Monkey Mild (Dark)

[Monkeybrew]

I keep faffing about with dark mild recipes and still can't really decide what to brew!

I put this together on Beer Engine last night and would like some thoughts on it please

Monkey Mild (Dark) - 25L

Brewhouse Efficiency 75%

3.700kg Mild Ale Malt - 7 EBC 83.2%
0.300kg Crystal Malt - 120 EBC 6.7%
0.200kg Dark Crystal Malt - 240 EBC 4.5%
0.150kg Amber Malt - 100 EBC 3.4%
0.100kg Black Malt - 1200 EBC 2.2%

59g of Fuggles Whole Hops 3.0 % AA
15g of Brewers Gold Whole Hops 5.5 % AA @30mins
15g of Brewers Gold Whole Hops 5.5 % AA @5mins

25 IBU
73 EBC

Est OG 1.038
Est FG 1.012

3.5% ABV

Yeast - WLP002

Cheers

MB

[seymour]

Looks delicious to me. It's all a matter of personal preference, but I like Fuggles better than Brewer's Gold, so I would move a little Fuggles to flame-out. I think the earthy/flowery aroma aspects go great in a dark English ale like this. I love your use of Fullers yeast too. Of course, I'd add a few handfuls of oats to improve head retention, lace, and contribute a nice full, creamy mouthfeel.

Happy brewing!
-Seymour

[ArmChair]

I would also swap the black malt for roasted barley

But that's just me.

[seymour]

I would also swap the black malt for roasted barley...

How come, out of curiosity?

[ArmChair]

I would also swap the black malt for roasted barley...

How come, out of curiosity?

I find the black malt too harsh in a mild, and like the flavour the roast barly gives in a mild

[seymour]

I find the black malt too harsh in a mild, and like the flavour the roast barly gives in a mild

Interesting, I'll have to try it out. I typically think of Roasted Barley as even darker than Black Patent Malt, the main difference being Black Malt starts as pale malt whereas Roasted Barley starts as unmalted grain. So, I don't know why Black Malt would be harsher than Roasted Barley.

But I could be wrong. They're both very dark and very roasty, and I've never done a side-by-side brew with Black Malt and Roasted Barley from the same manufacturer in a recipe with everything else the same.

[Wezzel]

I can recommend Barney's Bumble Black Mild. Do a forum search (sorry I can't post the link as I'm on Tapatalk).

I'm drinking it now and it just gets better and better with age. I brewed mine using Fullers yeast strain.

[seymour]

I can recommend Barney's Bumble Black Mild. Do a forum search (sorry I can't post the link as I'm on Tapatalk).

I'm drinking it now and it just gets better and better with age. I brewed mine using Fullers yeast strain.

Yeah, sublime stuff. Barney won that big Saltaire contest with that recipe. Needless to say, he's an awesome mild brewer.

[Monkeybrew]

Cheers for all of the feedback on this.

I'll do a bit more research before I brew, which will be after Xmas.

Cheers

MB

[Monkeybrew]

Doing a bit of a u - turn with this brew. I've decided to brew a 1.040 Special Bitter with my Mild malt now for the spring

I'm thinking 97% Mild Malt & 3% Pale Crystal, with Fuggles @60min and then 15g of Amarillo @30mins and 15g of Amarillo @10mins.

Cheers

MB