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Odells says they use a German yeast in their beers, but I've tried both a German Ale yeast and even a Kolsch and neither one of them were very close. They did create a really clean IPA though. I'll have to try the US-05.

Awesome--can't wait to give it a shot. What kind of yeast did you end up going with?

The recipe was formulated by one of Zymergy's beer judges, and it wasn't done with any collaboration from Odell's. It looks like he nailed the grain bill based on info I've gotten from Odell's. I question his hop additions and yeast. I'm going to try brewing this in a couple weeks and I'll let...

At long last! Zymurgy just published a clone recipe for Odells IPA. It looks pretty close, although they recommend using Nottingham Ale Yeast and Odells says they use a German Ale Yeast. I think they may also be missing flavor hops additions in the middle of the boil. Let me know if any of you...

username is jakeatwood. Good site!

I got another email from Odells and they told me they use a German Ale yeast in all their Ales. I have a feeling that they have their own special strain, but a WYeast German Ale starter would work. I used it with the last clone I made of Lupulin and it turned out nice. Ferment at about 58...

Looks like a good recipe. This will be a bit more malty and alcoholic than Lupulin, which is only 6.5%. You're probably right about the IBUs--I always bump them up by 10% this time of year when you're dealing with last year's hop harvest. I also stay away from leaf hops, which can get a bit...

Hey, that would be awesome if one of your connections could give you the inside scoop. Even if they could let you know what kind of yeast to use. With the water you took out of the river, do you know what the mineral content is? You may want to do a ph test on it to make sure the water is hard...

OK, I worked up an AG recipe. Here it is--let me know if you guys have any thoughts. PS: this is based on 70% efficiency. Adjust the grain bill accordingly. Also, you'll notice a lot of late-hopping. I did this because I wanted to really highlight the flavor and aroma hops. 5 gallon batch...

I'll take a stab at the recipe this weekend and then post it soon. I'm going to email Odell's to see if they could tell me the OG and the IBUs. This should help me figure out the grain bill and hop additions. If anyone knows what kind of yeast they use, this would be really helpful. I'll see...

It has a lot of mouth feel so you're probably pretty close with the carapils. I'd add between .25 and .5 lbs of ESB since Odells told me that's part of the grain bill. I'd go 20L with the caramel for a bit more color. Also, the hops include Columbus, Perle, Chinook, Amarillo, and Centennial...

I emailed Odells and here was their response. Hope this helps: Some of the hops we use are Columbus, Perle, Chinook, Amarillo, and Centennial and we hop back using whole flowers of some of these. Some of the malts we use are Pale Malt, ESB Malt, Vienna, and Caramalt. Both the IPA and St...

I just saw this thread and am hoping that someone has come up with a good recipe over the past year. Anyone out there find out what the grain bill and yeast is?