Goose Island Honkers Ale and 312

[jamesrm]

Does anyone have a recipe for a clone of Honkers Ale or 312? Would love to be able to make these.

 

[chase]

Here is a recipe that I got off of the HBT forums for a Honker's clone. I'm not sure who posted, but don't make this recipe. It is not good. Too bitter, needs more victory malt, and needs american hops. Info from Goose Island is sparse. I used the numbers they have available on their website.

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8-B Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Date: 11/16/08

Size: 5.0 gal
Efficiency: 80.78%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 159.41 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.048 (1.040 - 1.048)
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.008 - 1.012)
Color: 14.48 (5.0 - 16.0)
Alcohol: 4.71% (3.8% - 4.6%)
Bitterness: 32.5 (25.0 - 40.0)

Ingredients:
.75 lb Caramel Malt 60L
.5 lb Victory® Malt
.25 lb Dry Wheat
4.5 lb Dry Amber
2 oz Styrian Goldings (3.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 oz Styrian Goldings (3.5%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 oz Styrian Goldings (3.5%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
1.0 ea Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04

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A friend of mine loves Honker's Ale, and so I told him I would try to make some. I made the above recipe, and we were all very disappointed. I've done some more research, and I had a "round-table" with my friends, and we decided that a better recipe would look like the following. I wanted to make it a full all-grain to get some of the maris otter character into it. I upped the victory content, through in some special roast, and changed the hops to more american styles. I haven't brewed this yet, but it will probably be a lot closer than the previous recipe. Also note that the following recipe is for 2.5 gallons.

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8-C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Date: 12/31/08

Size: 2.5 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 73.0%
Calories: 160.87 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.048 (1.048 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.010 - 1.016)
Color: 16.48 (6.0 - 18.0)
Alcohol: 4.61% (4.6% - 6.2%)
Bitterness: 36.0 (30.0 - 50.0)

Ingredients:
3.0 lb Maris Otter
1.0 lb Victory® Malt
.25 lb 2-Row Caramel Malt 60L
6 oz Special Roast Malt
.5 oz Fuggle (5.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
1 oz Willamette (4.6%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
.5 oz Cascade (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
1.0 ea White Labs WLP028 Edinburgh Ale

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Hope that helps!?!

 

[jamesrm]

Thanks, do you think the revised version would be a bit closer to the honkers? I am in Chicago staying at a friends condo down the street from the brewery, so getting a lot of honkers in me for a good base sample