Recipes
Gruit Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAlthough technically with no hops this beer is 0 IBUs, the rosemary and yarrow will impart a pronounced herbal bitterness.
Rebel Queen
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI like to think of this as a transatlantic lager, using a U.S.-inspired malt profile with a single British hop variety (Boadicea). I’ve often thought British hops would be well-suited to lager brewing and I think this proves it. Light and refreshing, this is perfect for summer barbecues.
I Don’t Want to Change the World
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI came up with this recipe with my brewing buddy Keith Bartlett to answer a long-standing question we’d both been wondering: How close to a New England IPA could you get using only British hops? It turns out, pretty close. This beer has all the juicy, tropical fruit flavors you’d expect, complemented by a subtle spicy note just to remind you where the hops are from.
Skilled Archer
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOf everything that I’ve brewed at home over the last 12 months, this single-hopped beer seems to have achieved the greatest universal approval amongst my friends and family, despite their very different beer tastes. It’s probably best described as a British-style golden ale, but a slightly odd one given that it’s fermented with a kveik yeast. Nicely balanced, with a rich and bready malt profile and clean yeast character that allows the stone fruit aromas of the Archer® hops to shine through. I’ll be sure to make this one again.
Carillon Brewing Co.’s Ginger Pale Ale clone
FREEThe base of their Ginger Pale Ale is a traditional mid-19th century English pale ale but with fresh ginger, honey, and a moderate dose of hops added. This beer is golden in color, aromatically floral with underlying notes of spice and hops. Despite being a dry beer, Ginger Pale Ale has a deceptively sweet character that balances the strong ginger spiciness with the hops playing a supporting role. If you don’t have toasted malt, perhaps substitute Munich malt.
Saddle Mountain Brewing Co.’s Taildragger Clan-Destine clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyChecking in at 6.2% ABV and 22 IBU, Clan-Destine is medium-full bodied, drinks rich with notes of toffee and caramel from Golden Promise and Crystal 77 additions, yet finishes clean without being heavy.
Gordon Strong’s Pre-Prohibition Lager
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI’m presenting a modern homebrew version of this recipe that uses flaked maize rather than a cereal mash, and has some upgraded malt and hops.
Behemoth Brewing Co.’s Chocolate Fish Milk Stout clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA flavorful beer led by chocolate with notes of raspberry supporting. The beer drinks like a chocolate raspberry dessert while retaining all the character and drinkability of a traditional milk stout.
Newburgh Brewing Co.’s Cherry Chocolate Cake clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyNewburgh Brewing Co.’s Cherry Chocolate Cake clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.075 FG = 1.018IBU = 36 SRM = 46 ABV = 7.5% Chris Basso, the Head Brewer and Co-Owner of Newburgh Brewing Company, in Newburgh, New York made his way into craft beer from the world of fine dining as a graduate of
Kent Falls Brewing Co.’s Chocolate Spelt Porter clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyKent Falls Brewing Co.’s Chocolate Spelt Porter clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.062 FG = 1.018IBU = 32 SRM = 37 ABV = 5.6% As the former Head Brewer at Kent Falls, a farm brewery that utilizes local ingredients while still distributing beer throughout a diverse market, I was tasked with developing unique, varied
Evil Genius Beer Co.’s Purple Monkey Dishwasher clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyEvil Genius Beer Co.’s Purple Monkey Dishwasher clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.066 FG = 1.014IBU = 35 SRM = 33 ABV = 6.7% If a cold creamy glass of chocolate milk (or, perhaps, a smooth glass of chocolate milk stout) is a reliable throwback to the more innocent days of childhood, Evil Genius’
Terrapin Beer Co.’s Moo-Hoo Chocolate Milk Stout clone
FREETerrapin’s Moo-Hoo employs a generous addition of lactose sugar along with cocoa nibs from Olive and Sinclair Chocolate Company to recreate the perfect equilibrium of that American favorite, demonstrating that the pairing of dark beers and chocolaty richness can be both endlessly adaptable and enduringly simple.