chase
Well-Known Member
My friend loves Honker's Ale. One night (while completely loaded) we decided to try and clone the recipe from scratch. I've read other recipes, and tried a few of them, and frankly, they are not good at replicating Honker's. We started with a recipe that included insufficient Victory malt and (strangely) strisselspalt hops. We are very close to a finished clone, but I would like some feedback on what others think of our recipe, and the actual beer itself.
So here's our recipe:
Frank's ****ty Beer #3
8-C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Author: Chase Bolt
Size: 5 gal
Efficiency: 70%
Attenuation: 70%
Calories: 168.01 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.050 (1.048 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 (1.010 - 1.016)
Color: 16.65 (6.0 - 18.0)
Alcohol: 4.6% (4.6% - 6.2%)
Bitterness: 34.9 (30.0 - 50.0)
Ingredients:
7. lb Maris Otter
2.0 lb Victory® Malt
8.0 oz 2-Row Caramel Malt 60L
12.0 oz Special Roast Malt
1.0 oz Fuggle (5.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
2.0 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
1.0 oz Willamette (4.6%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
0.5 oz Cascade (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
2.0 ea White Labs WLP002 English Ale
Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m
00:03:00 Mash in - Liquor: 3.84 gal; Strike: 167.79 °F; Target: 155 °F
01:03:00 Sacc Rest - Rest: 60 min; Final: 155.0 °F
01:13:00 Sparge - Sparge: 3.31 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 10 min; Total Runoff: 6.09 gal
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.2
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Specific things I would like comments on:
-body: what kind of mouthfeel do you sense in Honker's?
-hops: I think the english/american blend I have is appropriate, but I'm a little unsure on the addition times, and lack of aroma hops. Thoughts?
-anything else.
So here's our recipe:
Frank's ****ty Beer #3
8-C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Author: Chase Bolt
Size: 5 gal
Efficiency: 70%
Attenuation: 70%
Calories: 168.01 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.050 (1.048 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 (1.010 - 1.016)
Color: 16.65 (6.0 - 18.0)
Alcohol: 4.6% (4.6% - 6.2%)
Bitterness: 34.9 (30.0 - 50.0)
Ingredients:
7. lb Maris Otter
2.0 lb Victory® Malt
8.0 oz 2-Row Caramel Malt 60L
12.0 oz Special Roast Malt
1.0 oz Fuggle (5.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
2.0 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
1.0 oz Willamette (4.6%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
0.5 oz Cascade (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
2.0 ea White Labs WLP002 English Ale
Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m
00:03:00 Mash in - Liquor: 3.84 gal; Strike: 167.79 °F; Target: 155 °F
01:03:00 Sacc Rest - Rest: 60 min; Final: 155.0 °F
01:13:00 Sparge - Sparge: 3.31 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 10 min; Total Runoff: 6.09 gal
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.2
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Specific things I would like comments on:
-body: what kind of mouthfeel do you sense in Honker's?
-hops: I think the english/american blend I have is appropriate, but I'm a little unsure on the addition times, and lack of aroma hops. Thoughts?
-anything else.