Dark Mild Mild Mannered Ale (AG) (E) UK/US

[stpug]

Hi all,

I'm planning to brew this recipe seeing that it has received so many fantastic review and honestly, it will be my first all grain. I'll be doing a 5L batch instead of 23L and do you think the conversion seems about right?

Looks good to me. Proportional, which should work.

 

[bkboiler]

just brewed this. it's tucked away happily in the fermenter right now waiting for the yeast to kick off. Alas, they were out of Nottingham at the LHBS so I had to go with WLP-002.
I missed gravity by a few points so I topped up with a little bit of light DME that I briefly boiled in the microwave...I will report back when it's kegged and carbed! looking forward to it!!

 

[bkboiler]

very tasty...I really hit the right amount of yeast character I was hoping for with this one. love the marris otter.
Delicious brew!! Cheers!!

 

[fat-buddha]

A slightly modified version of this is in primary as the first ever beer I've brewed. Pale chocolate instead of regular chocolate at a slightly higher percentage. Missed the OG slightly (1.032 instead of 1.035) and the OG sample tasted interesting but it was the first one I've ever tasted.

Can't wait to get this bottled and tasted once it's done.

 

[fat-buddha]

Even though I missed on the FG so my batch of this turned out at 2%, this turned into a delicious brew.

First taste, warm, a week after bottling was nice but a little thin.

A week later, the next taste at about 50F was very, very yummy. Definitely needed a bit of time conditioning in the bottles to get the best flavour.

Will definitely brew this again.

 

[GrimCityBrewer]

Anyone try brewing this with S-05? If no, any opinions on trying this? Also since this is such a low gravity beer, do you think you could get away with one pocket of Nottingham for a 10 gallon batch??

 

[schia]

thanks for the report. starting mine this weekend and will post my result.

 

[deere322]

I brewed this one up on the 23rd and repitched on a slurry of S-04.
It was completely fermented out by Tuesday (OG 1.040 FG 1.004), racked into a keg on Thursday and was pulling pints Sunday.

8 days from grain to glass of this wonderful beer.

 

[treacheroustexan]

Going to brew this at some point this week!

 

[treacheroustexan]

Mashing in now.. Excited for this!

 

[RustyHorn]

I was going to do this recipe, but couldn't help tinkering with it! Basically, I upped the Maris Otter, added some Munich, and changed the hops to East Kent Goldings (I had run out of Fuggles, and I didn't have enough Maris Otter to get me where I wanted to be OG wise) According to Beersmith I'm now in Brown Ale territory, but to be fair, I ignore those guidelines as they tend to ignore history. That said, my mild is now too strong to be a traditional mild...

 

[treacheroustexan]

Been in the keg since Monday. First pour. Delicious!!

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[RustyHorn]

I was going to do this recipe, but couldn't help tinkering with it! Basically, I upped the Maris Otter, added some Munich, and changed the hops to East Kent Goldings.....

I thought I'd give an update on mine, despite it being different, as it evolved from your recipe and you might actually want to know!

I tasted it today and it's coming along amazingly well! If It stays this tasty it'll become a regular.
It has been fermenting for nine days now and has 3 gravity points to go. I'm guessing it has something to do with the high mash temp? Plus I'm fermenting it at 17c - 19c.

 

[ayrlander]

I've wanted to make this for a while, after seeing it here and after buying the "Brewing Britain" book that also includes this recipe. Finally brewed a batch of this three days ago. This morning, already at FG. Fast mover. I adapted the recipe to a 2 gallon batch, and am doing a split batch of this. In one 2 gallon bucket I have a gallon of the wort as-is, in the other one I put some unsweetened chocolate powder and will bottle with hazelnut extract to make a Chocolate Hazelnut Mild (based off of Jamil's CH Porter recipe). I'll bottle next weekend and hope to compare in a few weeks after that.

 

[HopheadNJ]

Has anyone added coffee to this? I'm thinking of doing a split batch, half "dry beaned" or add cold brew to it..

 

[treacheroustexan]

Last weekend, I entered this into a local competition (Fat Heads Brewing - Son of Brewzilla, 450 total entry cap) and brought home a silver medal for this beer.

 

[Sillybilly]

What kind of FG is everyone getting and with what yeast?

