Closest Hobgoblin Clone?

[Talisman]

As it says really. Fou d a few on here but what I's the closest hobgoblin recipe you chaps have done?

[sllimeel]

I think many will say Orfys version is the nearest. I have brewed it only once and it is very good, just finishing up the last of a cornie of it.

[Talisman]

Googled Orfy's - This sound about right working back to normal quantities?

So for 30 Ltrs

Total Water 52Ltrs

Mash with 15ltrs

5.22Kg Pale Malt
272g Crystal/Caramel
218g Dextrine/Cara-pils?
163g Chocolate Malt

While Sparging Add - thats diff
15g Stryrian
15g Fuggles

Then another
15g Stryrian
15g Fuggles
30mins into the boil.

Then another
14g Stryrian
14g Fuggles
When the boil has finished.?

[sllimeel]

This was my recipe: 25LTRS 1.052OG 26EBU

Pale Malt 5 EBC 5200 grams
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 270 grams
Cara Pils 4 EBC 215 grams
Chocolate Malt 1050 EBC 160 grams


Hop Variety 90 min boil
Styrian Goldings 4.5 % 90 mins 17 grams
Fuggle 3.8 % 90 mins 17 grams
Styrian Goldings 4.5 % 45 mins 17 grams
Fuggle 3.8 % 45 mins 17 grams
Styrian Goldings 4.5 % 0 mins 17 grams
Fuggle Whole 3.8 % 0 mins 17 grams

[Talisman]

crackin, thanks for that

[super_simian]

The Brewing Network had an interview with the brewer recently: http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/791 Tells you everything you need to know.

[gnutz2]

I've done Orfy's clone with ringwood yeast and it was good, not a perfect match though.

The Brewing Network had an interview with the brewer recently: http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/791 Tells you everything you need to know.

I never saw this one, listening to it now, thanks

[gnutz2]

Well there you go 80% syrian and 20% cascade in the whirlpool for the original hobgoblin

I'll post the whole recipe up when i've finished listening.

[leedsbrew]

I listened to that yeasterday! I had no idea they used cascade!

[Mattb]

I followed Orfy's recipe, but used Wyeast 1318 London Ale III: Gobhoblin

[edgearsenal]

if find on tap and out of a bottle are slightly different imo different strengths as well

[gnutz2]

The taste is totally different from bottle to cask but the head brewer seems to think it's from the same batch! Bottle is 5.2 abv and cask is 4.5? Something Doesn't sound right to me.

[weiht]

great point gnutz, which brings me to my qns... Do breweries really brewing a seperate batch for the cask n bottle?? Especially in this case where hobgoblin has strong bottle sales, i dont think they are that free to brew seperate batches.

I read some ppl mentioned the can packs a greater hop punch than the bottle...

[pas8280]

Well there you go 80% syrian and 20% cascade in the whirlpool for the original hobgoblin
I'll post the whole recipe up when i've finished listening.

Have you finished listening yet gnutz2 ? i may have a go at this if you would be so kind as to post the latest version of the recipe
many thanks Paul

[gnutz2]

Well there you go 80% syrian and 20% cascade in the whirlpool for the original hobgoblin
I'll post the whole recipe up when i've finished listening.

Have you finished listening yet gnutz2 ? i may have a go at this if you would be so kind as to post the latest version of the recipe
many thanks Paul

Hi Paul, i'll post it up tonight if no one beats me to it.