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Founder's Sumatra Mountain Brown clone attempt

Discussion in 'Recipes/Ingredients' started by theseeker4, May 18, 2016.

 

  1. #1
    theseeker4

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 18, 2016
    Hi everyone,
    I am trying to build a clone of this beer: http://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/sumatra-mountain-brown/.

    If you haven't had it, it is very sweet, but not cloying, and has a nice, strong, coffee flavor to it, without much noticeable hop flavor or aroma. I have a recipe partially pieced together, but am looking for any feedback from anyone who has tried it. If you haven't tried it, it is excellent if you like coffee flavored beers....

    I keg my 5 gallon batches, but since my wife doesn't like coffee beers, I am making a smaller batch and will be bottling.

    3.5 gallons
    70% efficiency
    39.4 IBU
    9.7% ABV
    29.3 SRM
    OG 1.110
    FG 1.038

    Grain Bill:
    10 lbs pale 2 row
    2 lbs Munich 10L
    1 lb Aromatic malt
    1 lb Flaked Barley
    1 lb Crystal 40
    0.5 lbs Chocolate malt

    1 oz perle hops 60 minutes
    1 oz Hallartauer hops 15 minutes

    Wyeast 1338 European ale yeast

    I was thinking of adding maybe 2 cups of strong cold-brewed Sumatran coffee at bottling, but really have no feel for exactly how much coffee would be right to approximate the Founder's beer. This beer will have a high FG, and I purposely chose a low attenuating yeast, because there is a LOT of sweetness in the original, and want to replicate that.

    Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!
     
  2. #2
    jekeane

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 18, 2016
    are they using lactose rather than a low attenuating yeast?
     
  3. #3
    Chanoc

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 18, 2016
    My next to last batch was an Oatmeal Stout infused with some 3 or 4 oz First Crack Roasted Cofee.
    The cofee was ground, mixed with some vodka forforsanitizing and dumped in secondary for 1 week..
    The cover flavor is there without being overpowering...
     
  4. #4
    theseeker4

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 18, 2016
    I am not sure. All I know is that lactose is not mentioned on the page I linked that lists most of their ingredients.
     
  5. #5
    Joseph524

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jun 20, 2016
    Just wondering how this recipe turned out. Looking to clone this beer myself
     
  6. #6
    DromJohn

    5 Gallon Partial-Something Brewer  

    Posted Aug 13, 2016
    Please report your results.
     
  7. #7
    C-Rider

    Senior Member  

    Posted Aug 14, 2016
    I know nothing about Sumatra coffee, but I use 8 oz of cold brewed coffee in 2 gallons using 10% Kona Choc/Mac Nut coffee. Comes out GREAT. I added the coffee to the bottling bucket. First time a little at a time to get the right flavor.
     
  8. #8
    Blootster

    Member

    Posted Nov 11, 2016
    Trying to revive this thread. How did this recipe turn out, and are there any changes you'd make?
     
  9. #9
    BeerLoverHere

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Dec 11, 2016
    Love the beer/drinking it now! In my opinion there is no lactose in there. Tastes much more like a stout to me than a brown...obviously because of the coffee. I would use a good attenuating yeast and mash lower 150s than mid to get the 9% abv. I prefer a good US yeast to get the job done, but that's just my flavor profile when I make a stout. I use about 6-8 teaspoons of coffee grains when I use wort chiller and then also bottle with coffee too. I really like coffee stouts! Founders brown Sumatra ale is dynamite.

    The original recipe looks really good. Any results on this?
     
  10. #10
    gratus fermentatio

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Sep 30, 2018
    I'm wondering how this recipe turned out?
    Regards, GF.
     
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