First time I used US-05 and got 1.011 and tasted clean, but a little too clean for this style, IMO. Still a really great beer though.

I just brewed again with S-04 and finished at 1.018 (mashing at 156 was probably too high). I dont have my notes, but I think OG was 1.040 using a little bit more MO. I have not tasted it bottled conditioned yet, but hydro sample was sweet, hoping after a few weeks age and some CO2 it will blossom nicely.

Just curious where everyone else is at with this recipe.

BTW, props to Orfy on this recipe, I will being doing your Hobgoblin clone next week.

 

[HopheadNJ]

What kind of FG is everyone getting and with what yeast?

First time I used US-05 and got 1.011 and tasted clean, but a little too clean for this style, IMO. Still a really great beer though.

I just brewed again with S-04 and finished at 1.018 (mashing at 156 was probably too high). I dont have my notes, but I think OG was 1.040 using a little bit more MO. I have not tasted it bottled conditioned yet, but hydro sample was sweet, hoping after a few weeks age and some CO2 it will blossom nicely.

Just curious where everyone else is at with this recipe.

BTW, props to Orfy on this recipe, I will being doing your Hobgoblin clone next week.

I kegged a variation of this on Wednesday - subbed Willamette hops. I mashed even higher at 158 and fermented with an expired package of Nottingham. OG was 1.034

There was some lag to start fermentation but once it got going it was pretty aggressive. Final gravity at kegging was 1.014 for a whopping 2.6%!

Nice body, not thin at all for such a small beer. It's got some sweetness to it but not overly sweet or under-attenuated at all. No off-flavors or "green" beer flavors. I think once it carbs a bit this will be perfect.

 

[Sillybilly]

I kegged a variation of this on Wednesday - subbed Willamette hops. I mashed even higher at 158 and fermented with an expired package of Nottingham. OG was 1.034
.

I subbed with Willamette as well on the one I just did

 

[treacheroustexan]

Hey all. Love the original recipe but my girlfriend wants me to last minute brew a beer we can give out for Christmas gifts. I am currently planning on just brewing this as is, but just for giggles does anyone have any suggestions on how to give it a little more of a holiday "spice"? I kind of thought about trying to add peaches and pecans similar to shiners holiday cheer. Any thoughts?

 

[MidAtlanticBrew]

First time I have brewed this one. SWMBO's favorite. Used London Ale III, 1318, Yummy .. Thanks Orfy

 

[VipperOfVipp]

First time I have brewed this one. SWMBO's favorite. Used London Ale III, 1318, Yummy .. Thanks Orfy

Is the original recipe still the best? How would you think some Christmas spices would do with this beer? (cinnamon and vanilla).

Your picture makes this brew look enticing!
Thanks.

 

[MidAtlanticBrew]

I'd say no to spices ..... don't know that it can handle much in terms of other flavors, she' a delicate one .... silky smooth ....... with a gentle touch .....

 

[roberth42]

Thanks for the recipe! Brewed this as biab and very happy with the results.
Only thing is I couldn't get down below 1.020.....not sure why. Any suggestions?
Will brew again for sure!

 

[Gazmond]

Come to brew this just now, boiler on, weighed out all but the crystal. Went to the garage to fetch it and when I picked it up the whole lot fell on the garage floor, looks like some mice have been at it
So I'm going to try this with an extra 100g of chocolate malt and no crystal anyone else tried it like this? Wondering what I'm letting myself in for....

 

[thethirstyweasel]

This came out fantastic I made mine with WY1469.

weez

 

[RustyHorn]

Come to brew this just now, boiler on, weighed out all but the crystal. Went to the garage to fetch it and when I picked it up the whole lot fell on the garage floor, looks like some mice have been at it
So I'm going to try this with an extra 100g of chocolate malt and no crystal anyone else tried it like this? Wondering what I'm letting myself in for....

I think the crystal adds the sweetness to compliment the chocolate malt. Still, let us know how it turns out!

 

[Gazmond]

It's going in a barrel this weekend so I'll report back!

 

[Calaeb]

Thinking about adding this to my long list, seems like it'd be a nice spring beer

 

[treacheroustexan]

Thinking about adding this to my long list, seems like it'd be a nice spring beer

Put it at the top of your list It's an excellent anytime (but definitely Spring) beer, and has a really quick turnaround. I've had grain to glass in a week or so.