Phisherman
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Anymore updates on this? I'm looking to brew a moon man clone myself and thought I would check the progress and see how these beers were coming along.
I started this thread a long time ago, and kind of lost track of it as I moved and haven't been brewing much in the last year and a half. Anyways, glad to see a long of interest in it. I can tell you have I for certain 4 of the 5 hops, unfortunately, I don't want to tell them in fear of getting someone in trouble =( However, Hanso's post and flibe's from a page back is very interesting....hint hint!
While 3 of the hops I know about are easy to tell (and have been mentioned), 1 of them I have never used before and never really thought of. However one whiff of the bag of hops, and it was a major light bulb.
OK, since we have come this far Ill give the 3 that are pretty easy to spot anyways. Chinook, Amarillo, and Citra/Riwaka (I guess they sub Citra when Riwaka is unavailable).
I think the more important thing is figuring out the hop schedule for the flavor. As much as I was looking for a clone, I have come to realize its impossible without major insider info. So I do plan on brewing this in a few weeks, but it will just be an IPA/APA, not a clone.
Plan on doing a hop schedule as follows in the next few weeks...What do you guys think?
.75 oz. Simcoe 15 mins
.75 oz. Chinook 10 mins
.75 oz. Amarillo 7.5 mins
.75 oz. Citra 2 mins
.75 oz. Motueka 0 mins
Dry hop with 1.25 oz. of each
I pulleys hydro sample today and it hit 1.010 in 5 days. Smell is dead on. I cracked a moon man and smelled them side by side. Actually straight out of the fermenter my sample had a bit more aroma. I'm going to give some more time to clean up in primary then dry hop and cold crash. Can't waitron get this one in the bottle. I brewed this for my sons first birthday party on jan 18 and think it will be a big hit.
Possibly. I see where you're going with that and I admit that I don't know everything that goes into hop combinations, I just know that I have blended some hops in the past that came out nicely together. For those buds of mine that like Moon Man, they come over and taste my "Man In The Moon" pale ale and say, "Yum, it's like Moon Man!". My wife actually calls it Moon Man. Some people who do not care for Moon Man (my sister-in-law for one) tastes it and says, "Ugh, it tastes like Moon Man...". So this is my version of Moon Man and I have been able to make it consistently 4 or 5 times now and I really like it. I tend not to drink much of it because I know my wife likes it. Luckily my LHBS still has plenty of Amarillo because I tried to order it online from a few places who were sold out. For those who need to make Moon Man exactly as it comes from New Glarus, I wish them luck. I know that there are so many variables that it would be a tough assignment. I am happy getting close and having a beer in the spirit of the original and one that reminds me of the commercial version. I think that's as good as I can do. Cheers!Ken, congratulations on your pale ale! To a certain extent I'm beginning to think that "hop blends" of 5+ varieties are really just "insurance" against supply and integrity of taste/aroma or just a means to fluff your feathers. I could definitely be wrong and I'm surely not a super taster. Isn't that the idea of blends like Falconer's Flight, Zythos, etc? Maybe simpler is better or just as good?
Ken, congratulations on your pale ale! To a certain extent I'm beginning to think that "hop blends" of 5+ varieties are really just "insurance" against supply and integrity of taste/aroma or just a means to fluff your feathers. I could definitely be wrong and I'm surely not a super taster. Isn't that the idea of blends like Falconer's Flight, Zythos, etc? Maybe simpler is better or just as good?
Sorry I'm going off topic, but you are correct in that statement. I made an all late addition /dry hop smash of 7c beer, the same additions as an all citra one I love. The 7c one is barely drinkable, an odd tart citrus/raspberry thing going on. Still struggling through the last of 10 gallons. It can be tolerated if mixed with some IPA, but not alone. Scared to use the rest of the pound, in moderation I'm guessing.Falconers flight 7C is definitely not in this, as I just made a smash with it.
I would agree with the insurance policy idea.
If I had to brew this again today I would place in
Simcoe, chinook, citra, amarillo, motueka, in order, within the last thirty minutes or so. I have a hard time deciding between citra and chinook in their positions.
Falconers flight 7C is definitely not in this, as I just made a smash with it.
Stick to those five and you're gonna come out pretty good.
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