I tried Doggie-style Pale Ale for the first time last night and was really impressed. With the Flying Dog yeast as the current VSS from Wyeast, I thought I would see if I could clone it.
Flying Dog was nice and made it easy for us. They posted some recipe guidelines on their brewery news blog.
Here is what they said about the yeast and recipe:
I am wondering if the SRM of 20 is a typo. The beer certainly didn't seem like it was that dark. Also when I put the guidelines into ProMash, I came up with a SRM of 14.
Here is my recipe below. Comments or Suggestions are welcomed.
Flying Dog Doggie Style Pale Ale
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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10-A American Ale, American Pale Ale
Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 30 Max IBU: 54
Min Clr: 5 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 11.84
Anticipated OG: 1.053 Plato: 13.04
Anticipated SRM: 14.0
Anticipated IBU: 43.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Formulas Used
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Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager
Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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90.0 10.66 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
9.0 1.07 lbs. Crystal 90L America 1.033 90
1.0 0.12 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.20 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet 9.00 43.7 60 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.75 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop
Yeast
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Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 11.84
Water Qts: 14.21 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.55 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.20 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 152 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 168 Time: 10
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 60
Total Mash Volume Gal: 4.50 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.
Flying Dog was nice and made it easy for us. They posted some recipe guidelines on their brewery news blog.
Here is what they said about the yeast and recipe:
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Flying Dog VSS Home Brewer Recipe
January 11th, 2007
The brewers at Flying Dog Brewery are excited to partner with Wyeast and introduce our house strain (Flying Dog 1737) as the next edition of the Very Special Strain series and now available to home brewers everywhere.
First, a little background on our proprietary, award-winning, Flying Dog 1737 yeast strain. This yeast has been our primary ale strain since Flying Dog Brewery started production over thirteen years ago in Aspen, CO. We are now based in Denver, CO and use it our Doggie-Style Classic Pale Ale, Snake Dog IPA, Road Dog Porter, K-9 Cruiser Winter Ale and our Gonzo Imperial Porter. The Flying Dog 1737 yeast strain has produced several Great American Beer Festival medal winners.
For all of the home brewers, here are some of the specifics you will want to know when working with this strain. This ale yeast is a vigorous fermentor, producing ales with a complex, malty profile. This yeast will give an attenuation of approximately 68% to 71%, has good flocculation, and ferments in the 65F to 72F temperature range. A typical primary fermentation should be complete within 4 to 7 days and total fermentation time can be as little as 16 days. We recommend ensuring proper wort aeration to allow for complete attenuation.
To enhance your home brewing experience with this yeast, we would like to give you a chance to brew your own version of our award-winning Doggie-Style Classic Pale Ale with a scaled down recipe to accommodate a smaller brew system:
Volume is not specified to allow brewers to tailor amounts to meet their desired results.
Specifics:
OG: 13.0
FG: 3.5
IBU: 45
SRM: 20
Grist:
90% 2-Row Pale Malt
9% Crystal 90L
1% Chocolate
Hops:
N Brewer (7.5%) Bittering
Cascade (6.8%) Aroma
Cascade Dry Hop
Mash grains at 152F for 45 minutes
90 Minute boil N Brewer at beginning of boil targeting 40-45 IBU
Add Cascades at end of boil
Dry hop with Cascades after primary
Ferment with Wyeast 1737 Flying Dog Ale Yeast 68F
Aerate wort well primary fermentation should be complete within 5 to 7 days
Good luck with our VSS 1737 yeast and your future brewing endeavors and thanks again for you interest and support of the Flying Dog Brewery! Cheers!
I am wondering if the SRM of 20 is a typo. The beer certainly didn't seem like it was that dark. Also when I put the guidelines into ProMash, I came up with a SRM of 14.
Here is my recipe below. Comments or Suggestions are welcomed.
Flying Dog Doggie Style Pale Ale
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
-------------------------------
10-A American Ale, American Pale Ale
Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 30 Max IBU: 54
Min Clr: 5 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
----------------
Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 11.84
Anticipated OG: 1.053 Plato: 13.04
Anticipated SRM: 14.0
Anticipated IBU: 43.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Formulas Used
-------------
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager
Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
90.0 10.66 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
9.0 1.07 lbs. Crystal 90L America 1.033 90
1.0 0.12 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.20 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet 9.00 43.7 60 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.75 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop
Yeast
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Mash Schedule
-------------
Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 11.84
Water Qts: 14.21 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.55 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.20 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 152 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 168 Time: 10
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 60
Total Mash Volume Gal: 4.50 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.