Date: Special Issue: 250 Classic Clone Recipes
Ithaca Beer Company: IPAbbey clone
FREEIthaca Beer Company: IPAbbey (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.072 FG = 1.008 IBU = 76 SRM = 9 ABV = 8.3% Ingredients 8 lbs. (3.6 kg) Pilsner malt 4 lbs.
Worth Brewing Co.’ Belgian Grand Cru clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyIowa has a 5% alcohol by weight (ABW) limit — this works out to just over 6% alcohol by volume — for native brewers, so Belgian ales are a challenge. Here is a favorite that hits the limit but isn’t quite as strong as most Belgian ales. — Peter Ausenhus
Red Rock Brewing Co.’s Pecome Blonde clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis beer has since been retired, but you can still brew up this Belgian blonde ale with this recipe. Feel free to allow fermentation temperature to rise if you would like the yeast to be more expressive.
Allagash Brewing Co.’s Tripel clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAllagash Tripel is a complex and delicious version of the Belgian classic. According to the brewery, the beer features herbal notes and passion fruit, with hints of banana and honey.
The Lost Abbey: Devotion Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis Belgian-style blonde ale is light bodied and hop driven. It has a low level of yeast phenols and instead a lot of the spicy character comes from the aromatic hops.
BJ’s Grand Cru clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAccording to BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery their Grand Cru was designed to be a work of art. “Setting out to brew a best-in-class golden ale, we used a special Belgian yeast strain in the brewing process. Belgian yeast strains produce a lot of flavors during fermentation – fruity flavor compounds called esters or spicy flavor compounds called phenols. The Belgian yeast we brew with produces a good amount of both esters and phenols. In addition to this special Belgian yeast strain, we also spice the beer with bitter orange peel and coriander to contribute even more fruit and spice notes.”
Brewery Ommegang: Witte clone
FREEThis is a traditional, Belgian-style wheat ale. Soft, hazy, and offering the characteristic Belgian phenols from the yeast along with the gentle taste of coriander and orange.
Brewery Ommegang: Abbey Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members Only“The crystal and roasted malts merge well together to yield soft caramel and raisin notes. These flavors will evolve gracefully as the beer ages.” — Randy Thiel, Brewer.
New Belgium Saison Belgian-Style Farmhouse Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA retired beer from New Belgium Brewing’s portfolio. Brew one yourself to bring this one back to life.
Brouwerij Bosteels: DueS clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAre you ready to try brewing a Bière de Champagne, also known as a Bière Brut? If so, here is a recipe for one of the shining starts in this rare and unique category of beers.
G. Schneider & Sohn: Schneider Weisse Original clone
FREEAccording to the website for G. Schneider & Sohn, “For centuries, wheat beer in Bavaria could only be brewed in royal breweries. By 1872, wheat beer had declined in popularity and, seeing an opportunity, royal brewer Georg Schneider purchased the brewing rights from the Bavarian King Ludwig II, rescuing the style from near extinction. Over 140 years later, the brewery still uses his same recipe and open fermentation process.”
Laht Neppur Brewing Co.’s American Hefeweizen clone
FREEAn American-styled hefeweizen, brewed by a brewery based in Waitsburg, Washington, just outside of Walla, Walla.