Devil Mountain Railroad 5-Malt Ale

[slym2none]

Does anyone remember this beer & beer company? Devil Mountain Railroad used to make a 5-Malt Ale that was essentially what got me into craft beer. I wasn't a big fan of beer because BMC all tasted like pisswasser but I had one of these DMRR beers and it blew me away.

If anyone remembers this beer and can point me to a recipe even close to that, I'd be really appreciative.

 

[BaylessBrewer]

I think you might be SOL. I just spent a good 10 min on google trying to find a clone for you and came up empty handed.
Lots of stuff about the brewery and people bumming that it's out of business but no go on a clone.
Best of luck to you

 

[slym2none]

Yeah, that's the main reason I asked if anyone had a recipe for it here - I couldn't find much on the web.

Although, I did find this: http://www.beermonthclub.com/devil-mountain-five-malt-ale.htm

About the Beer

Devil Mountain’s 5 Malt Ale harnesses the sweetness of five different malts by combining 2-row pale, Caramel, Crystal, Chocolate and Black Patent malts to produce a rich, nutty texture and ruby brown color. The sweet roasted malts are balanced by the citrus-like spiciness of Cascade and Liberty hops, making this a complex, full-flavored ale. A Saccaronmyces Cerevisea yeast strain is used to produce this filtered medium-to-full bodied beer.
Notes From the Panel

Immediately note an intense malty sweet nose with some caramel and roasted character evident. Look for good head retention in this clear, deep amber, medium-to-full bodied beer. We found a predominately malt flavor profile with some hop bitterness to balance out the sweetness which carries into the finish. Overall, a clean, extraordinarily complex combination of malts, producing a unique, very flavorful ale.

Alcohol by Volume: 4.2%
Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs): 21

ipe:

 

[Mordekai]

I found this:

https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/devil-mountain-five-malt-ale

M.

 

[Gonefishing]

I hope the OP sees that because it looks like what he was looking for.

 

[slym2none]

@Mordekai - thank you so much!!! Recipe copied & site bookmarked!

 

[slym2none]

This recipe is next on my list to brew. Of course, I had to cut the recipe in half for my 2.5G batch-size, but otherwise, I will brew this just as it says.

Thanks again, Mordekai! I will let everyone know how it turns out.

Say, anyone here ever used Liberty hops? I will only need half an ounce, and was wondering if dry-hopping this with the leftover half an ounce would be a good idea or not.

 

[Jonkl]

I love Liberty hops. I'm not sure if a dry hop will fit the beer you're trying to recreate, but I don't think you could really go wrong with it. I also don't think you could go wrong sticking it in the freezer and using it in something else as soon as you can.

 

[slym2none]

Thanks! I will probably just leave that other half out, no dry-hop.

 

[Beerswimmer]

Old thread, but any update on this? I was just recalling fond memories of DM 5 Malt Ale. It was my first "favorite" beer.

 

[elj4176]

I just brewed and kegged my version of it for the first time in a long time. I had emailed the original brewer awhile back and received a recipe in proportions of malt and hops. I'll dig up the email and post my version of it when I get home tonight. From what I remember my version is pretty close.

 

[slym2none]

Old thread, but any update on this? I was just recalling fond memories of DM 5 Malt Ale. It was my first "favorite" beer.

I can't believe I forgot to follow up on this - I made this beer last year, and it turned out really, really good. Of the many people that had tried a lot of my homebrews, many said this was the best one I'd made yet - all grain, naturally, as I have definitely brewed more than 2 AG batches as some here like to suggest.

The only thing I did differently was try to get the ABV to 5% by adding a little more of the malts, but something happened in my process where I only ended up around 4.5%, very close to the original.

I have decided that when I start brewing again, I am going to make things I can't buy. I can't make an IPA as good as I can buy, nor a stout. There are plenty of good offerings out there on the shelves. But I have yet to find a blonde as good as Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde, and I can't buy the D5MA anywhere anymore, so it will be these kinds of beers I focus on.

 

[elj4176]

Devil Mountain 5 Malt Ale Clone

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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10-D Brown Ale, American Brown Ale

Min OG: 1.040 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 25 Max IBU: 60
Min Clr: 15 Max Clr: 22 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.38
Anticipated OG: 1.053 Plato: 13.19
Anticipated SRM: 17.9
Anticipated IBU: 25.1
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.10 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 SG 10.32 Plato

Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Daniels

Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %
Additional Utilization Used For First Wort Hops: -40 %


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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57.8 6.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
19.3 2.00 lbs. Pale Malt(6-row) America 1.035 2
12.0 1.25 lbs. Munich Malt(2-row) America 1.035 6
8.4 0.88 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
2.4 0.25 lbs. Carafa Chocolate Malt Germany 1.030 525

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 6.2 First WH
0.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.75 9.3 45 min.
1.00 oz. Liberty Pellet 4.00 9.5 First WH


For yeast I have used 1056, 1272, wlp029 and a few others. He stressed to me that the proportions of each grain was the key to the unique DM5MA flavor. This is from 2002 and is not the version I just brewed. I like the new version but I may revisit the original.