What ya brewing?

[HomeBrewWest]

Can you post the recipe for that Erdinger clone? I've been finding it impossible to get a close recipe for it!

I slightly wary of posting someone else's recipe, but it's freely available on the internet. I'll go ask him if he minds - in the mean time, search on one of the UK forums for Aleman's Erdinger Clone ;-)
It's the second time I've made it, the first one was probably the best beer I've made - this one's not quite ready for sampling yet but I'll be back to tell all when it is.

Searched far and wide and came across it OK . . . . but no recipe anywhere. Can you PM me a link?

[sub82]

Paddy, congratulations!!! On the baby and house, not the infections! 

Made a standard English bitter using the cluster you gave me and bobek. Turned out quite tasty! What yeast do you use for your saison's? Tried Wyeast 3724 recently at 27oC, racked it last week and it tasted a bit fusely...

[Paddy]

Thanks Chris!

Glad the beer turned out okay with that Cluster.

Yeast strain was White Labs 565.  It worked really well and I'd definitely use it again.  We graduated the temp on it.  Started at 20C and knocked it up a few C each week until we hit 28/29C for the last week (5 weeks total).  If memory serves it was also really fusely at one point but the yeast re-metabolised the fusel alcohols during bottle conditioning (for at least 4 weeks.  Best bottles were around the 12week+ mark). 

Looking forward to hearing how yours goes.

I remember we thought ours was a goner then being really surprised by the results.  I've seen some people suggesting pitching champagne yeast for the last few days of primary to fully attenuate and eat up any nasties but we didn't use it and it turned out great.

Recipe below if anyone is interested.  Though I think it is for a 60L batch so measurements will need to be adjusted) 

10.8 kg Pilsner malt
1.2 kg Caramel malt
300 grams Saaz hops
2 vials of Saision Yeast WLP 565

Perimeters
80min mash (63C)
90min boil (100C)
300grams of Saaz hops, 1) 82 grams in @ 45 min, 2) 95 grams in @ 15 min, 3) 123 grams in @ 0 min

[sub82]

Thanks for the info. Paddy. Hoping to get another one on before Xmas so I'll let you know!

[Paddy]

I musta been high on coffee when I typed that Chris. 

All I had to say was 565 but ended up with a ten page shpeel!   

[sub82]

Haha - no that's great! Loads of good stuff!