Black Sheep ale clone
Black Sheep ale clone
Hi
Has anyone tried this beer Black Sheep ale?
Any idea what the best way to clone it or get close to it would be ?
Has anyone tried this beer Black Sheep ale?
Any idea what the best way to clone it or get close to it would be ?
Re: Black Sheep ale clone
A search of the forum threw this up - it was in the 'Adapted Kit Recipe' thread.
by niallac » Sun May 01, 2011 9:58 am
Black Sheep Bitter Clone
Alright,
Just thought I'd share this recipe with you, as it turned out very nicely. I was expecting something akin to a commercial IPA or pale ale, but it's a lot darker, and the final flavour is very similar to Black Sheep bitter, which is a good result as far as I'm concerned!
1 x can Thomas Coopers Selection IPA Kit (1.7kg)
1kg light DME
100g light brown sugar
12g Fuggles
33g East Kent Goldings
75g Brewing sugar (to prime)
Stand 23L water overnight to get rid of chlorine etc.
Empty can contents into FV. Rinse can with 2 x kettles of boiled water (see above) and add to big stockpot.
Bring to boil, add fuggles, boil for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile rehydrate the kit yeast in about half a pint of boiled water, cooled to 25-30C.
Remove heat, add 12g EKG, steep for 20m.
Strain hop liquor into the FV.
Add the brown sugar, the DME, and half of the water.
Dissolve everything, then top up to 23L with remaining water.
Check that the FV temperature is under 30C and not too different to the yeast mixture, then pitch the yeast.
Ferment at about 22C, should take around 4-5 days to reach an FG of 1.010 (from an OG of about 1.038).
After another couple of days, siphon to secondary FV with 14g EKG and a tablespoon of brewing sugar.
After ten days, prime with 75g brewing sugar, stir settled yeast back in, and bottle.
Note: This should be ready to drink at about 2 weeks in the bottle, and at its best after about 4 weeks. My primary fermentation started on the high side, at about 23.5C, and resulted in a huge mess in my brewing cabinet...
Never tried it myself so can't comment further
by niallac » Sun May 01, 2011 9:58 am
Black Sheep Bitter Clone
Alright,
Just thought I'd share this recipe with you, as it turned out very nicely. I was expecting something akin to a commercial IPA or pale ale, but it's a lot darker, and the final flavour is very similar to Black Sheep bitter, which is a good result as far as I'm concerned!
1 x can Thomas Coopers Selection IPA Kit (1.7kg)
1kg light DME
100g light brown sugar
12g Fuggles
33g East Kent Goldings
75g Brewing sugar (to prime)
Stand 23L water overnight to get rid of chlorine etc.
Empty can contents into FV. Rinse can with 2 x kettles of boiled water (see above) and add to big stockpot.
Bring to boil, add fuggles, boil for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile rehydrate the kit yeast in about half a pint of boiled water, cooled to 25-30C.
Remove heat, add 12g EKG, steep for 20m.
Strain hop liquor into the FV.
Add the brown sugar, the DME, and half of the water.
Dissolve everything, then top up to 23L with remaining water.
Check that the FV temperature is under 30C and not too different to the yeast mixture, then pitch the yeast.
Ferment at about 22C, should take around 4-5 days to reach an FG of 1.010 (from an OG of about 1.038).
After another couple of days, siphon to secondary FV with 14g EKG and a tablespoon of brewing sugar.
After ten days, prime with 75g brewing sugar, stir settled yeast back in, and bottle.
Note: This should be ready to drink at about 2 weeks in the bottle, and at its best after about 4 weeks. My primary fermentation started on the high side, at about 23.5C, and resulted in a huge mess in my brewing cabinet...
