Style Presentation for the July Meeting

[theairtry1]

Hi guy,

I just wanted to let you all know that I am planning the next style meeting around clone beers. While it doesn't really have its own defining style characteristics it is a type of beer that is enterable in almost every homebrew competition and even the only style you can enter in some competitions. I would love if we could get some club members to brew some clones, of there favorite beer or a beer they think would be hard to make, and let me know so I can maybe get some of the originals so we can all compare at the meeting.

Michael

[theairtry1]

I'm planning on making a Coors Banquet clone

[Megastout]

I brewed a Saddle Mountain Scotch Ale clone. It won Gold at GABF 3 years in a row

[lexuschris]

Well, I brewed an English Dark Mild for the last meeting, and it ended up being on a night I could not make. (however, I managed to bring it to SCHF!) Good news, is that it is also a clone of Black Tusk Ale from Whistler Brewing Company in Canada. Ignore the BA rating, as it is a real nice beer, and made for a tasty clone!

So, I hope to bring a growler of it and share with everyone!
--LexusChris

[lexuschris]

BTW, my clone recipe for this batch was partial mash to I could do a small batch on my stove top prior to SCHF. Quick & easy!
--LexusChris

Recipe: Black Tusk Dark Mild - Partial Mash
Style: Dark Mild
TYPE: Partial Mash

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 2.5 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 24.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 18.5 IBUs
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 1 8.8 %
0.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.8 %
0.20 lb Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.5 %
4.00 lb Amber Dry Extract (10.2 SRM) Dry Extract 4 70.2 %
0.50 lb Sugar, Muscavado (25.0 SRM) Sugar 5 8.8 %
1.00 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 18.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast 7 -

Partial mash grains @ 1.25 qt/lbs ratio at 152-F for 30 mins. Add to boil volume w/DME, boil for 60 minutes w/hops. Cool to room temp, add 2.5 gal of cold water to fermenter to reach 5.0 gal @ pitching temp of 67-F.

[Megastout]

Your mild I will attest is really good!