So, I tried this ale at Twains in Decatur GA a couple months ago. I hadnt tried many amber ales before then, but I had this as part of a 8-brew sampler tray and fell in LOVE. It was this toasty, amber, not too sweet but SMOOTH ale with a hint of a roasty coffee flavor. I've got an amber ale in the fermenter now that I pulled off the Brewmasters Warehouse site, but then I decided to hit up the brewmaster at Twain's for some hints.
Twains' Brewpub Good & Lonesome Amber Ale clone
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MonkHeDo
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Here's what he said:
"Ha! Well that's great thank you very much for the kudos, I do appreciate! I have some good news and bad news for ya'. Originally I was taking some grain, smoking in a smoker to make a smoked rye pale ale. So the first day I went to use the smoker it took forever. By then end of the day, I was tired of waiting and cranked up the fire too hot. This resulted in toasting the grains as opposed to smoking them. In a panic I put those grains aside and went with new grains the next day to get the smoke characteristics I wanted. Sooo, after all that, I had these tosted grains to do something with, so I made the Good and Lonesome Toasted Oats Ale. That was the bad news and now for the good news. Essentially I used about 80% Pilsner, 10% Crystal 45, 10% Flaked Oats and 2% Victory. Hops were Columbus for bittering and Gr. Tradition the rest. I hope that helps and can satisfy your attempts. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again!"
"Ha! Well that's great thank you very much for the kudos, I do appreciate! I have some good news and bad news for ya'. Originally I was taking some grain, smoking in a smoker to make a smoked rye pale ale. So the first day I went to use the smoker it took forever. By then end of the day, I was tired of waiting and cranked up the fire too hot. This resulted in toasting the grains as opposed to smoking them. In a panic I put those grains aside and went with new grains the next day to get the smoke characteristics I wanted. Sooo, after all that, I had these tosted grains to do something with, so I made the Good and Lonesome Toasted Oats Ale. That was the bad news and now for the good news. Essentially I used about 80% Pilsner, 10% Crystal 45, 10% Flaked Oats and 2% Victory. Hops were Columbus for bittering and Gr. Tradition the rest. I hope that helps and can satisfy your attempts. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again!"
MonkHeDo
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So it sounds like one of those happy accidents. So here's my attempt at a recipe. I'm not really comfortable toasting my own oats since I'm pretty new at this, so I threw in 4 oz of 300L roasted barley to see if that would get me the coffee notes that I'm looking for. Check it out:
Briess Pilsner 9 lbs, 4 oz
Briess 2 Row Caramel 40 1 lbs, 3 oz
Simpsons Golden Naked Oats 1 lbs, 3 oz
Biscuit 0 lbs, 8 oz
Briess Roasted Barley 0 lbs, 4 oz
Columbus Pellets .5 oz @ 60 mins
Hallertau Pellets, German 1 oz @ 15 mins
Wyeast Labs American Ale II 2 ea
8 ingredients. $34.16
So what do you think? Especially anybody who's actually tasted this nectar of the gods...
Briess Pilsner 9 lbs, 4 oz
Briess 2 Row Caramel 40 1 lbs, 3 oz
Simpsons Golden Naked Oats 1 lbs, 3 oz
Biscuit 0 lbs, 8 oz
Briess Roasted Barley 0 lbs, 4 oz
Columbus Pellets .5 oz @ 60 mins
Hallertau Pellets, German 1 oz @ 15 mins
Wyeast Labs American Ale II 2 ea
8 ingredients. $34.16
So what do you think? Especially anybody who's actually tasted this nectar of the gods...
Chello
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I'v had it. Don't remember it that well, unfortunately. I would leave out the roasted barley for a standard amber, but it could add an interesting element.
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