Thor the Mighty
Well-Known Member
has anyone made an extract clone of stone levitation? i searched the forum and found one thread only about how someone made one but not how it came out or what he used to make it. any help appreciated.
That's levitation, homes!
Anyone else as big of a Stone fan as I am? C'mon brothers...unite.
I have a case each of their Vertical Epics 060606 and 070707.
Trade anyone?
EDIT: And I will be aquiring a case of the 080808 here in a few weeks.
Cool. So Thor - you gonna guinea pig this one or what? Or are you wearing nunderwear today?
Ok. I did a little research on Stone's website. Here is my shot at a recipe. Try it and let me know.
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Levitation Clone-Extract
Brewer: Chris Couevas
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: Extract
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.92 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 15.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 45.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: - %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.36 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 85.90 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 8.01 %
0.25 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 4.01 %
0.13 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.08 %
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 22.8 IBU
0.25 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 12.3 IBU
0.50 oz Crystal [3.50 %] (15 min) Hops 3.0 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (15 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
0.50 oz Crystal [3.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SteepHops -
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma HopHops -
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: None
Total Grain Weight: 6.36 lb
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Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)
yeah i ordered 8 cases of it *see what i did there?* so that i can hold on to a case for myself and sell the rest. stone is by far the coolest vendor to work with!!!
damn thanks man ill get on this as soon as i have money.
I don't know if they post the recipes or not, but I know that the "Can You Brew it?" show attempted this one recently. They got a lot of info from Mitch Steele, but I think the ultimate conclusion was "Not Cloned".
I'll be the token "hater" for the thread. Neighbor and I brewed up several good milds and bitters over the Winter. I picked up a sixer of Levitation last weekend after listening to Can You Brew It and I must say, it's the most unbalanced mild I've ever tasted. Waaay too hoppy for the style.
At 4.5% and 44IBU, I don't think it is supposed to be a bitter or mild.
Eric
Funny, we had the same discussion, on the mild at least. Where does mild begin/end? Clearly, Stone markets Levitation on its "sessionability" and low-alcohol content. There are so few examples available here in the States, we're arguably poor judges of the style. The winner of last year's Great British Beer Festival was a 4.4% mild...
I don't know if they post the recipes or not, but I know that the "Can You Brew it?" show attempted this one recently. They got a lot of info from Mitch Steele, but I think the ultimate conclusion was "Not Cloned".
It almost seems like a scaled down IPA, which is definitely an interesting concept. How do you make a beer that has complex, intense hop aroma that is low(er) in alcohol?
Eric
Stone makes Arrogant Bastard correct? I just tried their Oaked Arrogant Bastard. It was definitely good, but honestly I couldn't really taste the "oaked" part of it. I gotta say I won't pay $15 for a 6 pack of it again.
It was actually voted "cloned" by a vote of 4-0.
Alright...I've attempted a Levitation clone twice and here have been the results:
First batch (using Couevas' extract recipe): ugh...i completely botched the recipe (i brewed during Super Bowl Sunday and forgot to top off to 5.5 gallons as per the recipe). Ended up being much darker, high gravity, etc. It's 10 days into bottle conditioning now so we'll see how it ends up. From initial tastes it seems like I could do less chocolate malt (but its not an accurate assessment since my volume was too low). It's like some crazy amber ale/porter hybrid. Hey, "every brew is an adventure," right?
Second batch (using EricCSU's extract recipe): alright...i was focused and on my A-game this time and followed everything to the T. Its currently in the primary and the gravity and color were spot on. I'll keep you updated.
Gotta say, this brewery has some really stupid brew names. If I hadn't heard about this stuff on here I dont think I would look twice at some bottle of beer called Stone Ruination, or Stone Levitation. Not to mention id feel pretty stupid asking for it if someone wasnt familiar with it while out somewhere
coming from someone who named their beer "smash ale"...?
I think ruination is a bad ass name.
Ruination is an awesome name IMO.
I don't understand why you people are attacking me. I expressed an opinion, and now people are telling me to suck it and taking crappy pot shots at me. Whatever boys and girls (mostly girls), If I think Stone Ruination is a stupid crappy name, then thats my opinion. I didn't say anything about you so lets leave the name calling and bad words for the playground, sound good?
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