Nosferatu Clone

[larkinnm1]

It's that time of year again!! Great Lakes will be releasing Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale soon so I decided to clone it since it is my favorite beer of theirs. Website says it had 2 row, special roast, and crystal 77 for grain. Hops are simcoe and cascade. Looked for a clone for a while and didn't really find much of one so I figured I would post what I brewed for others to try!

5 Gal Batch

14lbs 2 row
1lb Crystal 60
1lb Special Roast

.5 oz simcoe 60min
1 oz simcoe 30 min
1 oz simcoe 10 min
1 oz cascade 10 min
1 oz cascade 5 min

Recovered White labs California Ale yeast WLP001 with starter

OG- 1.075
FG- 1.014

Calculated IBUs and ABV are right on target with the actual beer so I hope it comes out well. Could have ordered some Crystal 77 online but decided to go with my lhbs 60L. Decided not to dry hop but maybe I will rack some into one of my 1 gal carboys to try it out, who knows. Plan to brew tomorrow so I will update this thread later. Cheers

 

[larkinnm1]

Update

Hit my target gravity and my fermentation is really taking off. Color doesn't look as red as I would have liked. Maybe add some carared or roasted barley late in the mash. Will update once bottled

 

[Lukes1040]

It's that time of year again!! Great Lakes will be releasing Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale soon so I decided to clone it since it is my favorite beer of theirs. Website says it had 2 row, special roast, and crystal 77 for grain. Hops are simcoe and cascade. Looked for a clone for a while and didn't really find much of one so I figured I would post what I brewed for others to try!



5 Gal Batch



14lbs 2 row

1lb Crystal 60

1lb Special Roast



.5 oz simcoe 60min

1 oz simcoe 30 min

1 oz simcoe 10 min

1 oz cascade 10 min

1 oz cascade 5 min



Recovered White labs California Ale yeast WLP001 with starter



OG- 1.075

FG- 1.014



Calculated IBUs and ABV are right on target with the actual beer so I hope it comes out well. Could have ordered some Crystal 77 online but decided to go with my lhbs 60L. Decided not to dry hop but maybe I will rack some into one of my 1 gal carboys to try it out, who knows. Plan to brew tomorrow so I will update this thread later. Cheers

I just finished drinking the last of my 4 pack. Would love to know how yours turns out! I would like to brew this one soon....View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1441147957.616819.jpg

 

[larkinnm1]

Here it be. Color isn't as red as I would like. Ended at 1.018 so my abv missed a little and there is more body than in the glbc version. Hop profile tastes pretty damn close, so maybe next time use a higher attenuation yeast and get better color!

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