Mild black

Northern Brewer General
1

How does this recipe look? I am thinking of removing the homey malt.

Batch Size (Gal): 12.50 Wort Size (Gal): 12.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 18.50
Anticipated OG: 1.041 Plato: 10.29
Anticipated SRM: 36.8
Anticipated IBU: 22.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Formulas Used

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM

43.2 8.00 lbs. 2-row - Briess America 1.037 2
21.6 4.00 lbs. Munich Malt Germany 1.037 8
16.2 3.00 lbs. Flaked Oats America 1.033 2
8.1 1.50 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
5.4 1.00 lbs. Roasted Barley America 1.028 450
2.7 0.50 lbs. Carafa Special Germany 1.030 600
2.7 0.50 lbs. Honey Malt Canada 1.030 18

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time

3.00 oz. Willamette Whole 3.90 21.0 60 min.
1.00 oz. Willamette Whole 3.90 1.4 10 min.

2

I’d pass on or cut the honey malt in half. Personal preference, though.

3

That is what I was thinking. How does it look without the Homey malt?

4

Personally, I would drop the honey malt, flaked oats, carafa and roasted barley. Use Maris Otter for base, add some medium English crystal malt and cut the 10 min. hop addition back some.

5

OK, how about this? What about the roast barley? I am thinking a little roast flavor may be nice.

I am looking for a black color. This looks to me like it will be more brown. I have some Carafa II special on hand. What about adding some of that or ??

Batch Size (Gal): 12.50 Wort Size (Gal): 12.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 17.75
Anticipated OG: 1.040 Plato: 10.04
Anticipated SRM: 18.9
Anticipated IBU: 17.5
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM

84.5 15.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
9.9 1.75 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
4.2 0.75 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
1.4 0.25 lbs. Roasted Barley America 1.028 450

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time

1.25 oz. Willamette Whole 7.80 17.5 60 min.

6

Yeah, I think that looks a lot better! You could even bump the roasted malts in it some more if you wanted too.
I’ve been thumbing through quite a few dark mild recipes lately and for the most part they are very simple recipes.

I’m brewing Bateman’s Dark Mild clone next weekend. It uses 7% black malt and comes in around 22 SRM. Not black, but fairly dark brown.
I can’t comment on the carafa…I’ve never used it, but I think you’re on the right track now.