Brewing Deschutes Red Chair clone right now

[cracked1]

I'm about 1/3 of the way through the boil as I post this. Hit mash temp pretty good. Held in the high 152 low 153 range. Missed the pre-boil gravity by .003. I was shooting for 1.051 and hit 1.048. Close enough for me. I figure that even if this doesn't hit Red Chair real close it'll still be a great beer!


Here's the recipe based on hints from the Deschutes site and adjusted for what my LHBS had in stock:

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Red Chair clone attempt 1
Brewer: Wicked Chicken
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.78 gal
Estimated OG: 1.063 SG
Estimated Color: 8.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 56.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 95 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 68.38 %
1.50 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 12.82 %
1.25 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 10.68 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.27 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 2.14 %
0.20 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 1.71 %
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) Hops 30.7 IBU
0.75 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (20 min) Hops 8.5 IBU
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (10 min) Hops 8.3 IBU
0.75 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
0.25 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.5 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 1.9 IBU
1 Pkgs British Ale (Wyeast Labs #1098) Yeast-Ale

1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops -

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 11.70 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 14.63 qt of water at 164.8 F 152.0 F
Batch sparge - 4.78 gal at 168 F - hold for 10 min.

 

[cracked1]

Finished up... Stayed a couple points under the target gravity and hit 1.061. Not too bad really.

 

[bob1852]

Cool. Let us know how close it is. That is one of my favorite beers and I have been wanting to try a clone.

 

[BreezyBrew]

I know this post is old, so I thought I would give it a bump. How did it turn out?