Anyone have a extract recipe for Blue moon clone?

[Evan!]

OK, FG is down to 1.012. Beer is clear with only a few bits of foamy head in the secondary fermentor. Recipe states OG should be at 1.010. The beer tastes sweet, but I assume that is from the 2.5 lbs of honey. It's been in a fermentation vessle for over a month.

Do you all think it is ready to go?

Don't ask us. Get out your hydrometer and take a reading. Write it down. Take one in 3 days. If they're the same, then you're probably okay to bottle.

 

[DSLZen]

*snap* :cross:

 

[ARV9673]

Here's one I brewed and it got the nod of approval from two Blue Moon lovers already.

6lbs Munton's Wheat DME
1lb honey.
1/2oz Cascade bittering, 1/2oz Cascade Flavor
1oz sweet orange peel (I used fresh zest but either way)

Bittering added at boil, wait 45 minutes. Add flavor hops, honey and extract and boil 15 minutes. Boil orange peel separately in 2 cups water, cool and add to fermenter.

Edit: forgot to mention I used Danstar's Windsor dry yeast to least a little sweetness.

Using this recipe, do I still have to prime with sugar? I am assuming so, since it calls for adding the honey to the boil. Would honey work as a primer? Or stick with good ole' brewer's stuff?

 

[Kadmium]

there is no reason you cannot use honey as a primer, it just takes longer, and really does not add THAT much flavour, aswell as risking infection of the beer in the bottles if you do not boil down the honey for 20 mins (at least) etc etc... better to just stick with a teaspoon of dextrose etc, as its tried, true and you only need to get the bubbles going, nothing fancy!

 

[DSLZen]

As somebody stated above, the honey just takes forever to ferment. Mine has been in secondary over a month, and after I took what was going to be my last hyrdometer reading...I stirred up the yeast a bit and now it's popping every 30 seconds again...

 

[dougbo]

I've not tried it yet but I think it was someone on this forum that sent this to me. It looks good.

Here's the recipe for:

Blue Moon Ale Clone

5 lbs. Extra Light DME
2½ lbs. Orange Blossom Honey
1 oz. Hallertauer pellet hops (4½% - boil 45 minutes)
½ oz. Hallertauer whole hops (2.4% - steep 10 minutes)
1 oz. Coriander Seed (crushed - ½ boil 10 min, ½ steep 10 minutes)
1 oz. Orange Peel (zested fresh and dried, steep 10 minutes)
500 ml Wyeast #1214 Belgian Abbey yeast starter

Specifics:
Recipe type: Extract
Batch Size: 5 Gallons
SG: 1.059
FG: 1.010
Time in Boil: 45 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 7 days
Secondary Fermentation: 9 days

 

[DSLZen]

OK, just bottled this today after over two months in secondary...crystal clear and oh so tasty! Great smell and taste. Can't wait to taste cold and carbed!

 

[homebrewer_99]

OK, just bottled this today after over two months in secondary...crystal clear and oh so tasty! Great smell and taste. Can't wait to taste cold and carbed!

It's not supposed to be clear...

Comment was made earlier about boiling for 1 hour and adding the malt during the last 15 mins...and a shorter boil without the benefit of the bittering hops.

I just wante to add you can reduce your boiling time and obtain the bitter from the bittering hop this way: if the recipe calls for:

1 oz for 1 hour (full 30% AA)
2 oz for 30 mins (15%AA X2 = 30%)
4 oz for 15 mins (7.5%AA X 4 = 30%).

It's all the same.

 

[DSLZen]

Well, it is CRYSTAL clear. Why do you suppose that is?

I'll have to serve it in a frosty mug to fool the snobbery.

 

[sirsloop]

Ive been brewing thegrape.net's belgian wit kit with WL belgian wit yeast for a while. Its not exactly like blue moon, but its still an awesome beer! I find they get a little more "creamy" tasting after about a month in bottles which is a real treat. Its actually easy to get a nice cloudy beer with bottles... just pour 3/4 of the beer normally, swirl the yeast up in the last 1/4 and pour into the glass. This puts the yeast cloud in there and adds a nice thick aromatic head. I leave the orange slice for bar purchased beers tho

 

[DSLZen]

OK, just popped my first bottle and...it's SUPER carbonated! I mean, I decanted a bottle into a glass...nice easy pour...and I had a 1/4 glass of brew and 3/4 glass of foam.

I had to spoon off the head just to top of the glass. All that being said it sure tasted good. I will great in the summer.

 

[z987k]

Just a question, almost all the recipes above don't have any wheat in them, isn't that a main part of a wit?

