Austin Homebrew's Blue Moon Clone (AG) - Page 7

jhonda00 · 09-03-2009, 04:05 AM

I have made AHS Blue Moon clone many times and it's always good, but I must say their Belgian Wit kit is even better (and cheaper) than the blue moon clone. If you want recipe, let me know.

**Lil' Sparky** · 09-03-2009, 12:23 PM

Post it up. Better yet, post the recipe in another thread. I don't think Forrest minds if we're giving him props.

ekjohns · 01-22-2010, 08:59 PM

curve ball question? Anyone tried culturing some blue moon yeast from the bottle? Not even sure if this is possible but maybe...

**Brutus Brewer** · 02-17-2010, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Sparky

This seems to be a popular beer people like to brew and it's probably one of the best beers I've ever brewed - everyone loved it! It's AHS's recipe. I can't take any credit for it.

Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 50.0 %
3.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 30.0 %
1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 10.0 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 10.0 %
0.50 oz Cascade [6.90%] (45 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [6.90%] (10 min) Hops 3.9 IBU
0.18 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0.18 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0.35 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) Yeast-Wheat

Mash Profile
Name: Double Infusion, Medium Body
Mash Grain Weight: 10.00 lb
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F S
parge Temperature: 168.0 F
Sparge Water: 3.79 gal

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Protein Rest Add 10.00 qt of water at 131.1 F 122.0 F 30 min
Saccrification Add 7.00 qt of water at 208.0 F 154.0 F 30 min
Mash Out Direct Heat to 168.0 F over 2 min 168.0 F 10 min

What efficiency is this based off of?

**Lil' Sparky** · 02-17-2010, 08:08 PM

70% brewhouse efficiency.

For some reason it won't let me edit the original post. Says something about a drop-down prefix that isn't there...

TheCookieMonster · 03-30-2010, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Sparky

AG version? I doubt you scorched anything. It'll probably be much lighter than what it looks like now. Here's what my finished product looked like.

There's no head at all. Why is that?

The Blue Moon I get has crazy head and lacing. I have to poor, let it sit for 5 mintues to settle, then poor the rest.

**Lil' Sparky** · 03-30-2010, 05:33 PM

It had just been sitting for a while before I took a pic.

Toivo · 04-21-2010, 02:33 AM

Looks like a great recipe. I will be trying this one.

**Brutus Brewer** · 04-25-2010, 01:30 AM

Brewed this up today. Other than hitting 1.051 OG (was supposed to hit 1.042) it was a pretty good day. I'm still trying to dial in my crush with my grain mill and think I've found it with today's effort. Also added some fresh orange zest along with the orange peel for some extra flavor.

goose1873 · 04-26-2010, 11:25 PM

I'm brewing this one tomorrow. I have whole coriander to crush and picked up some dry orange peel granules (bulk) from whole foods. They smell great and are pretty sweet to the taste...It's either this or zest from navel oranges. Any recommendations? my LHBS stocks nothing and I just got an order in from AHS so it will be a while before I order anything else.

If zest. How much? I know to avoid pith but not sure how much?