Flying Dog Imperial Porter Clone... With a twist!

mullimat · 02-11-2009, 10:31 PM

Well i have a lot of plans coming up for some batches to brew and one i wanted to do was this excellent porter i had when i went to the Flying dog brewery a few months ago. I found a clone recipe that i wanted to do however i also got a wild idea for a little twist. Something i have never tried before so we'll see how it goes. Anyways, my idea was to throw some oak chips soaked in either Jack Daniel's or Crown Royal into the secondary in addition to dry hopping. Any thoughts? Is this kinda overkill? Here is the recipe:

15.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 78.95 %
2.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 13.16 %
1.00 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 2.63 %

0.34 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (90 min) Hops 15.0 IBU
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 23.4 IBU
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (30 min) Hops 18.0 IBU
3.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
4.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Oak Chips (Secondary 14 days)

1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale

wildwest450 · 02-11-2009, 10:41 PM

4ozs of dry hopped Cascade seems to be over kill. Is it a 5 gallon batch?

Eastside Brewer · 02-11-2009, 10:55 PM

where is flying dog? I have been wanting to brew an imperial porter and just haven't put a recipe together yet. Is that for a 5 gallon batch?

Thanks,

Eastside

wildwest450 · 02-11-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Eastside Brewer

where is flying dog? I have been wanting to brew an imperial porter and just haven't put a recipe together yet. Is that for a 5 gallon batch?

Thanks,

Eastside

Flying Dog Brewery - American Ale Craft Beer Brand Store Online

mullimat · 02-11-2009, 11:24 PM

As far as i know it's a 5 gallon recipe. I got the main recipe from someone on the forums about a month ago. I plugged the recipe into beersmith and if i put it as a 10 gallon batch my abv ends up on the soft side for what this is supposed to be. I know 4 oz. Cascade hops is kinda overkill but the beer is extremely hoppy anyways. I could cut down on the hops though. Maybe only dry hop with 2 or 3 oz. instead (or maybe only 1 oz even). What do you all think of what i should cut the hops down to? And still any thoughts on the oak chips? Is 1 oz. oak chips enough to notice a difference or should i add more?

stevea1210 · 02-12-2009, 01:23 AM

As far as the oak chips go, FD also has the Barrel aged Gonzo. so it isn't a stretch at all, the brewery is already doing it

**diatonic** · 03-02-2009, 07:16 PM

I'm considering brewing this for my next batch. I think it is a 6 gallon batch. Gonzo Imperial Porter is 7.8% ABV, when I plug the grain bill in to Beer Smith, with a 70% efficiency on a 6 gallon batch it esimates 7.5% ABV. If I drop it to a 5 gallon batch it jumps to 9.1% est ABV. I think I'm going to brew it as a 6 gallon batch, and I'm thinking of adding some espresso to the secondary. The reviews I've read indicate a coffee flavor. Have you brewed this yet? I would do a large dry hop for a beer with a high OG.

I found this on their website:

mullimat · 03-06-2009, 11:32 PM

I brewed this up about 2.5 weeks ago. It's finished fermenting but i'm just letting it sit for a little while. Probably going to put it in secondary this weekend. Just need to figure out which whiskey i'm going to soak the oak chips in. I want to do Jack Daniel's but my bro wants me to do Crown Royal. Hmm....

Eastside Brewer · 03-12-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mullimat

I brewed this up about 2.5 weeks ago. It's finished fermenting but i'm just letting it sit for a little while. Probably going to put it in secondary this weekend. Just need to figure out which whiskey i'm going to soak the oak chips in. I want to do Jack Daniel's but my bro wants me to do Crown Royal. Hmm....

Gotta be Old No. 7!!

Eastside

Donthoseme · 03-13-2009, 12:22 AM

I'm about to brew a VERY similar clone of this possibly this weekend. Instead of the big dry hop i plan on soaking 6oz of crushed high grade coffee beans in vodka and add that to the keg. We'll see how it goes.