jack13
Well-Known Member
Two friends recently went to Ireland and had Smithwick's Irish Red Ale there and are nuts over it, so I'd like to brew a clone as close as possible to the real thing.
The only clone recipe I could find online produces a 4.6% ABV beer. According to the Smithwick's website the red ale is only 3.8%.
My assumption is that if something as basic as the strenghth of the beer is significantly different, then perhaps the clone isn't so clone-y.
Anyway, here is the recipe I found: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/402398/smithwick-s-irish-red-ale-clone
And this is the description according to the company: https://www.smithwicks.com/brews/red-ale
The description gives some information, but I'm really after someone who may have more info on this particular beer (the yeast used, water profile) ...anything that could help me make the closest clone as I can.
Thanks!
Edit: I had forgotten I also found this recipe on homebrewtalk (but its ABV is 5.0%, even further away than the other one): https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=594395
The only clone recipe I could find online produces a 4.6% ABV beer. According to the Smithwick's website the red ale is only 3.8%.
My assumption is that if something as basic as the strenghth of the beer is significantly different, then perhaps the clone isn't so clone-y.
Anyway, here is the recipe I found: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/402398/smithwick-s-irish-red-ale-clone
And this is the description according to the company: https://www.smithwicks.com/brews/red-ale
The description gives some information, but I'm really after someone who may have more info on this particular beer (the yeast used, water profile) ...anything that could help me make the closest clone as I can.
Thanks!
Edit: I had forgotten I also found this recipe on homebrewtalk (but its ABV is 5.0%, even further away than the other one): https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=594395