doublebogey10
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Has anyone tried or aware of a Firestone Walker 805 clone?
http://www.firestonebeer.com/beers/products/805
http://www.firestonebeer.com/beers/products/805
WatsonGravy said:Just a bit darker, looks good though. How did you go about the mash schedule in this recipe? I have a cooler I use for mash, never had to bring temps up like this.
Brewing now. Is the finial product suppose to be clear or cloudy? I never had this be from the store to be able to judge.
How did you go about the mash schedule in this recipe? I have a cooler I use for mash, never had to bring temps up like this.
Im on my second week in the primary, so I have a ways to go. Thanks for the updates. The downside is I wont have nothing to compare to. I looked in the stores and they dont carry it here in PA. I aso ended up using Wlp001, thats all I had on hand.
The mixed 12-packs are all over L.A. and Orange County at the moment. I bought one just for the 805; I've never had one before.
Can you tell us how it tastes?
Side by side comparison. 805 is on the left.
Had some beer-savvy friends over to help with comparison.
Obviously, mine is a touch darker and cloudier (I forgot whirlfloc addition on brew day).
Our consensus was that 805 is drier and has some fruitier characteristics that mine is lacking, to some degree. Mine is a bit sweeter.
Want to brew this again. Might dial back the honey malt a touch and need to decide how to get mine to get a better dry finish. Am guessing Firestone's house yeast is bringing the fruitier notes.
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Here is a side by side. My beer is on the left and the commercial version is on the right.
Like I mentioned before my beer is a little darker than FWs. And FWs is a little clearer.
The nose is very similar. A little sweet with notes of flowers and grass. The nose of my brew is a little more yeasty and not quite as sweet.
The mouthfeel is pretty spot on. The commercial version is carbed and mine is not but the same body is there.
Taste: things are the same up front and in the middle (sweet, honey). The backend is where my brew deviates from the commercial version. Firestone's beer has a sweeter finish with a little bit of hop presence. The finish on my beer has more hop bitterness with notes of earth and wood. It is sweet but the sweetness is hidden in the hops.
All and all I think it's a decent clone. It might taste more like the finished product in a month or so. My beer is fresher which could lead to some of the differences. As it stands, if I were to brew it again I would lower the 60 min addition.
Everyone else, let me now how your brew turns out!
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
OG: 1.045 SG
FG: 1.010 SG
SRM: 6.0 SRM
IBU: 21.8 IBUs
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Yeast: WLP002
Ingredients:
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Amt Name
8 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM)
12.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)
12.0 oz Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM)
0.75 oz Willamette [4.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min 15.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Willamette [4.70 %] - Boil 5.0 min 6.7 IBUs
1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins)
Mash Schedule: Firestone Mash Schedule
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Name Step Temp Step Time
Initial Strike 145.0 F 60 min
Step Up 155.0 F 15 min
Sparge: 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Added diamonium phosphate and wirflock at 15min.
Whirlpooled without colling for 10 min. (10-20 is ideal)
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