Big Sky Powder Hound clone
Big Sky Powder Hound clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.060 FG = 1.013
IBU = 40 SRM = 22 ABV = 6.1%
Ingredients
10 lbs. (4.5 kg) 2-row pale malt
2 lbs. (0.91 kg) crystal malt (75 °L)
0.63 lbs. (0.29 kg) flaked barley
0.5 oz. (14 g) chocolate malt
1 tsp. Irish moss (15 mins)
7.75 AAU Challenger hops (60 min.) (1.1 oz./31 g of 7% alpha acids)
7 AAU Challenger hops (20 min.) (1 oz./28 g of 7% alpha acids)
3 AAU East Kent Goldings hops (10 min.) (0.6 oz./17 g of 5% alpha acids)
1.2 oz. East Kent Goldings hops (0 min.)
Wyeast 1968 (London ESB) or White Labs WLP002 (English Ale) yeast
0.75 cups corn sugar (for priming)
Step by Step
Mash at 154 °F (68 °F). Boil wort for 70 minutes, adding hops as indicated in recipe. Ferment at 69.5 °F (20.5 °C).
Big Sky Powder Hound clone
(5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains)
OG = 1.060 FG = 1.013
IBU = 40 SRM = 22 ABV = 6.1%
Ingredients
2.5 lbs. (1.1 kg) Muntons Light dried malt extract
4.25 lbs. (1.9 kg) Northwestern Gold liquid malt extract
2 lbs. (0.91 kg) crystal malt (75 °L)
0.5 oz. (14 g) chocolate malt
1 tsp. Irish moss (15 mins)
7.75 AAU Challenger hops (60 min.) (1.1 oz./31 g of 7% alpha acids)
7 AAU Challenger hops (20 min.) (1 oz./28 g of 7% alpha acids)
3 AAU East Kent Goldings hops (10 min.) (0.6 oz./17 g of 5% alpha acids)
1.2 oz. East Kent Goldings hops (0 min.)
Wyeast 1968 (London ESB) or White Labs WLP002 (English Ale) yeast
0.75 cups corn sugar (for priming)
Step by Step
Begin by heating 2.25 gallons (8.5 L) of water in your brewpot. Steep the specialty grains at 154 °F (68 °F) in 0.75 gallons (2.8 L) of water in a separate pot. After steeping for 30–45 minutes, remove bag and let drip dry. Add “grain tea” and dried malt extract to brewpot and bring to a boil. Add hops and Irish moss as indicated. With 15 minutes left in the boil, stir in liquid malt extract. (Stir thoroughly to avoid scorching.)
After boil, cool wort and siphon to fermenter. Add water to make 5 gallons (19 L), aerate and pitch yeast. Ferment at 69.5 °F (20.5 °C).
Written by BYO Staff
“Powder Hound is traditional in style, but as far as a winter beer, it is still something that could be considered a session beer. In keeping it around six percent ABV, it remains much more drinkable.”
—Matt Long, head brewer at Big Sky Brewing
