Recipes
Gordon Strong’s Saison
I like my saisons like my cocktails, with some rye in them. In this case, I’m using some flaked rye but malted rye can be substituted.
Paradigm Shift Craft Brewery’s Neighbor Girl Tripel clone
Continental Pilsner malt makes up the majority of the base with a few specialty malts for character. The secret ingredient to this 8.2% ABV, 3.7 SRM tripel is a heavy-handed addition of Belgian candi sugar.
Newcastle Brun Ale
Newcastle Brun Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.034 FG = 1.007 IBU = 18 SRM = 15 ABV = 3.6% Intrigued by a local landmark remembering a group of priests who
Prairie Artisan Ales’ Vinyl clone
A thick and chewy barrel-aged imperial stout with a high OG and FG, and tons of flavor.
Prairie Artisan Ales’ Okie clone
In a space between a brown ale and a barleywine, Okie packs a punch delivering flavors of sweet caramel and dark toast led by the nuanced character used in the barrel-aging process.
Prairie Artisan Ales’ Bomb! clone
Bomb! is the brewery’s adjunct-driven flagship, a 12% ABV imperial stout made with ancho chiles, cocoa nibs, vanilla, and coffee.
Prairie Artisan Ales’ Slush clone
A bright red, kettle-soured ale made with strawberry and raspberry fruit puree complemented with dried sweet orange peel and dried lemon peel.
Prairie Artisan Ales’ Prairie Ale clone
The inaugural Prairie Artisan Ale, a dry, effervescent Belgian-style farmhouse saison that drinks smoothly for a beer of its size.
Sapwood Cellars’ Flaked clone
This is their Sapwood Cellars’ Flaked (2021) beer, which is described as an imperial oatmeal stout with coconut and vanilla, and weighs in at 10.5% ABV.
Blue Stallion Brewing Co.’s Dunkel clone
The mainstay of the Blue Stallion Brewing lineup is the extremely popular Dunkel. The 5.5% ABV, 25 IBU lager showcases rich, sweet aromas with bready flavors and a hint of caramel/toffee.
Gordon Strong’s Grape Ale
This grape ale example is based on the version I made with Cervejaria 4 Árvores in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2018.
Winter’s Imperial Stout
Imperial Stout Recipe (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.097 FG = 1.027IBU = 70 SRM = 100 ABV = 9.5% Ingredients12 lbs. (5.4 kg) U.K. pale ale malt3 lbs. (1.4 kg) Munich II