 

[DG Paul]

I have had great success with the Austin Homebrew Supply Belgian Wit kit. They also have a Blue Moon clone on their site, and if it is anything like their other clone kits it should be pretty close.

 

[tentacles]

Just wanted to comment, my friend turned me on to wild's recipe, only for me it went something like this:

3.2kg light LME
1kg honey
1oz hallertau - 60min boil
8g hallertau - steep 10 mins
1oz coriander - 15min boil
1oz orange peel (sweet) 15min boil

boiled the honey last 15min (it was unpasteurized)

Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey

In *5* days the gravity went from 1.061 to 1.010. About a 68% attenuation, very nearly fully fermented. It spent a week in secondary and then I kegged it.

Boiling the spices was a mistake, but the beer turned out damned amazing! I'm brewing a second batch now. I have to say, this 1214 seems to be going MUCH faster than the white labs one mentioned in a previous post. This second batch I pitched on washed yeast from a beer that I just finished in primary.

It's not Blue Moon, it's better! The guy at my LHBS, a certified beer judge (if that means much), said it was better than any belgian wit he had attempted, extract or all grain. I can't wait to drain this keg!

 

[Nuttbrown]

Here's the recipe for:​

Blue Moon Ale Clone

5 lbs. Extra Light DME
2½ lbs. Orange Blossom Honey
1 oz. Hallertauer pellet hops (4½% - boil 45 minutes)
½ oz. Hallertauer whole hops (2.4% - steep 10 minutes)
1 oz. Coriander Seed (crushed - ½ boil 10 min, ½ steep 10 minutes)
1 oz. Orange Peel (zested fresh and dried, steep 10 minutes)
500 ml Wyeast #1214 Belgian Abbey yeast starter

Specifics:
Recipe type: Extract
Batch Size: 5 Gallons
SG: 1.059
FG: 1.010
Time in Boil: 45 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 7 days
Secondary Fermentation: 9 days

Good luck,
Wild

I followed the above recipe only I steeped 1 pound of specialty grain ( flaked wheat). I noticed the color is now darker. Almost amber in color.

Did I do something wrong?

 

[Big10Seaner]

Special grains are going to add extra color and body, and I didn't see any in that recipe.

 

[Nuttbrown]

Cool. Thanks for the reply.

True, the special grain aren't a part of this recipe, but i took the advise ofmy LHBS owner as well as one of the guys in this thread.

I just wanted to make sure... maybe next time I'll brew with out it.

 

[smokinghole]

Here's the recipe for:​

Blue Moon Ale Clone

5 lbs. Extra Light DME
2½ lbs. Orange Blossom Honey
1 oz. Hallertauer pellet hops (4½% - boil 45 minutes)
½ oz. Hallertauer whole hops (2.4% - steep 10 minutes)
1 oz. Coriander Seed (crushed - ½ boil 10 min, ½ steep 10 minutes)
1 oz. Orange Peel (zested fresh and dried, steep 10 minutes)
500 ml Wyeast #1214 Belgian Abbey yeast starter

Specifics:
Recipe type: Extract
Batch Size: 5 Gallons
SG: 1.059
FG: 1.010
Time in Boil: 45 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 7 days
Secondary Fermentation: 9 days

Good luck,
Wild

I used this recipe and it was a HUGE hit. However I used WLP400 and it attenuated down to 1.007 and had a OG of 1.063 so I ended up at 7.3%ish ABV. It tastes great though and was a big hit.

 

[spaga33]

planning on using WLP400 too... think i'll need a starter? tomorrow is my only day off for a week or so, and i plan on getting all the ingredients and brewing tomorrow!

 

[smokinghole]

Well I didn't use a starter but on mr malty it says to make up a one liter starter. I did this in a 6gal fermenter, be prepared for blow off trust me. It was a long fermentation for me. It seemed to have died down in primary but the gravity was still to high so I transferred it to secondary and the transfer kicked off another two solid weeks of fermenting.

 

[NorCalAngler]

There hasn't been any talk of using White Labs WLP320 American Hefeweizen yeast. This seems like a great fit for this beer because it has low flocculation and doesn't impart the strong banana/clove flavors, leaving a clean American Hefe taste and cloudy look. I just used it on my American wheat and I really like the results.

 

[Toga]

I bottled a version my LBHS came up with on Sunday it smells awesome. Very close to blue moon in smell and taste. Cant wait till it is carbed up. The safbrew s-33 took off like a rocket and was a fast violent fermentation. The bulk was done in just a couple days.

