Brewdogs - 5AM Saint

[mysterio]

Ah OK, go for it. I like to think I know what I'm talking about when it comes to hop identification but have been proved wrong on MANY occasions

Don't take the website as gospel, by the way. I asked James Watt about the hops in new punk IPA and he said Centennial, Simcoe and NS. So I suspect they don't keep the website up to date with the latest recipe.

[Paddy Bubbles]

Ah OK, go for it. I like to think I know what I'm talking about when it comes to hop identification but have been proved wrong on MANY occasions

Don't take the website as gospel, by the way. I asked James Watt about the hops in new punk IPA and he said Centennial, Simcoe and NS. So I suspect they don't keep the website up to date with the latest recipe.

Well I appreciate the help anyway. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

[Paddy Bubbles]

Thought I'd post back with the "recipe" I eventually settled on.

1.7kg Coopers Australian Pale Ale,
1.5kg Coopers amber LME,
US-05 yeast,
250g medium Crystal,
21l

Hops
15 mins - 25g Nelson Sauvin, 25g Amarillo (total 50g)
Dry Hop - 30g Simcoe, 25g Centennial, 20g Ahtanum (total 75g)

I've only a few bottles of this brew left and I'm trying to make them last. It's absolutely outstanding. I still haven't done a side-by-side comparison with 5am Saint yet, but I'm pretty sure it's well within range, especially for a kit brew. Though it doesn't have the slightly "catty" Simcoe aroma that the original has.

It's got lots of caramel sweetness from the amber LME and extra crystal, with a big burst of fruity hops. I think the Amarillo flavour hops are very important here.

Next time I would try dry-hopping it in two stages to see if it boosts the Simcoe aroma.

[math]

This is inspiring! I love Brewdog/American IPA type beers.

I think I shall have a go at this for my next brew! I'm a total noob, so can I ask a question - what format would I get "250g medium Crystal" in - a powder, or extract or something?

Brilliant thread to have stumbled across

[coatesg]

I think I shall have a go at this for my next brew! I'm a total noob, so can I ask a question - what format would I get "250g medium Crystal" in - a powder, or extract or something?

Crystal is a malt, you would steep it when making an extract brew, or mash it when doing all grain.

[branigan]

Hi,

I am still doing kits at the moment but working on recipes and building up my equipment in the background at the minute.

I have researched the 5am saint and come up with this recipe:-

5am Saint Clone (46)
American Amber Ale

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 46.0
Total Grain (kg): 10.600
Total Hops (g): 235.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.051 (°P): 12.6
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.01 %
Colour (SRM): 10.1 (EBC): 19.9
Bitterness (IBU): 25.2 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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9.000 kg Maris Otter Malt (84.91%)
0.600 kg Caramalt (5.66%)
0.600 kg Crystal 60 (5.66%)
0.400 kg Munich I (3.77%)

Hop Bill
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24.0 g Amarillo Pellet (8.6% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
36.0 g Amarillo Pellet (8.6% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
25.0 g Amarillo Pellet (8.6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
25.0 g Nelson Sauvin Pellet (11.5% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
25.0 g Ahtanum Pellet (5.2% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.5 g/L)
25.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.5 g/L)
25.0 g Centennial Pellet (9.7% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.5 g/L)
25.0 g Nelson Sauvin Pellet (11.5% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.5 g/L)
25.0 g Simcoe Pellet (12.2% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.5 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Wyeast 1056 - American Ale

Feedback welcomed.

[koomber]

Hmmm. Would you maybe benefit from mashing a twinge higher (say 67°C) to give more body or would 66 be okay because of the other grains? Not 100% sure about that though. Recipe looks pretty tasty though.

[branigan]

Hmmm. Would you maybe benefit from mashing a twinge higher (say 67°C) to give more body or would 66 be okay because of the other grains? Not 100% sure about that though. Recipe looks pretty tasty though.

Cheers for that, i'll tweak my recipe

[Highlander]

I recently brewed this recipe
http://hopville.com/recipe/411553/ameri ... ified-dawn
It came out very tasty indeed. I can't remember what I dry hopped with but its being drunk way to quickly.

It did have a bit of a harsh taste early on but this cleared up after 4-5 weeks in the keg and now goes down easily

Highlander