Will the Real Arrogant Bastard Please Stand Up

[Rambleon]

Yeah it's really really close. What's the SRM rating on Special B?

 

[Rambleon]

It's really close but I keep seeing the C-150 pop up here and there. What's the SRM of Special B?

 

[Brulosopher]

It's really close but I keep seeing the C-150 pop up here and there. What's the SRM of Special B?

120-160L I believe

 

[BeantownR6]

I brewed up 5 gallons today of the 2nd version
15 lbs 2 row
1.5 lbs special b
1.25 oz chinook @85
1 oz chinook @ 45
1 oz chinook @ 15
1 oz chinook @ 0 steep for 20 min

My og is 1.072 and I'm using wlp007
7.5 gal pre boil
6 gallon batch

I cat wait to see how this compares to the real thing, AB is one of my favorites!

 

[pm5k00]

It's really close but I keep seeing the C-150 pop up here and there. What's the SRM of Special B?

I usually see special b in the 180-220 range.

 

[BeantownR6]

Here is mine which is the real one and which is Homebrew? It's hard to tell them apart alone u would not know the difference but side by side the real thing has something extra in the malt.

 

[masonsjax]

I tried to clone it myself a few years ago. After several attempts, I believe I got a pretty close approximation of the malt profile with the following grain bill. I don't recall how close the appearance was. This was a 5 gal batch and I get very good efficiency on my system. YMMV

12.00 lbs. US 2 Row malt
1.0 lbs. CaraVienne Malt
1.0 lbs. CaraMunich Malt
0.5 lbs. Biscuit Malt
0.5 lbs. Aromatic Malt
0.5 lbs. Special B

 

[Benedetto]

what is the qt/lb ratio?

 

[Rambleon]

what is the qt/lb ratio?

For mine I did a 1.5 qt/lb ratio. No real reason for it other than it's what I've always done.

 

[Benedetto]

Just made this yesterday. My grains were a bit old (bought them in April) so I missed the OG and got 1.068, but color is right. And it smells freaking great! It's happily fermenting in the basement now. I'll let ya know how it turned out in a few weeks.

 

[Rambleon]

Just made this yesterday. My grains were a bit old (bought them in April) so I missed the OG and got 1.068, but color is right. And it smells freaking great! It's happily fermenting in the basement now. I'll let ya know how it turned out in a few weeks.

Excited to hear how it goes for you. It's a very tasty recipe for sure.


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[Benedetto]

how many volumes of CO2 should I aim for?

 

[Rambleon]

how many volumes of CO2 should I aim for?

You should be safe with around 2 volumes. I think I did a little less but that's just my preference.


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[RonPopeil]

So as far as taste goes what's the official verdict? Who has it cloned pretty well?

 

[Rambleon]

So as far as taste goes what's the official verdict? Who has it cloned pretty well?

Shoot, I'd say it's 90% there. There's just a specialty malt complexity in the real one that's missing here. Hops and yeast are dead on for sure, though.


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[Benedetto]

Here it is! One is Stone's and the other is mine. Though, I think you guys will be able to detect which is which...

 

[Rambleon]

Here it is! One is Stone's and the other is mine. Though, I think you guys will be able to detect which is which...

Looks dead on SRM wise. Which is the real one?


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[Benedetto]

Stone on the left, mine on the right.