I have a friend that was just in New Orleans and had an Abita Strawator and ask if I could try to clone it. It looks like it is a mix of their Strawberry lager and the Andygator which sounds like a Helles Dopplebock that may be mashed on the cool side to attenuate a bit more then a regular Helles. I think cutting the Munich with equal parts wheat and bumping up the pils might get something close. Here is what I had in mind.
Recipe: Stawberry Fields
Style: Doppelbock
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.41 gal
Post Boil Volume: 7.28 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 20.30 Plato
Estimated Color: 7.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.9 IBUs
Ingredients:
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Amt Name
10.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (1.5 SRM) 51.3 %
4.75 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) 24.4 %
4.75 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) 24.4 %
1.00 oz Perle [8.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min 18.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Perle [8.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min 6.9 IBUs
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 19.50 lb
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 33.05 qt of water at 158.4 F 150.0 F 60 min
After primary rack to secondary and lager for 3-4 weeks at 33 F. Rack to keg and add campden tablets and potassium sorbet to kill the yeast. Start adding pasteurized strawberry juice until desired back sweetness is hit.
As I have never had a Strawator I am taking a stab in the dark here. Has anyone had one that could share some tasting notes or suggestions on the above recipe??
Recipe: Stawberry Fields
Style: Doppelbock
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 8.41 gal
Post Boil Volume: 7.28 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 20.30 Plato
Estimated Color: 7.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.9 IBUs
Ingredients:
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Amt Name
10.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (1.5 SRM) 51.3 %
4.75 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) 24.4 %
4.75 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) 24.4 %
1.00 oz Perle [8.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min 18.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Perle [8.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min 6.9 IBUs
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 19.50 lb
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 33.05 qt of water at 158.4 F 150.0 F 60 min
After primary rack to secondary and lager for 3-4 weeks at 33 F. Rack to keg and add campden tablets and potassium sorbet to kill the yeast. Start adding pasteurized strawberry juice until desired back sweetness is hit.
As I have never had a Strawator I am taking a stab in the dark here. Has anyone had one that could share some tasting notes or suggestions on the above recipe??
