Writer: Derek Dellinger
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.
Pelican Brewing Co.’s Midnight Malt clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyPelican Brewing Co.’s Midnight Malt clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.060 FG = 1.014IBU = 30 SRM = 43 ABV = 6% Pelican’s Midnight Malt takes the structure of a classic, balanced porter and turns the complexity knob up just slightly with the rich character of dark chocolate. Brewed with Meridian Cacao Company nibs
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.’s Tiny clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWeyerbacher Brewing Co.’s Tiny clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.090 (brew day) FG = 1.024 IBU = 50 SRM = 50 ABV = 11.8% Tiny, a Belgian-style imperial stout, embodies Weyerbacher’s philosophy of big, bold beers with a flavorful twist. While the craft beer world has largely gravitated toward stouts fermented with a clean-fermenting
Tapping Into Maple Beers
FREESome flavor pairings are so obviously complementary; it’s perhaps inevitable that they become trends. The perfect maple beer has long been a dream of many a brewer, and it’s clear that brewers
Maple Imperial Stout
FREEMaple Imperial Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.076* FG = 1.021IBUs = ~35 SRM = 45 ABV = 9.6%* Prior to maple syrup addition Ingredients10.5 lbs. (4.8 kg) 2-row pale malt2
Maple Amber Lager
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMaple Amber Lager (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.044* FG = 1.008IBU = 23 SRM = 17 ABV = 5.8%* Prior to maple syrup addition Ingredients6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Pilsner malt1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) Munich malt0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) melanoidin malt 4 oz. (113 g) crystal malt (60 °L)4 oz. (113 g) chocolate wheat malt 4 AAU
Candy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout
FREECandy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.084 FG = 1.021IBU = 60 SRM = 41 ABV = 8.2% Candy cap mushrooms impart a distinct flavor and aroma of
Brewing with Mushrooms
Digital and Plus Members OnlyIf you want to give someone a lesson in the primary modalities of taste — sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and savory — there’s perhaps no easier place to start than with craft beer. Indeed, over the past few decades, what else has served to revive the merits of bitterness like West Coast IPA? Sweetness? That’s
Newburgh Brewing Co.’s BrutBoss clone
FREENewburgh Brewing Co.’s BrutBoss clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG* = 1.046 FG = 1.000ABV = 5.5% IBU = ~30 SRM* = 3 Both the original gravity and SRM are numbers provided pre-grape addition.
Kent Falls Brewing Co.’s When Life Gives You Grape Must clone
FREEKent Falls Brewing Co.’s When Life Gives You Grape Must clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG* = 1.048 FG = 1.000IBU = 10 SRM* = 3 ABV = 6% *Both the original gravity and SRM