All-Grain - Dogfish Head 90 Minute Clone - Page 14

mtchabot · 02-01-2012, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by scottland

You can, but I don't see warrior adding much to the dry hop. Expect the beer to be a little less bitter than 90 minute, but otherwise close. Warrior doesn't contribute much in terms of flavor and aroma, it's sole purpose in this recipe is bitterness.

thanks for the tip scottland. can't wait to try this one out. day 2 of ferment and the blow off tube is still working over time.

brew2enjoy · 02-01-2012, 05:19 PM

I decided to throw some gelatin in the keg a few nights ago. Hopfully it's nice and clear by Friday. I snuck another sample before I added the gelatin, can't get enough of this stuff

brew2enjoy · 02-07-2012, 12:46 AM

I still haven't had a chance to sit down and compare this to the real thing, but I have drank enough 90 minute that I have a pretty good idea as to where this beer stands. Right now the hops are very in-your-face in the aroma. I can't really smell the malt at all. I'm sure that will change as it ages. I have had 90 minute fresh on tap (I can assume very fresh since I live very close to DFH) and I can still smell the maltiness, so there is something missing there.

The flavor is dominated by the hops as well. It almost reminds me of a 60 minute IPA on steroids. I can pick up the deep raison but just very, very faintly. It has a nice alcohol warmth just like the real 90 minute. I would say the color is close and the beer is crystal clear after 2 weeks in the keg (used irish moss during the boil and gelatin in the keg).

Overall, the beer is amazing and I will definately be brewing this again very soon. I am going to bottle a 6er to age for a few months and see how the flavors change over time. I will agree though that there is something missing to make this a true clone. I see that the amber malt has been raised to 1.25 lb, do you think that is going to give it that raisony maltiness that it's missing? Great recipe though! I love it!!

**scottland** · 02-07-2012, 01:42 AM

Ya, I talked about it a page or two ago. I think it needs a little more amber malt, but less than the 1.66lbs in the BYO clone

brew2enjoy · 02-07-2012, 11:08 AM

I also noticed that some clones use English 2-row instead of US. any thoughts on that?

One other thing I forget to mention was next time I will try to use all pellet hops. I had to use leaf Simcoe because that was all I could find. By the time I kegged it was down to 4 gallons. Those leaf hops absorb a ton of beer!

**scottland** · 02-07-2012, 01:20 PM

From watching brew masters, they use Rahr base malt in their brewpub for every one of the beers (including 120 minute). I know for 90 minute they would brew with whatever their standard base malt is in the silos at the big brewery, so I'm assuming that's an american 2-row. I could definitely be wrong though.

brew2enjoy · 02-07-2012, 03:27 PM

Next time I am down at my LHBS I will talk to the owner. He apparently is friends with Sam. I will see what kind of information I can get out of him

brew2enjoy · 02-07-2012, 10:59 PM

Cheers! I meant to post a pic of the final product yesterday. First time using gelatin. Notice how you can see the letters on the other side of the glass, as well as the chair in the background. Very happy with this beer!

**scottland** · 02-08-2012, 01:12 PM

Color-wise, you're not far off. That's literally about perfect

FYI, i didn't take that pictures, credit to (http://www.theperfectlyhappyman.com)

**CBK** · 02-08-2012, 04:43 PM

I really like DFH 90 min. Am going to give this recipe a shot this weekend. Have a 3 liter starter on the stirplate. Can not wait to see how this comes out.