Laughing Dog Sneaky Pete Clone Recipe (In Progress)

Hello all,

I'm a fairly new brewer with about 10 batches under my belt. My first 3 were extract, then I made the jump to AG. So far I haven't had much luck finding a clone recipe for this brew, and this is the first time I've attempted making a recipe from scratch, so I'm asking for a little help.

Here are some of the assumptions that I'm making based on some specifications that I have found for Sneaky Pete:

Malts: Honey malt, rye malt, and Munich
Hops: Simcoe (at around 30%), Glacier, Centennial, Vanguard, Hallertau
IBU: 89
ABV: 10%

Now, I have heard some talk that Sneaky Pete is really a Hopslam clone. While I haven't tried Hopslam, I think some of the clone recipes that I have seen are somewhat agreeable with the specifications above. That being said, I have come up with the following recipe while taking cues from various Hopslam recipes as well as the assumptions listed above:

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.49 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.095 SG
Estimated Color: 8.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 123.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 12 -
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 8 -
19 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 86.4 %
1 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.5 %
1 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 4 4.5 %
1 lbs Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2 4.5 %
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 30.2 IBUs
1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 14.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 m Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 75.0 min Hop 5 67.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Vanguard [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 5.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 6.9 IBUs
2.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 22 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 28.60 qt of water at 163.6 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Drain mash tun, Batch sparge with 1 steps (3.23gal) of 168.0 F water

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

Does it at least look like a reasonable recipe?

I have had sneaky peat before but can't remember it. I do know all those laughing dog beers were kinda unimpressive.

Your recipe looks good. I have never used honey malt before I always just used honey to get more fermentables with some honey taste. I would give it a go and see what happens.

You might want to get some WLP001 and build a huge starter or pitch a couple packs of US-05 for that big of a beer!

Looking back on my notes, Sneaky Pete was a bit darker than most IIPAs, and had a decent caramel character. Didn't note any of the cloying honey malt character. Maybe sub out the honey malt with some C-60?

IMO, Sneaky Pete doesnt even come close to Hopslam. They seem like very different IPAs. Hopslam is an overload of American west-coast hops.