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Help with a Red Banshee Clone

Discussion in 'Beginners Beer Brewing Forum' started by Genjin, Feb 14, 2012.

 

  1. #1
    Genjin

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 14, 2012
    After a ten year hiatus I am brewing again! I feel like a total newb as I only did four extract batches back in the day and I am gearing up for a third batch this time around. I felt like I had to re-learn most of what I used to know. Hopefully, the kind folks here can help me ease back into it!

    My wife loves the Red Banshee from Fort Collins Brewing here in Colorado. So, I would like to make something similar. I couldn't find any clone recipes online so I cobbled something together using the information on the website (i.e. wheat and crystal malts, with Willamette and Tetnanger hops). It is a hoppy red with a clean, crisp finish. Here is what I came up with:


    Batch size: 5.0 gal
    Boil volume: 3.5 gal
    OG: 1.055
    FG: 1.014
    Bitterness (IBU): 32.4
    Color (SRM): 15.4
    ABV: 5.4%

    [Grains]
    Briess Golden 3.500lb Extract 43.8%
    Wheat DME 3.000lb Extract 37.5%
    Crystal 70-80L (British) 1.500lb Grain 18.8%

    [Hops]
    Centennial 1.00oz 9.0% AA Pellet @ 60 min, 24.2 IBU
    Willamette 0.50oz 4.5% AA Pellet @ 60 min, 6.0 IBU
    Willamette 0.50oz 4.5% AA Pellet @ 10 min, 2.2 IBU
    Tettnanger 1.00oz 3.7% AA Pellet @ Dry Hop

    Some of my thinking behind th recipe:
    With such low alphas, it would have taken a lot of hops to get up to the correct IBU, so I went with Centennial for bittering. I read that low alpha is good for dry hopping, so that is where the Tettnanger ended up. Used enough Crystal to approxiamate the color and chose Briess Golden because my LHBS has it in bulk and it is light.

    Some of my questions:

    1)My basement runs a consistent 64-66F, so it seems pretty good for ales. I currently have a smoked porter and after a slightly sluggish start it is bubbling away nicely and smells awesome. I used WY1728 Scottish Ale, so would that be a good choice again since it seems to be working so well down there?

    2) I had no idea about the wheat content or the hop schedule. How do they look? Is that too much wheat? I've never used Willamette or Tettnanger hops, so I really didn't know what to do with them.

    Thank you so much for any help or guidance. It is really exciting to be brewing!
     
  2. #2
    JMiller

    New Member

    Posted Aug 31, 2013
    Not sure if you have mastered this recipe yet, but here is mine..
    it is real close, had some friends taste the two side by side..

    This is an ALL GRAIN recipe, but can be converted to an extract easily..

    Batch Size : 5.0 gal
    Boil Volume : 6.52 gal
    OG : 1.058
    FG : 1.015
    Bitterness (IBU) : 32.9
    Color (SRM) : 21.8
    ABV : 5.4 %

    [Grains]
    Pale Malt (2 Row) US 7.250 lb
    Caramel/Crystal Malt 120 UK 2.250 lb
    Wheat, Flaked 1.500 lb
    Honey 4.00 oz @ 10 min

    [Hops]
    Willamette 1.00 oz 5.5% AA Pellet @ First wort
    Willamette 0.75 oz 5.5% AA Pellet @ 30 min
    Willamette 0.25 oz 5.5% AA Pellet @ 15 min
    Tettnang 1.00 oz 4.5% AA Pellet @ 0 min, flame out

    [Yeast]
    White Labs #WLP002 English Ale

    [Other]
    Whirlfloc tablet


    The Scottish Ale yeast is great for higher ABV ales and does add a good flavor, I have made this with the Scottish ale yeast, Thames Valley and the above yeast, the English Ale yeast was the closest to that slightly spicy taste of Red Banshee..
     
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  3. #3
    Kaul_Masher

    Active Member

    Posted Jul 9, 2014
    I am brewing this recipe this morning, as you have it. Looks good.
    Except light on hops.(Used to IPAs)
    Have these two hops growing in my garden.
    Except: Using Wyeast #1187 Ringwood Ale
     
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