Need help refining a Honker's Ale Clone recipe

[adamjab19]

yup need the s-04 for sure!

 

[chase]

Wow. After making my last attempt at cloning this beer, I gave up a little. I was mostly trying to clone it for a friend. I like the beer but not enough to drink batch after batch while trying to zero in on a good recipe.

I'm glad to see that people have still been working on it. I tried a batch using all styrian goldings and the flavor profile just didn't seem to match. Maybe I'll give it another shot...

 

[lostspring]

Ok I bought a six of this today and really liked it.
So what was the final recipe that came the closest?

 

[adamjab19]

Try the one I posted a page or so ago. It's for 2.5 gallons so just double everything for a 5er. Either combine my last three additions into one and then have a flame out addition of at least a 1/2 to even an ounce of whatever hop you use. Use either all styrian goldings or the willamette/fuggle combo. is very comparable. Adjust hop additions for AA's of your hops as well.

 

[Duster72]

Ok I bought a six of this today and really liked it.
So what was the final recipe that came the closest?

I would use the one from the guy who claimed to have copied it down while interviewing at GI. Since they now post their hop and grain bill on their website you can see that it matches up perfectly. Sounds like the recipe to me.

Don't make the one from Clone Brews. It's not close - or good IMO.