Brew It" that featured Eagle Rock's Solidarity. They call it a black mild. I've not had it, but it sounded really good. 3.9% ABV and a really nice sounding malt bill.

http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/843

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Jester king released a mild for their intro beer but its not on their website anymore. Guess They are not making it anymore. I plan to make a mild in the coming weeks, like you i want a change in pace and having too many IPA's lately and want to try something different this time around

 

[rjwhite41]

My last batch was a Mild, which I am currently enjoying. Almost no hop character. Just enough bitterness to balance (most of) the malty sweetness. Easy-drinking, smooth, low carbonation, all around decent beer. Nice change of pace.

Judging by the amount of head on that thing, it looks like you've overcarbed it. The long list I saw earlier in this thread only had one mild on it (at least that I recall seeing). Fuller's Chiswick Bitter is pretty widely available, it's about 3.5% and fits the bill flavorwise. I had it on tap drawn by a beer engine at cellar temperature and that makes a big difference. I will say that I have done a lot of beer styles and milds/ordinary bitters are extremely challenging, even more so than Light American Lagers. Getting a lot of flavor out of so few ingredients is not an easy task. When serving make sure it isn't overcarbed or too cold.

 

[tochsner]

Moorhouse Brewery (UK) brews a mild called "Black Cat" that is a very good example of the style. I have been comparing my attempts to them.

 

[aceuass]

http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/mild_winter/21.php

 

[TheEndlessObsession]

Milds (and ordinary bitters) are probably some of my favorite "chill out" beers. There is something awesome about grabbing a refreshing and low-alcohol brew out of the fridge and being able to drink all night with no repercussions. A Mild is definitely on my "to-brew" list.

 

[klnosaj]

As recently as November, Jester King (in Austin) used to brew a mild....

Pretty Things have just released a pair of Milds....

Before 8 o'clock last night I had never heard of Pretty Things and before 2 o'clock this afternoon I had never heard of Jester King. Now, having had two beers from each, I am a big, big fan of these brewers. They really know what they're doing and have made some extraordinary products. That 2.5% abv farmhouse ale from Jester King that I had with lunch today (a "spent grain" burger made from the, uhhhh...spent grains... from Death & Taxes black lager made by Moonlight) was perfect. And the bitter I had from Pretty Things alongside the bone marrow with bacon relish last night was spot on.

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[kaboom505]

Brewed NB's Mild Ale a few weeks ago with West Yorkshire yeast harvested from an Innkeeper, and its right about the 3 week mark now. I'm not sure if we dropped the ball somewhere, but its seems a little watery at this point. Hopefully some more time in bottle will help. The taste is good, but the mouthfeel is wrong. My mild experience is pretty limited, but its not something I'm in a hurry to brew again.

Did the Northern Brewing mild and the AK47. Both seemed thin compared to other similar extract recipes (scottish 60 and an ordinary bitter from Santa Fe homebrewing) that I've done. The NB extract kits all had a half pound or more of sugar - that's a significant portion of the fermentables for such a low gravity beer. I wonder if that's possibly a source of the "thinness"?

The all DME with specialty grains ordinary bitter from SF Homebrewing is the best we've done so far. Very tasty with some recycled Neobrittanea yeast from the NB mild...

 

[TheEndlessObsession]

Eep, that's a lot of sugar. I'm not surprised it was thin and boring. It's always a shame to see kits like that.

 

[tgmartin000]

I just had my first mild last week from dry dock. It was really excellent, definitely on my to brew list.

 

[Ryush806]

Do you have a recipe for this one? Or does AHB still have it?

If it weren't a kit from a homebrew store I'd just give it to you but it seems like I'd be cheating them out of money somehow. Here's a link to the kit:

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/produ...12826&osCsid=b0ed16bf125a03e7aeb0b479eb7509d5

 

[FlyDoctor]

Did the Northern Brewing mild and the AK47. Both seemed thin compared to other similar extract recipes (scottish 60 and an ordinary bitter from Santa Fe homebrewing) that I've done. The NB extract kits all had a half pound or more of sugar - that's a significant portion of the fermentables for such a low gravity beer. I wonder if that's possibly a source of the "thinness"?

The all DME with specialty grains ordinary bitter from SF Homebrewing is the best we've done so far. Very tasty with some recycled Neobrittanea yeast from the NB mild...

To be fair, just checked the recipe for the NB mild ale and there is no sugar listed in the ingredients. Perhaps the kits been changed since you brewed it? There is sugar in the AK, and that's odd I agree.

 

[ajbram]

Judging by the amount of head on that thing, it looks like you've overcarbed it. The long list I saw earlier in this thread only had one mild on it (at least that I recall seeing). Fuller's Chiswick Bitter is pretty widely available, it's about 3.5% and fits the bill flavorwise. I had it on tap drawn by a beer engine at cellar temperature and that makes a big difference. I will say that I have done a lot of beer styles and milds/ordinary bitters are extremely challenging, even more so than Light American Lagers. Getting a lot of flavor out of so few ingredients is not an easy task. When serving make sure it isn't overcarbed or too cold.

Picture was taken immediately after a VERY aggressive pour. it's carbed to about 1.8 volumes. Very nice soft mild carbonation.

 

[FarmerTed]

I've been all about the hops lately, and I would like a change of pace. I would normally think of going towards a stout, or porter, but summer is around the corner, and this style intrigues me.

Only one problem: I don't think I've ever had one.

Anyone know of a beer that is fairly representative of the style that I can get my hands on in the Dallas, TX area?

It's advertised as a seaweed ale, but Williams Brothers' Kelpie is basically a mild. I've only had it once, but it tasted nothing like seaweed to me. On the back label, it says it's a chocolate ale, which is exactly what it tastes like. It's 4.0 abv which is on the high side for a mild, I guess, but it's definitely an easy drinker. The ingredients just list malted barley. I'm amazed that chocolate malt can actually taste so chocolatey.

 

[rjwhite41]

Picture was taken immediately after a VERY aggressive pour. it's carbed to about 1.8 volumes. Very nice soft mild carbonation.

In that case it's a beautiful mild.

 

[ajbram]

In that case it's a beautiful mild.

I like it too!

 

[kaboom505]

To be fair, just checked the recipe for the NB mild ale and there is no sugar listed in the ingredients. Perhaps the kits been changed since you brewed it? There is sugar in the AK, and that's odd I agree.

I was wrong - twice! It was the NB Bitter not Mild and it did not have sugar. The AK47 did though.

Living life on the mild side...

 

[midfielder5]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f67/mild-mannered-ale-ag-e-uk-us-52776/[/URL]
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Do this one, mash it high (158*) and you can drink it if you keg in 10 days. and it probably costs $15 to make!

 

[FlyDoctor]

Drinking Cain's dark mild (Liverpool) his weekend - nice! Malty, dark, tasty, and sessionable!

 

[Pdeezy]

Do this one, mash it high (158*) and you can drink it if you keg in 10 days. and it probably costs $15 to make!

I think that link is broken, but I know which one you're talking about. I would have to make a few small changes, but I think it will still be good.

I guess that's one of the points of homebrewing: I can't find what I'm looking for, so I'll just make my own damn beer.

 

[Pdeezy]

I posted this in another thread with no luck. What do you guys think?

Sorry if this was already covered, but I can only partial mash so I was wondering if this looked like a good recipe to you guys. I have EKG on hand so that's another substitue I'll making.

2.1lb Muntons Light DME
1lb 2-row
1lb Victory
1.5lb Crystal 60L (Crisp, UK)
6 oz Chocolate malt (Crisp, UK)

1 oz EKG 5% at 40 minutes
1 oz EKG 5% at 10 minutes

I'll have to check the actual AA of the EKG I have, and then line up the boil times to correctly match the IBUs, but you get the idea.

Thanks in advance.

 

[burkecw]

definitely just go ahead and brew your own as it'll be a rare day you'll find a fresh one without some digging around.

I brewed one a few months back with a modified version of Jamil's recipe and its been cleaning up in local competitions.

as for a recipe, use marris otter base if available, a 5-10% crystal 40/60, 5-10% brown malt and only a few ounces of PALE chocolate to give that nice super toasty but definitely not roasted flavor to it.

best of luck

Cheers

 

[stbnj]

Rebel Brewer carries Crystal Marris Otter. I recently used it in conjunction with marris otter in a brown ale, really like how it came out. When I do my mild I will probably use the crystal MO again.

 

[Pdeezy]

definitely just go ahead and brew your own as it'll be a rare day you'll find a fresh one without some digging around.

I brewed one a few months back with a modified version of Jamil's recipe and its been cleaning up in local competitions.

as for a recipe, use marris otter base if available, a 5-10% crystal 40/60, 5-10% brown malt and only a few ounces of PALE chocolate to give that nice super toasty but definitely not roasted flavor to it.

best of luck

Cheers

Well I can only partial mash right now, so I can't really use marris otter. That's why I threw in the victory. Check out my recipe right above...seem ok?

 

[Genjin]

Swap out the 2-row for MO. I BIAB and partial mash and use Marris Otter all the time.

 

[Pdeezy]

Swap out the 2-row for MO. I BIAB and partial mash and use Marris Otter all the time.

Ok so would I drop the Victory then?

I could mash up to 3lb of MO with the rest of the specialty grains.

Or would it need to be like 2.5lb MO and .5lb victory to make up for the DME.