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Mind Funk

Mind Funk

Mild • All Grain • 5 gal

BlizzardBrewing

Not supposed to be a mild, very low efficiency.

April 14, 2008 am 09:42am

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 6 lbs Belgian Pale

    Belgian Pale

    Fully modified and is easily converted.

  • 1.75 lbs German Vienna

    German Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • .5 lbs English Chocolate Malt

    English Chocolate Malt

    Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.

  • 1 lbs Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.

  • 0.5 oz Amarillo® - 9.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • .25 oz Amarillo® - 9.8 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • .25 oz Amarillo® - 9.8 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • Danstar Nottingham

    Danstar Nottingham

    The Nottingham strain was selected for its highly flocculant & relatively full attenuation properties. It produces low concentrations of fruity and estery aromas and has been described as neutral for ale yeast, allowing the full natural flavor of malt & hops to develop. The recommended fermentation temperature range of this strain is 14° to 21°C (57° to 70°F) with good tolerance to low fermentation temperatures (12°C/54°F) that allow this strain to be used in lager-style beer. With a relatively high alcohol tolerance, Nottingham is a great choice for creation of higher-alcohol specialty beers!

Notes

The story of this beer goes back a ways. First it was a screwed up cream ale, but a good beer. Trying to re-create it and my Gravity isn't even close, so now I am going to call it a Mild, hopefully I get as lucky as last time. #16 4/08 -

Style (BJCP)

Category: 11 - English Brown Ale

Subcategory: A - Mild

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.038 1.030 - 1.038
Terminal Gravity: 1.008 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 21.1 SRM 12 - 25
Alcohol: 3.8% ABV 2.8% - 4.5%
Bitterness: 26.1 IBU 10 - 25

Discussion

BlizzardBrewing

Not what I was going for, but great

2008-05-15 12:08pm

This thing turned out to be a Mild (planned as a brown ale), as my efficiency was way off (don't know what I did wrong). But this may be the fullest flavored Mild I have ever had, and what is even better is my screw ups are even turning out well now.

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