Never tried it myself so can't comment further
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
Or if you're an all grain brewer, buy this ready made kit. It's the recipe form Graham Wheeler's BYOBRA:
http://www.worcesterhopshop.co.uk/produ ... ucts_id=62
http://www.worcesterhopshop.co.uk/produ ... ucts_id=62
Re: Black Sheep ale clone
Simon7 wrote:A search of the forum threw this up - it was in the 'Adapted Kit Recipe' thread.
by niallac » Sun May 01, 2011 9:58 am
Black Sheep Bitter Clone
Alright,
Just thought I'd share this recipe with you, as it turned out very nicely. I was expecting something akin to a commercial IPA or pale ale, but it's a lot darker, and the final flavour is very similar to Black Sheep bitter, which is a good result as far as I'm concerned!
1 x can Thomas Coopers Selection IPA Kit (1.7kg)
1kg light DME
100g light brown sugar
12g Fuggles
33g East Kent Goldings
75g Brewing sugar (to prime)
Stand 23L water overnight to get rid of chlorine etc.
Empty can contents into FV. Rinse can with 2 x kettles of boiled water (see above) and add to big stockpot.
Bring to boil, add fuggles, boil for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile rehydrate the kit yeast in about half a pint of boiled water, cooled to 25-30C.
Remove heat, add 12g EKG, steep for 20m.
Strain hop liquor into the FV.
Add the brown sugar, the DME, and half of the water.
Dissolve everything, then top up to 23L with remaining water.
Check that the FV temperature is under 30C and not too different to the yeast mixture, then pitch the yeast.
Ferment at about 22C, should take around 4-5 days to reach an FG of 1.010 (from an OG of about 1.038).
After another couple of days, siphon to secondary FV with 14g EKG and a tablespoon of brewing sugar.
After ten days, prime with 75g brewing sugar, stir settled yeast back in, and bottle.
Note: This should be ready to drink at about 2 weeks in the bottle, and at its best after about 4 weeks. My primary fermentation started on the high side, at about 23.5C, and resulted in a huge mess in my brewing cabinet...
Never tried it myself so can't comment further
How close to the real thing is that likely to be would you think?
Re: Black Sheep ale clone
Dunno mate, with a bit of luck the guy who posted that will see your thread and come along to advise!wushurichard wrote:How close to the real thing is that likely to be would you think?
Failing that, you could PM him
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
We had a pissy night on this brew which made me promise to brew it the following day. It turned out as probably the best of my beers to date. Brewed out in a week and was all drunk within 10 days.
Bloody perfect.
If you trust your brewing methods, I'd say give it a go. It's very close to the original.
Bloody perfect.
If you trust your brewing methods, I'd say give it a go. It's very close to the original.
Tea is for mugs...
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
I did the grain BYORA version of this and it seemed similar to me; not 'truly' identical, but close enough that I couldn't say if the difference was my brewing or the recipe. Either way though, myself and a couple of real-ale type mates were happy enough to drink it all night in spite of other alternatives freely available, so I was happy.
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
I don't like to nit-pick, but I suppose you do all know that Black Sheep Ale and Black Sheep Bitter are two different beers?
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
hmm - good point. The one I made was in BYORA, I 'thought' it was the ale but my memory may be flawed..
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
It was ale Kev. Double checked.Kev888 wrote:hmm - good point. The one I made was in BYORA, I 'thought' it was the ale but my memory may be flawed..
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
Thanks! thats kind of you - I forgot to check last night.floydmeddler wrote:It was ale Kev. Double checked.
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
Kev888 wrote:Thanks! thats kind of you - I forgot to check last night.floydmeddler wrote:It was ale Kev. Double checked.
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was it similar to the recipe posted?
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
Its not really the same, though thats not to say it wouldn't make a nice pint too. There were some progress hops, crystal malt and no brown sugar in the BYOBRA recipe (for the ale) that I used - and it was the grain version I did, so pale malt rather than DME too. I don't really want to rip Graham off and transcribe the exact recipe though..
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Re: Black Sheep ale clone
Found this thread lurking in the archives, so decided to give the kit recipe a crack. It's only been in the bottle a week, but already looking and tasting pretty good. I'm expecting some improvement over the next couple of weeks, so thinking this will become a regular brew. Any other clone kit recipes that regularly deliver the goods?
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