Writer: Derek Dellinger
Newburgh Brewing Co.’s Cherry Chocolate Cake clone
Newburgh 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
Chocolate Clones
We’ve collected chocolate beer clone recipes from six of our favorite breweries. Together, they show just how different chocolate beer recipes can be.
Kent Falls Brewing Co.’s Chocolate Spelt Porter clone
Kent 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
Evil Genius Beer Co.’s Purple Monkey Dishwasher clone
Evil 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
Terrapin Beer Co.’s Moo-Hoo Chocolate Milk Stout clone
Terrapin’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
Pelican 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,
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.’s Tiny clone
Weyerbacher 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
Tapping Into Maple Beers
Some 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
A high-gravity stout with a blast of maple.
Maple Amber Lager
Maple 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.
Candy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout
Candy 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
If 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
