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For what it is worth- my first impression is that it definitely needs some work to dial it in. Definitely not as close as the pseudoSue clone.

I brewed this recipe finally at the end of December. Went in the keg a couple of weeks ago and I am starting to drink it. It is good, but I don't have any Golden Nugget to compare it to. I will post again after I have had some people sample it.

I do plan to eventually get a fermwrap and temp controller so I can dial in temperatures all winter, but right now I don't want to bother. I will be doing lagers later in the winter when temps drop even further and I have 54 degree areas of the basement, but right now I want to brew a Golden...

I am planning to brew a pale ale this weekend and I am looking for suggestions on what yeast I should use. My current basement temp is around 57 or 58 degrees and I have no good way to raise the temp of my fermentation. I don't think my wife will allow the beer into the upstairs for the initial...

So my Mosaic-Golden Promise Smash is kegged and carbed. It is tasting pretty awesome. I only used 8 oz spread instead of 1lb. Hop schedule as follows: 1 oz at 15, 10 and 5 min. 2 oz in whirlpool after the wort hit 180, steeped 30 min 1.5 oz dry hop for 7 days 1.5 oz dry hop for 4 days Very...

So I reworked this recipe, but haven't had a chance to post it until now. This is my reworking of the hop schedule: .5 oz Warrior @ 60 min .5 oz Nugget @ 15 min and 5 min Whirlpool and Dry Hop 1oz each of Amarillo, Simcoe, Cascade and Nugget I will probably split the dry hop into ½ for 7 days...

Any thoughts about how well a Sue-like clone made with mosaic would turn out? I'm planning a SMASH with Golden Promise and Mosaic using the same hopping schedule as the Sue clones. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Ok- Changing it up based on the updated hop information. Thoughts? 11 lbs Golden Promise 12 oz C10 15 Minute Hop Additions: .5 oz Warrior .5 oz Nugget .5 oz Cascade 5 Minute Additions .5 oz Nugget .5 oz Cascade Whirlpool for 30 min at 180 .5 oz Nugget .5 oz Cascade .5 oz...

Here is what I have come up with so far. As I posted earlier, it is largely based on the Sue clone. 11 lbs Golden Promise 12 oz C10 15 Minute Hop Additions: .5 oz Warrior .5 oz Nugget .5 oz Citra 5 Minute Additions .5 oz Nugget .5 oz Citra Whirlpool for 30 min at 180 .5 oz Nugget .5 oz...

I drank one last night. Based on TG's other beers (specifically the single hopped varieties), I am thinking: -Bittered with Warrior -Flavor /Aroma is Nugget, Citra, Mosaic. -Still missing the last hop, maybe cascade or centennial? Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

What was missing/different? I'm guessing there wasn't the citrus/tropical flavors that the C hops would bring. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Stopped at Toppling Goliath over the weekend and had both pseudoSue and Golden Nugget. I absolutely love both. There is already and extensive thread about cloning Sue, but I can't find much on cloning Golden Nugget. Malt should be pretty easy, the recipe says it is a Golden Promise malt. I...

Sounds like a pilot batch might be in order. I can dial in my efficiencies with the bigger beer as well. I don't usually brew above 1.060 OG. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Well, I was thinking of just adding corn sugar to make it boozier. (Just kidding) Seriously though, should I up the other grains to: 1.5 extra dark crystal 1.5 roasted barley .4 black patent That will add to the roasty flavor without going overboard. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I upped the Oat Malt a little because I want it to be a rich beer. I don't want to up the roasted malts too much because I don't want it to be over roasty.