HF Everett clone attempt

[adrock430]

First off, I'll start with the fact that I've never tried this beer, or any HF beer for that matter. My interest was piqued mainly by the high FG and I wanted to experiment to see what the would be like in a beer of this type. Here's the recipe:

OG: 1.086
FG: 1.026

17.5# Optic (78%)
1.5# Crystal 90 (7%)
1.0# Carapils (4%)
2.0# Chocolate (9%)
0.5# Roasted (2%)

155*F mash temp

60 ibus total, 1 oz columbus @ 15'

Added some chalk and CaCl to the boil to bring water more in-line with a dark beer.

Fermented @ 66*F with ECY 18, any other low attenuating yeast will do.


Overall this is a really good beer, thick but not cloying, nice and creamy. Bitterness is a bit high though, I think the roastiness provides at least 10 ibus of perceived bitterness, so I'd scale down next time.

I LOVED the Columbus addition @ 15', adds a real nice flavor profile, similar to Evil Twin Yin RIS.

What I may change, other than the bitterness, is the yeast. May mash higher and ferment real cool with Scottish yeast, as the reviews suggest a slight smokiness. I may also add some brown malt to this next go around.

Does it taste like HF Everett? I have no idea, but it is a damn good beer!

 

[ddicker60]

Brew Your Own has a clone in the October 2013 issue, did you get the recipe from there?

 

[adrock430]

Didn't realize this, just based it on what malts they had listed on their website, abv and sg info, and beer reviews

 

[ddicker60]

Amount Use PPG Color
Pale 2-Row (US) 28.0 lb 73% Mash 37 1 °L
Roasted Barley (US) 2.5 lb 6% Mash 33 300 °L
CaraMalt 2.5 lb 6% Mash 34 37 °L
Chocolate (US) 2.0 lb 5% Mash 29 350 °L
Dextrine Malt (UK) 2.0 lb 5% Mash 33 1 °L
Crystal 90L (UK) 1.0 lb 2% Mash 33 90 °L
Hops Boil time: 60 min

Hop Amount Time Use Form AA
Columbus (US) 2.0 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 15.0%



This is a 11 Gallon Recipe that I plan to make, I don't know how the numbers equal out to a 5 gallon run. I know caramalt was what was on the recipe, which I have never heard of or seen, but I know it is a higher lovibond than carapils.

 

[adrock430]

They typically state malts in order from higher to lower, aand roasted comes in last on their website, so I assumed it was less than the amount of chocolate. From the reviews, it seems like there is definitely a flavor add from the columbus. I really enjoyed the ounce of columbus @ 15.

I used UK roasted at a much lower rate, but the lovibond is almost twice the US stuff.