Hair of the Dog - Adam

[mummasan]

I want to try to make this beer and I found a recipe that is supposed to be from the brewer - it calls for Wyeast #1968 and Wyeast #1728. It says to make a 600ml starter with 1728 but not with 1968. The estimated pre-boil gravity is 1094 and, after a 3 hour boil, the OG is estimated 1134.

I've never pitched two different kinds of yeast on the same wort. Have any of you ever done this? Also, I have easy access to White Labs yeast but not Wyeast - WL has a scottish ale yeast that I will sub in the recipe but I'm not sure about 1728 because there are several WL English ale yeasts. What would be a good WL match for Wyeast's 1728?

 

[Beernip]

There are a few websites that map out the yeast strains between Wyeast and WL. Good luck on your Adam clone. Alan has given out the recipe and that is some tasty stuff.

http://www.mrmalty.com/yeast.htm#WLP_vs_Wyeast
1968 London ESB Ale Yeast = WLP002 English Ale Yeast
1728 Scottish Ale Yeast = WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast

 

[Beernip]

Also looking at the recipe I see posted HoTD Adam has a OG of 1.094 and not 1.134?? It also just uses Wyeast 1728 and not both.

http://www.homebrewchef.com/HOTDAdamBeer.html

I've never seen another recipe for this beer but would be interested in the one you have.

 

[mummasan]

Right - that's the website I was looking at. Towards the bottom though, there is a link that says 'Adam Bier Brew Sheet' - I clicked on that and found some other info like the two stains of yeast and the estimated OG. I wonder why there is a difference.

Thanks for the link to Mr. Malty - I never knew about that handy comparison chart.

 

[Beernip]

It may just be that they were more efficient than Alan. I thought I read that he doesn't expect to get more than 50% eff on his big beers.

You can check out Oldstock's blog as I know that he actually brewed this beer.
http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2009/05/adambier-hotd-adam-clone.html

This beer is still on my must do list. I really should brew it soon so that it is ready for winter time.

 

[Haputanlas]

Any updates on this? It's been over a year now, so the aging should be pretty dead on.

 

[Haputanlas]

Based on the data sheet, the estimated ABV should come out to ~12.6% (OG 1.134 FG 1.038).

That's almost 3% greater than what Adam really is. I'm wondering where the discrepancy lies.


Edit: it's funny that you already posted about this and I didn't see it. However, read my notes below on why this is.

 

[Haputanlas]

Nevermind, I just realized (Thanks to OldSock - TheMadFermentationist.com) that you are supposed to boil past your intended OG and re-fill with sanitized (boiled/cooled) water to reach the 1.099 OG.

However, the brew sheet doesn't suggest this. The brew sheet says that the actual OG was 1.134 when the yeast is pitched.

Oh well.

 

[blu666z]

I have a bottle of Adam in the fridge and am thinking about brewing something in the same vain soon. Does anyone know what yeast strain is in the bottle?