Batch size 5 gallons
boil time 60 minutes
OG 1.050 - 1.055
FG 1.010-1.014
3.3lb can of coopers light LME
3.3lb can of coopers wheat LME
1oz hallertau pellets (45 min)
1oz hallertau pellets (15 min)
1oz coriander (15 min)
1oz dried orange peel (15 min)
safbrew s-33 dry yeast

 

[Philsfan]

funny you should ask. I just finished bottling a Belgian wit. It tasted damn good out of the fermenter so I have high hopes. Here is the recipe I used.

7 lbs liquid wheat malt extract (Briess)
1lb flaked oats
1/2 oz coriander (crushed)
1 oz bitter orang peel
belgian wit ale yeast (liquid)
2 oz liberty hops

steeped oats for 1/2 hour at 165 degrees
liquid malt extract (60 minute boil)
1 oz of the liberty hops (60 minute boil))
added dried orange peel, coriander, and 1oz of liberty hops for the final 5 minutes of boil.
pitched yeast at 70degrees and kept fermentation temp at 65degrees.
primary for 18 days and then bottled.

note:
you may want to add 1/2 of your liquid malt extract at the beginning of the boil and the other half in the last 10 minutes to keep the beers color lighter.

 

[socalhomebrewer]

I serve this one as to friends and family that are blue moon fans. It's a bigger beer, but MAN is it good...

Ingredients / procedure:

8 oz. Carapils malt steep for 30 minutes@ 155
6 pounds of Extra Light Dried Malt Extract @60 minutes
1 oz. Hallertau bittering hops @60 minutes
2 pounds of Clover Honey @ 20 minutes
1 oz. crushed Coriander @ 5 minutes
1 oz. sweet Orange Peel @ 5 minutes
1 oz. Hallertau aroma hops @ 2 minutes
Belgian wit yeast

Making this one as we speak for my 2nd batch. Sounds good, and smelling good. let you guys know how it turns out.

 

[sheeshomatic]

Hmm, this might be my first post. I'm new to homebrewing, and I'm on my 4th batch at this point. However, its my first extract. I only brew in 2 gallon batches at the moment. Anyway, I've attempted a slight variation on Wild's recipe from the first page with some changes based on others input in this thread, but my scaled down version looks like this:

1lb extra light DME
1lb wheat DME (which is 55% pale malt and 45% wheat malt), so I'm roughly at 25% wheat
1lb orange blossom honey
.4 oz hallertauer pellet hops
.4 oz Amarillo leaf hops
1 oz coriander seed
.5 oz bitter orange peel
WL380 yeast

Process went fine on 4/17, OG was 1.069 (I know...) As of 5/4, gravity is only down to 1.019, but the sample tastes pretty darn sweet. I understand honey can take awhile to ferment, so a couple of days ago I gave the jug a healthy swirl to get the yeast cake suspended again. Temps are in the low 70s. Initial fermentation went bonkers. Krauzen actually filled my sanitizer container and overflowed THAT. I'm going to check the gravity on Friday but I'm expecting the same reading. I know, I know, I should just relax and all, but I got more grain to mash! What say ye? Do I just bottle it and enjoy a sweeter beer?

 

[Toga]

Give it a couple days or so if you resuspended the yeast cake then bottle it. Carbonation will add a bit of bite to offset the sweetness. Once in the bottle for 3 weeks crack one open and enjoy.

 

[atomicflatulence]

Brewed this today while my little guy was napping.

OG 1.065

Is this ok?

Judging by the volume in the carboy, it looks like I could add a half gallon. Is there a way to calculate what that would do to the gravity?

 

[sheeshomatic]

Brewed this today while my little guy was napping.

OG 1.065


Is this ok?

Judging by the volume in the carboy, it looks like I could add a half gallon. Is there a way to calculate what that would do to the gravity?

this should be a simple linear equation. Assuming you made 5 gallons, then you calculate it like this:

4.5*1.065 + 1.0*.5 = 1.059

where the SG of water is 1. I'd think you'd be ok at the new OG.

 

[atomicflatulence]

this should be a simple linear equation. Assuming you made 5 gallons, then you calculate it like this:

4.5*1.065 + 1.0*.5 = 1.059

where the SG of water is 1. I'd think you'd be ok at the new OG.

did you mean... (4.5*1.065 + 1.0*.5)/5 = 1.059 ...???

 

[sheeshomatic]

did you mean... (4.5*1.065 + 1.0*.5)/5 = 1.059 ...???

Yes! I did the math and typed the response on my phone. Neglected to divide by the total gallons.