Cloning New England Brewing Company's Gandhi-bot

[Hop_Head_from_Connecticut]

Cheerz

 

[bizoneill]

Thanks for brewing that one I haven't had a chance to take a crack at it yet! LOL! What do you think?

I think I'm going to try this one soon. Here is what i got for the recipe from all the input on this thread. Let me know what you guys think!



Brew Method: All Grain

Style Name: Imperial IPA

Boil Time: 60 min

Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)

Boil Size: 7 gallons

Boil Gravity: 1.066

Efficiency: 80% (brew house)



STATS:

Original Gravity: 1.085

Final Gravity: 1.020

ABV (standard): 8.53%

IBU (tinseth): 83.88

SRM (morey): 7.73



FERMENTABLES:

14.75 lb - American - Pilsner (88.1%)

1 lb - German - CaraMunich I (6%)

1 lb - Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late addition @ 10 min.) (6%)



HOPS:

1 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 41.05

1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 12.6

2 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 13.86

2 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 16.37

2 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Whirlpool for 0 min at °F

2 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Whirlpool for 0 min at °F

1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 4 days

0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Dry Hop for 4 days

1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 4 days

0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Dry Hop for 4 days



MASH GUIDELINES:

1) Decoction, Temp: 152 F, Time: 90 min, Amount: 19.69 qt

2) Fly Sparge, Temp: 170 F, Time: 10 min, Amount: 12 qt

Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb



YEAST:

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Starter: Yes

Form: Liquid

Attenuation (avg): 76.5%

Flocculation: Medium

Optimum Temp: 68 - 73 F

Fermentation Temp: 65 F

Pitch Rate: 0.35 (M cells / ml / deg P)

This recipe came out fantastic bizoneill. Great job

 

[KindofBlues71]

Any problems with only boiling Pilsner malt for 60 minutes?

 

[nukebrewer]

Any problems with only boiling Pilsner malt for 60 minutes?

I've boiled wort made with large percentage of pilsner malt several times without issue.

 

[LoloMT7]

I've just read boil for 75 if you are worried about DMS.

 

[Hop_Head_from_Connecticut]

Thanks for brewing that one I haven't had a chance to take a crack at it yet! LOL! What do you think?

It taste real good, I did a side by side with the real thing, and it wasn't even close. I thought it was spot on until the taste test. It is a great brew. It reminds me of ghandi bot when I drink it alone. Cheerz

 

[chaindriven]

Hey guys is there anyway to convert this recipe over so I can do an extract brew??

 

[bizoneill]

It taste real good, I did a side by side with the real thing, and it wasn't even close. I thought it was spot on until the taste test. It is a great brew. It reminds me of ghandi bot when I drink it alone. Cheerz

Well recent batches of Gandhi have been blah compared to what it used to drink... Anything you think you'd change up? I want to brew this soon! Thanks for the update!

 

[Remmy]

Well recent batches of Gandhi have been blah compared to what it used to drink... Anything you think you'd change up? I want to brew this soon! Thanks for the update!

It's all in your head. Still tastes like it used to.

 

[NuclearRich]

It's all in your head. Still tastes like it used to.

Indeed. if anything is only gotten better. I can't get enough of it

 

[Hop_Head_from_Connecticut]

Well recent batches of Gandhi have been blah compared to what it used to drink... Anything you think you'd change up? I want to brew this soon! Thanks for the update!

I'm not sure what I would change on that recipe. I'm going to try the recipe on the beginning of the thread. The last batch was great, but when I did a side by side test with real ghandi bot. They were two different brews.

 

[Hop_Head_from_Connecticut]

Indeed. if anything is only gotten better. I can't get enough of it

What recipe did you use to make the brew?

 

[Hop_Head_from_Connecticut]

Well recent batches of Gandhi have been blah compared to what it used to drink... Anything you think you'd change up? I want to brew this soon! Thanks for the update!

I wouldn't change anything on that recipe. The brew came out great, it just didn't taste like ghandi bot on a side by side taste test. I'm going to try the recipe on the beginning of this thread next and see where that gets me

 

[user 190343]

This was the AG version I brewed from the recipe on this thread. I let it sit in a keg in the basement for a few months, so I dry hopped it with 1oz of Citra a few days before serving up for people. Me, friends and friends taking growlers have quickly gone through most of the keg.

While I thought it came out great, especially with the Citra dry hop, it wasn't really Gandhi. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1421129994.230136.jpg

 

[bizoneill]

It's all in your head. Still tastes like it used to.

I dont know man... nebco beer has no quality control. Every batch it different to me it's not just Gandhi...

 

[Hop_Head_from_Connecticut]

They are changing the name. If was on the news that the Indian population was offended. So I've heard New England Brewery agreed to change the name.

 

[chaindriven]

Ya... Such a bunch of crap... The beer has been around for how long.. And all of a sudden it's a problem for people halfway around the world...?? Give me a break..

 

[bizoneill]

Here's what Craig had to say about it

http://www.thatcraigguy.com/

 

[fuzzy2133]

IMO totally bunk how we/USA cater to the rest of the world. Most countries will require you to speak and learn the local culture not caring where you came from.

Any how of my soap box and getting this logged to brew.

 

[chaindriven]

Back to the beer... Thanks for your help Remmy.. I brewed this on Friday and my brew day went absolutely flawless.. Everything except my OG was perfectly spot on... I pitched my yeast and woke up to my first floor smelling of Gandhi... It's a beautiful thing... Any idea what could throw my OG off..? It was 1.070 right after pitching my yeast..

And I wound up going the extract route.. BTW

 

[Remmy]

Repost.

 

[chaindriven]

Bumpski!!

I brewed this and let it sit for a few weeks after it was bottled and it tastes good... Good, not Gandhi... I have brewed two IIPAs, this being the second one.. And both have a similar taste.. It's a very fruity taste. But not a citrousy taste.. I can't put my finger on it to describe it.. If anyone is local to the shelton, Stratford area and might be willing to give me a hand in figuring out what the taste is and if there's any way I can get some input so I know what it is...?

 

[PrinceOfThePoint]

Hey everyone. Big fan of NEBCo and Gandhi Bot. I thought I would make a clone recipe based on what I think I know.

The beer tastes excellent and the aroma is very close to what you get from the real thing.

Recipe Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Efficiency: 70%
OG: 1.073
FG: 1.008
ABV: 8.6%
IBU: 90
Color: 4.5 SRM
Mash Temp: 151 F (Strike water at 167)
Mash Time: 60 min

Fermentables:
13 lbs Pilsner malt
0.25 lbs Caramunich malt (or Crystal 40-60L)
1.5 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) Added near end of boil

Hops:
1.00 oz Columbus (13.8%) @ First Wort Hop, 85 min
1.00 oz Columbus (13.8%) @ 15 min
1.35 oz Columbus (13.8%) @ 10 min
1.00 oz Columbus (13.8%) @ 5 min

5.00 oz Columbus, Dry hop 7 days
5.00 oz Simcoe, Dry hop 7 days


Yeast:
Two packets US05 dry yeast, rehydrated


Photo attached. Cheers!!

 

[bizoneill]

That is a **** ton of dry hops! Woooo!!!