Dicks Danger Ale/Northwest

[yeastluvr]

Has anyone tried to brew Dicks Danger Ale. Dicks Brewing company is in Centralia Washington and the flagship beer is Dicks Danger. I recently saw an article in BYO magazine which had the recipe. Not sure if its a clone or the actual recipe. I started a batch last week but do not know the results yet as I haven't tasted it yet. Curious to see if anyone has brewed this beer and what they think compared to the real commercial version.

Recipe for 5 gallons

10.5 lbs pale ale 2 row
9 oz black malt
7 oz crystal 80
some yeast nutrient and irish moss
calls for wyeast 1028 but I used s-o4. Mashed at 152

Og 1.056 although mine was lower at 1.049 but I got a little crazy and had almost 6 gallons when done

 

[apshaffer]

The owner of Rocky Top Homebrew in Olympia, WA is also the head brewer at Dicks. You could give them a call. He has always given good advice when I asked.

 

[garcara]

Curious how this turned out? Have you tried it? This is one of my favorite beers to drink, I find it pretty unique compared to a lot of the beers available.

 

[chuckstout]

They ferment at an ambient temp of 60F so that would be a good start for yeast character.