Extract - Harpoon Winter Warmer Clone

specialized · 12-17-2010, 12:57 AM

Recipe Type: Partial Mash
Yeast: Wyeast London ESB
Yeast Starter: Nah
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.056
Final Gravity: 1.018
IBU: 26.4
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 19
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 days @ 66
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 days
Tasting Notes: Malt perfectly in line with bitterness.

I based this recipe on a Brewyourown recipe. I changed the quantity of ingredients but still managed to hit the numbers.

This is a really delightful fall/winter beer. Malt is in line with the bitterness. The color is beautiful, I recommend cold crashing this one to remove haze. Also adding a bit extra cinnamon at serving time adds a nice touch. The spices hit the nose at first but you get a slight taste of them at the end. This has become a great beer with age and I plan on making it again next year.

Steep specialty grains for 30–45 minutes at 154 °F (68 °C)
Get a second pot to 165 °F (74 °C) in a large kitchen pot for steeping water.
After steeping, remove bag and let drip dry for a minute. Then add steeping water and dried malt extract to brewpot. Bring to a boil, add hops and boil for 60 minutes. With 15 minutes left in the boil, add Irish moss and liquid malt extract, stirring well to ensure it dissolves completely. After primary is finished, rack to secondary and add spices.

If I would change anything I would slightly bump up the cinnamon and nutmeg amounts. I did 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 1/8 tsp nutmeg in the secondary but feel like the beer could use double the amount. Also it was difficult to mix the spices in secondary so be sure to dissolve in water beforehand.

Harpoon Winter Warmer Clone - American Amber Ale
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Batch Size: 5.000 gal
Boil Size: 5.750 gal
Boil Time: 1.000 hr
Efficiency: 70%
OG: 1.056
FG: 1.017
ABV: 5.0%
Bitterness: 26.4 IBUs (Tinseth)
Color: 19 SRM (Morey)

Fermentables
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Name Type Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
Light Dry Extract Dry Extract 2.000 lb No No 95% 8 L
Pale Liquid Extract Extract 3.330 lb No No 78% 8 L
Pale Malt (2 Row) US Grain 8.000 oz Yes No 79% 2 L
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L Grain 2.000 lb No No 74% 80 L
Cara-Pils/Dextrine Grain 8.000 oz No No 72% 2 L
Total grain: 8.330 lb

Hops
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Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Cluster 6.2% 1.250 oz Boil 1.000 hr Pellet 26.4

Misc
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Name Type Use Amount Time
Cinnamon Spice Secondary 0.500 tsp 0.000 s
Nutmeg Other Secondary 0.250 tsp 0.000 s

Yeast
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Name Type Form Amount Stage
Wyeast - London ESB Ale Ale Liquid 0.528 cup Primary

MattyIceGfunk · 12-04-2011, 02:22 AM

I will just add my 2 cents on this beer. The best winter brew I've ever had.

specialized · 12-23-2011, 01:50 PM

I was at the bar earlier this week and Harpoon Winter Warmer was on tap, decided to give it a try. Wow has that beer changed, and not for the better. Tasted like bubblegum, not like what I remember it being when I tried it a few years ago.

That being said, this clone recipe is based off of the good old days, when the taste of cinnamon and nutmeg were present. Give it a shot if you’re up to it, but don’t let Harpoons current iteration of their winter warmer scare you away. It doesn’t taste anything like it.

**HenryVance3** · 12-30-2011, 06:45 PM

I am looking at doing this in All grain and i want to bump the alcohol up to 6% by adding more 2 row. How would this affect flavor? What are some of my options. PS I am new to All Grain

specialized · 01-02-2012, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HenryVance3

I am looking at doing this in All grain and i want to bump the alcohol up to 6% by adding more 2 row. How would this affect flavor? What are some of my options. PS I am new to All Grain

The recipe below will get you a 6% abv. But I'm not sure how it will taste. Really I just took away the Malt Extracts and increased the 2-row. Not sure how that will compare with the original. I don't have any experience with all grain, so check other recipes to see typical grain bills. I would guess that it needs some sort of flavoring grain in there as well...

HWW AG
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Batch Size: 5.001 gal
Boil Size: 6.200 gal
Boil Time: 0.000 s
Efficiency: 70%%
OG: 1.067
FG: 1.021
ABV: 6.0%%
Bitterness: 24.2 IBUs (Tinseth)
Color: 17 SRM (Morey)

Fermentables
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Name Type Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
Pale Malt (2 Row) US Grain 12.000 lb Yes No 79%% 2 L
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L Grain 2.000 lb No No 74%% 80 L
CaraPils malt Grain 8.000 oz Yes No 70%% 2 L
Total grain: 14.500 lb

Hops
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Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Cluster 6.2%% 1.250 oz Boil 1.000 hr Pellet 24.2

Yeast
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Name Type Form Amount Stage
Wyeast - London ESB Ale Ale Liquid 0.528 cup Primary

Hops
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Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Cluster 6.2%% 1.250 oz Boil 1.000 hr Pellet 26.8

Yeast
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Name Type Form Amount Stage
Wyeast - London ESB Ale Ale Liquid 0.528 cup Primary