Ranger Clone

[Thomasmcdaniel9]

Hey guys i just started brewing about a month ago and my first brew that came with the kit turned out pretty good. But now i am in the process of conditioning my NBB ranger clone its been in the bottles for a little over a week now so i figured i would try one it has a caramel taste i followed the instructions to the t but the only thing im supposed to condition for 6 weeks will the caramel taste go away after i wait longer or no its missing the hoppy aroma also am i doing something wrong

 

[BigMack]

Can you give a little more information as to the recipe and your process? That may help in figuring out why the beer doesn't taste like you expected it to.

 

[Mexibilly]

Can you give a little more information as to the recipe and your process? That may help in figuring out why the beer doesn't taste like you expected it to.

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Without details there's no way to determine what characteristics your beer should have had or why it doesn't.

 

[Thomasmcdaniel9]

Here is the recipe that they gave me if you cant see it ill type it in

 

[Thomasmcdaniel9]

here is the other half of the recipe

 

[foam_top]

If the hop bitterness isn't pulling through it's possible your boil volume was too low and/or your boil gravity was too high for hop isomerization. That would explain unbalanced caramel flavors - "caramelization".

Caramelization (British English: caramelisation) is the browning of sugar, a process used extensively in cooking for the resulting nutty flavor and brown color. As the process occurs, volatile chemicals are released, producing the characteristic caramel flavor.

I can't remember if Ranger is an American or Belgian style IPA? I find it interesting that US-05 is circled. For a Belgian style IPA you would want a yeast strain with Belgian characteristics.

I'm new to brewing myself so take my advice with a grain of salt. More experienced brewers will correct me I'm sure.

 

[TaylorT]

Beer does certainly change as it ages in the bottle. I've come to these forums a few times, ready to ask a similar question a few times as I've done different brews.

I think the best advice that you'll see on many other threads around here applies: just wait, be patient. Especially if the recipe says to condition for several weeks.


I do find it interesting that the recipe said to stir the beer to oxygenate it after it has fermented a few days, though. That seems counter intuitive, and more so for an IPA.

 

[BigMack]

I'm wondering if you're possibly mistaking off flavors from oxidation as a caramel flavor. I know before I was familiar with it I mistook that flavor for a weird dark sweetness a few times.

I'm also curious as to the recipe. It seems like every clone recipe I've seen has a fair amount of sugar in it to really dry the beer out.

 

[pshankstar]

Here's a copy of the NBB Ranger IPA All-Grain clone from BYO Magazine. If you need the extract version just let me know and I will post it for you.

Just thought you might like to compare clone recipes.

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[Thomasmcdaniel9]

Ill let it set the rest of the weeks and see i was just anxious to try it but ill let you know the out come of it thanks for the reply man

 

[Thomasmcdaniel9]

ill definitely try it with all grain since i have done the extract recipe may be it will be better im new to this ill have beer out the ass .lol thanks for the recipe ill try it in a few weeks