Kind of an oddball recipe request!

Anyone here have or know here I can find a clone recipe for Heilman's Special Export?

I told you it was an oddball request! lol

It's probably not great beer compared to a typical homebrew, but you can't buy it down here and I know someone who really likes it.

It would help if I could find a recipe. Thanks!

Well, if you can do lagers, any American-style premium lager recipe should suffice. Your Father's Mustache American Lager from Palmer's How To Brew would be a good start.

Rhoobarb said:

Well, if you can do lagers, any American-style premium lager recipe should suffice. Your Father's Mustache American Lager from Palmer's How To Brew would be a good start.

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Thanks.... no extra fridge to do lagers with. Not set up for all grain yet either.

Darn it all... I don't suppose too many people have ever tried to brew a Special Export clone.

Just do a cream ale. Youll never notice a difference.

I have a great recipe for one. Mess with the hops a little to get the IBU's down to about 25. I like mine hoppier so I went a little higher with this. I also substituted Amarillo for bittering and Cascades for the other additions.

Cream Ale
A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.50
Anticipated OG: 1.053 Plato: 13.03
Anticipated SRM: 5.2
Anticipated IBU: 47.1
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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57.1 6.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
19.0 2.00 lbs. Flaked Corn (Maize) America 1.040 1
9.5 1.00 lbs. Munich Malt Belgium 1.038 8
9.5 1.00 lbs. Vienna Malt America 1.035 4
4.8 0.50 lbs. Crystal 20L America 1.035 20
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Cluster Whole 7.00 28.1 60 min.
1.00 oz. Perle Whole 8.25 16.9 30 min.
0.50 oz. Liberty Whole 4.00 2.1 15 min.

Yeast
Nottingham Danstar (dry yeast)

"Just do a cream ale. Youll never notice a difference."



Ahh... this sounds like an excellent idea.

Since I can't do all grain yet, could I substitute extra light DME for the 2 row?

And then do a mini mash with the Flaked Corn, Munich Malt, and Vienna Malt?

Or would some 2 row need to be in the mini mash too? If I had to add a couple of pounds of 2 row to the mini mash, that would be a heck of mini mash, but I bet I could do it.

The Vienna and Munich can convert themselves, but you'll need at least a pound of base to convert the corn. Maybe cut the corn to 1 pound & use a pound of 2-row. 2 lbs is a lot of corn.

If you need help getting the IBUs down, post what hops you want to use for bittering/flavor and I'll enter them in promash for ya.