Northern Monk Recipe Request
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Northern Monk Recipe Request
Does anyone have a recipe for, or any information about Northern Monk's Bombay Dazzler? My girlfriend thinks it was a great beer, but unfortunately, it's not part of their core range. I was sure I had found something a while back, but now can't find anything.
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Tried emailing them?
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Hi Rob. I haven't as although I know many brewers and more than happy to share, I think it's a bit cheeky. That said, I think I probably will!
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
They might withhold some information about it but most breweries are happy to share, the days of recipe safeguarding are mostly long gone tbh.
Otherwise it’s probably a fairly standard wit - 50-50 pale malt and torrified wheat, 15 ibu, proper wit yeast and it’s spiced with ginger, cardamom and coriander - use them dry after the ferment ideally. Cardamom is a powerful little pod so go easy! Lol
Otherwise it’s probably a fairly standard wit - 50-50 pale malt and torrified wheat, 15 ibu, proper wit yeast and it’s spiced with ginger, cardamom and coriander - use them dry after the ferment ideally. Cardamom is a powerful little pod so go easy! Lol
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Thanks Rob
Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Based on things I've gleaned this should be close...
Batch Size (L): 23
Original Gravity (OG): 1.050
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.2 %
Colour (SRM): 3.0 (EBC): 6.0
Bitterness (IBU): 12
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
2.25 kg Lager malt
1.8 kg Wheat Malt
750 g Flaked Oats
12 IBU bittering hops @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
50 g Saaz Pellet (3.6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Aroma)
15 g Cardamom Seed @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
15 g Coriander Seed @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
15 g Ginger Root @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
Yeast not sure - Wit yeast I think. Certainly Belgian.
Batch Size (L): 23
Original Gravity (OG): 1.050
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.2 %
Colour (SRM): 3.0 (EBC): 6.0
Bitterness (IBU): 12
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
2.25 kg Lager malt
1.8 kg Wheat Malt
750 g Flaked Oats
12 IBU bittering hops @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
50 g Saaz Pellet (3.6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Aroma)
15 g Cardamom Seed @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
15 g Coriander Seed @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
15 g Ginger Root @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
Yeast not sure - Wit yeast I think. Certainly Belgian.
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Ooh! Thanks Clibit. I'll give it a go
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Um, not sure how you'll get an OG of 1.050 from 4.8kg of grist. Especially as a big chunk of it is flaked oats. Graham Wheeler's beer engine suggests 1.044. Which seems much more realistic.
You may want to think this through before starting a brewday.
Guy
You may want to think this through before starting a brewday.
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Yes - as always it would be necessary to adjust the recipe to match one's own efficiency rates, the potential of the particular grains used, the alpha acids of the hops and so on.
Though even with that, and with the recipe nailed to perfection, exact clones are challenging. There might be important things about the process that are unknown or don't translate well to homebrewing - or some exact ingredient (e.g the yeast) that wouldn't be available.
Which is not at all to discourage; it may very well be that (without commercial restraints and other people's tastes to satisfy) a home made version would be superior, even if not exactly the same.
Though even with that, and with the recipe nailed to perfection, exact clones are challenging. There might be important things about the process that are unknown or don't translate well to homebrewing - or some exact ingredient (e.g the yeast) that wouldn't be available.
Which is not at all to discourage; it may very well be that (without commercial restraints and other people's tastes to satisfy) a home made version would be superior, even if not exactly the same.
Kev
Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
That recipe is based on good information. By all means adjust for efficiency.
BTW, the above recipe is based on 75% efficiency, using Brewmate software, which I find pretty relaible. I usually get 80% myself. I don't often use a lot of an adjunct, like the oats. But the software will take account of the ppg expected from the oats, it's all factored in. I don't know why the Wheeler software gives such a different expected OG, is the efficiency set to 75%?
BTW, the above recipe is based on 75% efficiency, using Brewmate software, which I find pretty relaible. I usually get 80% myself. I don't often use a lot of an adjunct, like the oats. But the software will take account of the ppg expected from the oats, it's all factored in. I don't know why the Wheeler software gives such a different expected OG, is the efficiency set to 75%?
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Clibit - the recipe you posted gives ginger root as an ingredient; I take it this is definitely fresh ginger? Also, should it be grated, chopped etc (I'm assuming it's not whole).
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Clibit - we brewed this (with a few amendnents) and it's great. Thanks!
Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
Please post your recipe.Binkie Huckaback wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 1:19 pmClibit - we brewed this (with a few amendnents) and it's great. Thanks!
Fermenting: pseudo “beyond the Firs” (Burnt mill beer clone), Geuze
Conditioning: English IPA/Bretted English IPA
Drinking: Sunshine Marmalade, Festbier, Helles Bock, Smokey lagery beer, Irish Export Stout, Orval clone, Impy stout, Duvel clone, Conestoga (American Barley wine), Dobbin 2 dark mild
Planning: Kozel dark (ish), Simmonds Bitter, Bitter, Citra PA and more!
Conditioning: English IPA/Bretted English IPA
Drinking: Sunshine Marmalade, Festbier, Helles Bock, Smokey lagery beer, Irish Export Stout, Orval clone, Impy stout, Duvel clone, Conestoga (American Barley wine), Dobbin 2 dark mild
Planning: Kozel dark (ish), Simmonds Bitter, Bitter, Citra PA and more!
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
I'll try to do so tonight. Though I should have said we're not sure how close it is to the original as it's been quite a while since it was available.
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Re: Northern Monk Recipe Request
So, this is the recipe we used:
Batch Size (L): 23
Original Gravity (OG): 1.049
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5 %
Colour: (EBC): 4.0
Bitterness (EBU): 15.35
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 72
2.8 kg Lager malt
12 kg Wheat Malt
800 g Flaked Oats
10 g Target (12.45% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
25 g Saaz Pellet (2.20% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Aroma)
15 g Cardamom Seed without pods, lightly crushed @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
12 g Coriander Seed lightly crushed @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
20 g Ginger Root (chopped finely) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
1 Packet Mangrove Jack M21 wit yeast
I hope this helps. I really is a great beer. Thanks to Clibit for the base recipe.
Batch Size (L): 23
Original Gravity (OG): 1.049
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5 %
Colour: (EBC): 4.0
Bitterness (EBU): 15.35
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 72
2.8 kg Lager malt
12 kg Wheat Malt
800 g Flaked Oats
10 g Target (12.45% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
25 g Saaz Pellet (2.20% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Aroma)
15 g Cardamom Seed without pods, lightly crushed @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
12 g Coriander Seed lightly crushed @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
20 g Ginger Root (chopped finely) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
1 Packet Mangrove Jack M21 wit yeast
I hope this helps. I really is a great beer. Thanks to Clibit for the base recipe.