cheezydemon3

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A cool chick I know, maybe not the brightest, LOVES Stella Artois (she pronounces it ar-toy its kinda cute).

Anyhow, I have free kegs, and she is willing to fund a stella clone and 1 other brew of my choice so long as I share some with her (which I already do anyways)

I am thinking

12 lbs 2 row
.5 lbs crystal 10L

No hops?


Lol, it is probably my pallette, but I taste no hops. Help me out there.

The one thing stella seems to have is more mouth feel than miller or bud.

Any thoughts?

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McGarnigle

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I'm pretty sure it uses Saaz hops. There are clone recipes around (google) but I don't know which come closest.

It has more body because, I think, because it doesn't use adjuncts. IMO, it's not a bad beer.

MrAverage

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See this recipe and comments:

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f58/something-like-stella-108648/

and this:

http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/brewing-beer/how-to-make-stella-artois/

Slainte-brew

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If you want to make beer it needs hops. It probably just has a small addition at 60 min. Saaz sounds like a good one, I would pick a low AA and more traditional European hop.

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cheezydemon3

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Ooooh, also kind planning to Ale this.

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I've been meaning to brew this for awhile. As I also don't have lagering facilities, I plan on using Wyeast 2112 (White Labs equivalent is 810), which claims to "maintain lager characteristics at up to 65 F." Should be able to do that with a damp towel and fan.

With the beer being straight Pilsner malt, and not a lot of hop additions, it all comes down to mash temps, yeast strain, and fermentation temperatures. As to the hops, I plan on using Sterling and Liberty, although Saaz, Tett, and Hallertau would also probably be fine.

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cheezydemon3

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I am afraid that the pilsner malt will prove too flavorful if not lagered.

Maybe 1/2 and 1/2 2 row.

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