Is this a good Mild recipe

[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.

 

[Daver77]

Second Option would be to go with to an American Brown Ale

6lbs Muntons Light Dry Malt Extract

8oz Malto-Dextrin

8oz Chocolate Malt (UK)

8oz Crystal 60L

boil 60 mins 1oz Amarillo pellet 7.0

dry hop 5 days 0.5oz Amarillo

Original Gravity
1.051

Final Gravity
1.013

Color
24° SRM

23.5 IBU

5.1% ABV

 

[JeffStewart]

First off, I'm not an expert and others will be able to give you a better idea I'm sure.
But, the proportions "style-wise" are a little bit off. Whether that matters is up to you.
As guidelines the proportions are:
10-15% crystal
2-3% chocolate (or 1% black)
~11% sugar (not used in ALL cases but it's found)

Your chocolate and crystal malts hit at around 8% for first recipe and are lower for the second. Also, I believe the base malt is supposed to hit around the middle 70's. As for dry hopping or late additions, I "believe" the dry hopping is not consistent with the style (English Mild) and if you do want to do a late addition it should be minimal. Like a 1/2oz or less. The BU:GU ratio should be around 0.50. Again, that's indicative of the style but ultimately it's up to you. Hope this helps somewhat.

 

[midfielder5]

is that the only hop choice you have?
amarillo isnt the hop of choice for milds. try a noble hop from ENgland if you can.
good luck

 

[Daver77]

First off, I'm not an expert and others will be able to give you a better idea I'm sure.
But, the proportions "style-wise" are a little bit off. Whether that matters is up to you.
As guidelines the proportions are:
10-15% crystal
2-3% chocolate (or 1% black)
~11% sugar (not used in ALL cases but it's found)

Your chocolate and crystal malts hit at around 8% for first recipe and are lower for the second. Also, I believe the base malt is supposed to hit around the middle 70's. As for dry hopping or late additions, I "believe" the dry hopping is not consistent with the style (English Mild) and if you do want to do a late addition it should be minimal. Like a 1/2oz or less. The BU:GU ratio should be around 0.50. Again, that's indicative of the style but ultimately it's up to you. Hope this helps somewhat.

Yeah that's why I'm making it a brown ale instead of a mild. I'm going with the second recipe!:rockin:

Now the question is how is the brown ale recipe?

 

[midfielder5]

ah i see the second brown ale.

 

[Daver77]

is that the only hop choice you have?
amarillo isnt the hop of choice for milds. try a noble hop from ENgland if you can.
good luck

Yeah that's what I have on hand right now. I can get others but thinking about this twice I might as well go and make a brown ale I think the Armarillo will work for that right?

 

[Daver77]

youre headline & post says it is a mild.

??

Yeah I know confusing that's why I corrected my second post with the recipe to include the question ahould I change it to a brown ale.

sorry for the confusion

 

[JeffStewart]

I think Kent Golding would work better, but use what you've got...

 

[midfielder5]

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

 

[Daver77]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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