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Go for the Mild. I have been messing around with Milds a lot lately since it is such a nice beer to drink and is low in alcohol so I don't get all fucked up everyday. I know that the J man has some good recipies for Milds, but here is what I like.
75-80% Crisp Maris Otter
10-20% Crystal Malts (I use some Simpsons dark crystal 65L and some Special B)
5% Chocolate or Victory
18 IBU's of East Kent or Fuggles
Mash high say 155F and ferment low say 65-67F. And don't oversparge because this beer just doesn't have the balls, I mean grain to take it.
The resulting beer will be nice and dark with some ruby tints. It is very malty.
If you are going to Mini-mash you could use the MO extract B3 carries and then do the mini mash with the other grains. Serve this beer at 55F and it will make a very nice pint. I call the beer my Welsh Mild.
Chris "cjv85vmax" in the chat
If you want a more concrete recipe just let me know and I will look at my home computer.
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