I was in NYC over the New Year's weekend and got a chance to drink a pint of Breaking Bud from Knee Deep Brewing. I loved it and I want to clone it. They list all of the ingredients on their web site:
"Old school meets new school in this fresh approach to the classic IPA. At 50 IBUs and 6.7% ABV, Breaking Bud features the restrained bitterness and alcohol of a classic IPA with newer tropical fruit hop flavors and aromas of Mosaic. Also in the hop mix are Simcoe and CTZ, creating layers of mango, passion fruit, pine and dank. A malt bill with a pinch of crystal malt and a hefty dose of flaked wheat keeps the beer crisp while adding flavor complexity."
I sent them an email asking for the recipe. I also asked them some questions in the event they were unwilling to tell me their recipe. I got the following reply from the Tasting Room manager:
"Here is what my brewer passed on to me
SRM 5
CTZ is used with bittering addition
Heavy whirlpool addition
Heavy dry hop addition"
While they did not say so, I presume the grain bill is primarily two-row, with some flaked wheat and even less crystal. CTZ/Columbus is used as a bittering addition, Mosaic is the dominant flavoring hop, and Simcoe is also used. The numbers I want to match are:
6.7% ABV
50 IBU
5 - SRM.
I am not at home this weekend, so I downloaded a trial version of BrewSmith and played with quantities until I got the numbers above. Let's see if I am smart enough to insert the recipe here:
View attachment BreakingBudClone.pdf
I use a single pot continuous mash system, and I tried to get BeerSmith to at least approximate that. I assumed 75% efficiency as I have topped that number in my last few tries but I am not sure I have it dialed in.
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.
"Old school meets new school in this fresh approach to the classic IPA. At 50 IBUs and 6.7% ABV, Breaking Bud features the restrained bitterness and alcohol of a classic IPA with newer tropical fruit hop flavors and aromas of Mosaic. Also in the hop mix are Simcoe and CTZ, creating layers of mango, passion fruit, pine and dank. A malt bill with a pinch of crystal malt and a hefty dose of flaked wheat keeps the beer crisp while adding flavor complexity."
I sent them an email asking for the recipe. I also asked them some questions in the event they were unwilling to tell me their recipe. I got the following reply from the Tasting Room manager:
"Here is what my brewer passed on to me
SRM 5
CTZ is used with bittering addition
Heavy whirlpool addition
Heavy dry hop addition"
While they did not say so, I presume the grain bill is primarily two-row, with some flaked wheat and even less crystal. CTZ/Columbus is used as a bittering addition, Mosaic is the dominant flavoring hop, and Simcoe is also used. The numbers I want to match are:
6.7% ABV
50 IBU
5 - SRM.
I am not at home this weekend, so I downloaded a trial version of BrewSmith and played with quantities until I got the numbers above. Let's see if I am smart enough to insert the recipe here:
View attachment BreakingBudClone.pdf
I use a single pot continuous mash system, and I tried to get BeerSmith to at least approximate that. I assumed 75% efficiency as I have topped that number in my last few tries but I am not sure I have it dialed in.
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.