Bitter and Twisted Clone

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Bitter and Twisted Clone

Post by bitter_dave » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:34 am

I found this clone for http://www.xxlbrewing.com/recipe/Bitter_Twisted.html on the internet.

I don't know anything about the source, but the recipe doesn't seem to do anything crazy, and it has the same hops as stated on the bottled beer. Not sure what 'buckwheat' is though.

If I stick to the bittering levels it should, at the very least, be a reasonable beer - eh? Might have a go at this for my next brew, which will have to be bottled as I will have full kegs. :(

Does anybody have any suggestions, comments, damnantion/praise for the recipe?
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Post by bod » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:36 am

that looks not bad at all! i've been down to the harvistoun brewery in dollar, they are really nice, gave me a load of hops and loads of tips for brewing, but from what i could see, it seems pretty spot on as far as the hops and grain bill goes, but i'd replace the buckwheat(dunno what that is) with malted wheat.
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Post by bitter_dave » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:11 pm

Nice one bod, you've encouraged me - I'm going to give it a try. :)

Re buckwheat: Hop and grape don't have anything under that name, nor do the mamoth US HB retailer Northern Brewer.

I'm a bit worried about replacing their 'buck wheat' with wheat malt entirely, because it makes up 12.5% of the grain. Won't this make it taste a bit like a wheat beer? I suppose I could just use 100% pale malt? Alternatively, I have a small amount of lager malt and crystal malt lying around that I could add (not together :) ). Instinctively I'm thinking a small amount of lager malt might go quite well with the recipe, given the hops it has in it.

What do people think?
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Post by deadlydes » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:44 pm

whole buckwheat can normally be bought from health food shops
do a goodle seach for it and you will find lots of info
just one page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat
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Post by Andy » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:04 pm

QUOTE (bod @ Apr 27 2006, 10:36 AM) that looks not bad at all! i've been down to the harvistoun brewery in dollar, they are really nice, gave me a load of hops and loads of tips for brewing, but from what i could see, it seems pretty spot on as far as the hops and grain bill goes, but i'd replace the buckwheat(dunno what that is) with malted wheat.
They're in Dollar eh!

Borrox! Had a day to kill on Monday at the end of our Scottish weekend and could have popped in there....

Went to the Falkirk Wheel instead :D
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Post by bitter_dave » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:05 pm

Thanks for the tip btw Des.

I'm thinking life is to short for messing around with Buckwheat though :P ; I may just covert all the frementables to malted grain.
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Post by bod » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:17 pm

theres a good example of using buckwheat here, think i'll give this one a try some time!

http://www.strangebrew.ca/Drew/buckwheat.html
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Post by bitter_dave » Mon May 22, 2006 1:13 pm

I made this beer yesterday, although I converted all the fermentables to pale malt and made it to 1040 strength.

Wil let you know how it turns out, as I know there is at least one b&t fan in da house :D

Unfortunately I had problems getting and maintaining the mash temp I was aiming at (66/67), and think I'm going to have to reappraise my mash set up. Perhaps I'll have to join the cool box gang (just after I've missed the £5 cool box deal at Lidl :bonk ). Was mashed at a lower temp than I wanted, so it could be quite dry - although b&t is quite a dry beer, so it might not be so bad.
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Post by bitter_dave » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:28 pm

Inspired by bod's crafty quality control testing :D I've just tried a bit of my bitter and twisted 'clone' and... I have to say it's pretty darned nice :) It's not exactly like bitter and twisted, more like a distant cousin, but it shares some of the characteristics - a slight citrusey flavour, and a really nice aroma. The hop flavour is more pronounced than I've managed before, without being overly bitter - must be all those late hops that get chucked in and the dry hopping.

My best beer so far :)

I'll have to resist the urge to have too many quality control slurps :beer
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:31 pm

Any update on the B+T clone bitter dave.
I've just bought the ingredients to have a go myself ;)
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mysterio

Post by mysterio » Sun Aug 06, 2006 3:59 pm

I'm glad I found this I love Bitter & Twisted!

Think I've found my next recipe anyway.

One thing - on the label it says there's oats in it. Anyone got any tips on brewing with oats? Will it cause any haze with small amounts?
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