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[denny]

https://www.experime...de-30-wild-mild

With Session Beer Day right around the corner (April 7th), it's time to visit one of Drew's absolute favorite beer styles - Mild. This blandly named style has a long and interesting history with many variations of what it means to be mild. So how about digging into one of the best beers you can quaff over a long session. Flat caps optional, but awesome beer is mandatory.

[Poptop]

I really enjoyed listening to this show. But I just don't dig on the English styles. That said, it inspires me to generate an unconventional mild of some sort be it the higher gravity type or something low, where I won't bust the wallet on more exotic grains.....

[HVB]

I really enjoyed listening to this show. But I just don't dig on the English styles. That said, it inspires me to generate an unconventional mild of some sort be it the higher gravity type or something low, where I won't bust the wallet on more exotic grains.....

American Mild! 

[Poptop]

American Mild!

Catchy

Seriously it's on my list to work on

[HVB]

Catchy

Seriously it's on my list to work on

Well It was a nudge at Denny to get back working on his.  I think he stared one probably 2 years ago now and I remember it going through 3 or 4 revisions and then got put on the back burner.

[Poptop]

What I walked away from Drew's commentary is using some robust ingredients that can carry such a small gravity and offer large flavor. I posted a Red-X design the other day that has currently received an overwhelming round of indifference by you's guys.. No biggy. But I am going to redesign the whole thing towards a Mild of some sorts. Oddly enough 1450 will do the hard part.

[denny]

American Mild! 

 

Working on it!  I think I finally have the right ingredients.

[neddles]

Working on it! I think I finally have the right ingredients.

I knew some day you’d come around to quality british pale malt and 1469. Welcome to flavor country.

[Big Nake]

Welcome to flavor country.

Forgive me. Too much time in the PH.

[denny]

I knew some day you’d come around to quality british pale malt and 1469. Welcome to flavor country.

 

For an American mild, those are NOT the right ingredients! 

[Poptop]

I gotta tell ya that the Mecca site is pretty interesting....

[denny]

I gotta tell ya that the Mecca site is pretty interesting....

 

I've tried everything they make and it's far and away the best malt I've ever used.  There are a number of other craft maltsters here and they make really good stuff, too.  But nothing holds a candle to Mecca Grade.  For the American mild, I'm gonna go with a combo of Lamonta and Valrona.  Use debittered leaf from YCH and 1450.  Should get me closer than I've been so far.

[Big Nake]

So the Pelton is a good lager malt? Where does one buy the Mecca malt from? Their site doesn't appear to have a way to buy direct.

[HVB]

So the Pelton is a good lager malt? Where does one buy the Mecca malt from? Their site doesn't appear to have a way to buy direct.

https://fhsteinbart....e-estate-malts/


I have not used it, wrong coast. I use Valley Malt when I want to go down this road.

[Poptop]

The Corvalis brew store seems to have a little better prices....

[HVB]

The Corvalis brew store seems to have a little better prices....

I truthfully just went with the first one I found.

[Poptop]

Before I... "Go to Mecca" I have several grains to use up. For my Mild considerations (as of today) what do you think about a combo of Red-X and Golden Promise? Again both on hand. I can taste the richness of both that might help in an otherwise thinner beer.

I also have Barke; Vienna, Pils and Munich.

I truthfully just went with the first one I found.

Mecca only lists the 2 AFAIK

[Big Nake]

I went to that first one and it would be $110 for 50 pounds of it.

[HVB]

I went to that first one and it would be $110 for 50 pounds of it.

Craft malt is not cheap.

[Poptop]

"Artisanal" is worse hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa