This is my attempt at a Phillips Brewing Blue Buck Pale Ale clone, anyone from British Columbia (Canada) will be familiar with this beer. I would say it is at least 80% of the way there and I would love to get some feedback from anyone interested in further refining the recipe. I am brewing this using BIAB but it should work fine for any all-grain method.
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.10 gal
Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.047 SG
Estimated FG: 1.009 SG
Estimated Color: 7.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 32 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item
6.00 lb Marris Otter Malt
1.50 lb Vienna Malt
0.50 lb Munich Malt
0.25 lb Crystal 15
0.25 lb Crystal 60
0.50 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (60 min)
0.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] (15 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (10 min)
0.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] (5 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (0 min flameout)
1.00oz Cascade [8.50 %] (Dry hop, add at day 9 of fermentation and remove after 5 days)
1 packet US-05 dry yeast
Notes:
Malt - The malt profile is close to Blue Buck but the flavour is slightly more bready. For my next version I plan to switch to 2-row for my base malt and will also likely halve (or possibly remove?) the Munich malt to reduce the bready flavour. Interestingly, I find that Blue Buck has a biscuity smell that I hadn't noticed before trying to clone it. This version doesn't have the same aroma and I'm not sure how to replicate it.
Color - Blue Buck is slightly darker. If I decrease the Munich by 0.25lb I will probably bump up the Crystal 60 by the same amount.
Hops - I have done this as an all-Cascade brew which I enjoyed (same hop schedule) but I found the hop flavour quite one-dimensional. The amarillo has added depth and is close to Blue Buck, although I can't say with confidence that it's what they use in theirs.
Yeast - I haven't played around with yeast for this recipe. I don't have amazing temperature control (just use a swamp cooler) and I find US-05 is fairly resistant to higher temperatures, so that is why I have used it here.
This recipe started out as Da Yoopers House Pale Ale recipe ( American Pale Ale - Da Yooper's House Pale Ale ). Although I enjoyed it, it was too malt dominant for my tastes. My second attempt was the all-Cascade version of this recipe and at that point I realised I was starting to close in on something similar to Blue Buck. This recipe is my 3rd version and is something I plan to refine further, although I want to play around with a few other styles so it might be a while before I attempt version 4.
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.10 gal
Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.047 SG
Estimated FG: 1.009 SG
Estimated Color: 7.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 32 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item
6.00 lb Marris Otter Malt
1.50 lb Vienna Malt
0.50 lb Munich Malt
0.25 lb Crystal 15
0.25 lb Crystal 60
0.50 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (60 min)
0.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] (15 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (10 min)
0.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] (5 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [8.50 %] (0 min flameout)
1.00oz Cascade [8.50 %] (Dry hop, add at day 9 of fermentation and remove after 5 days)
1 packet US-05 dry yeast
Notes:
Malt - The malt profile is close to Blue Buck but the flavour is slightly more bready. For my next version I plan to switch to 2-row for my base malt and will also likely halve (or possibly remove?) the Munich malt to reduce the bready flavour. Interestingly, I find that Blue Buck has a biscuity smell that I hadn't noticed before trying to clone it. This version doesn't have the same aroma and I'm not sure how to replicate it.
Color - Blue Buck is slightly darker. If I decrease the Munich by 0.25lb I will probably bump up the Crystal 60 by the same amount.
Hops - I have done this as an all-Cascade brew which I enjoyed (same hop schedule) but I found the hop flavour quite one-dimensional. The amarillo has added depth and is close to Blue Buck, although I can't say with confidence that it's what they use in theirs.
Yeast - I haven't played around with yeast for this recipe. I don't have amazing temperature control (just use a swamp cooler) and I find US-05 is fairly resistant to higher temperatures, so that is why I have used it here.
This recipe started out as Da Yoopers House Pale Ale recipe ( American Pale Ale - Da Yooper's House Pale Ale ). Although I enjoyed it, it was too malt dominant for my tastes. My second attempt was the all-Cascade version of this recipe and at that point I realised I was starting to close in on something similar to Blue Buck. This recipe is my 3rd version and is something I plan to refine further, although I want to play around with a few other styles so it might be a while before I attempt version 4.