Anyone out there take a stab at a recipe for a clone of Ommegang's limited edition Art of Darkness yet? Had a bottle a few weeks ago and it just about took me to my knees....
SnowBird said:The brew last night went great and my bottle harvested yeast started bubbling. If this clone comes out close to AoD I will post it up for you guys.
anddddddddd BUMP. Hoping for at least a recipe. Something to start with. Anybody made any headway on this?
Any thoughts or experience would be greatly appreciated. This beer rocks and I'd like to get close so that I can experiment with a few different things. I emailed Ommegang but the responder was unwilling to provide any guidance.
(5.5 gallons to the fermenter)
5.5lb Belgian Pilsner
5.5lb American Pale
3.5lb Midnight Wheat
1.25lb Cara Crystal
12oz Aromatic
12oz CaraPils
8oz Flaked Oats
1.5oz Spalter Select (60 min)
1oz Styrian Goldings (15 min)
Ommegang house yeast
OG = 1.081, IBU = 26
That is a very large amount of midnight wheat - I would have a hard time thinking, that at that volume, you wouldn't get quite the roasty kick from it. I would probably scale that back and shoot for an SRM of around 40
Having had the beer, it did have a pleasantly smooth mouthfeel and it wasn't sticky - I would definitely bump up the oats, and not go too crazy with the cara crystal (could be caramunich, but I'm thinking dingemans cara 20 or 40). I've gotten head retention contribution from as little as 3% carapils... so I would probably start there.Malts: Pils, pale, cara crystal, aroma, Midnight Wheat, Cara Pils, flaked oats. Hops: Spalter Select and Styrian Golding. Yeast: Ommegang house yeast. Spices: None
OG: 19.5 Plato
FG: 4.18 Plato
ABV 8.7%
IBU 24
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