I missed this thread when it was originally active, but it's an honor to see people so excited about this beer that they are trying to clone it. I'll help out a bit and chime in with a couple of tips.
The recipes in this thread are relatively close overall and could be really close with some improvements.
Make sure to measure your specialty ingredients by weight, not tbsp, sticks, peppers, or some other arbitrary unit. You can never dial in your additions and make it repeatable if you don't have accurate measurements. Vanilla beans are maybe the one exception if you have a consistent source. You probably already have a scale for weighing hops, so make use of it.
Consider going a bit more complex on the grain bill. I'm pretty sure Stone listed all of the grains somewhere without going into specifics, e.g. no L numbers on anything.
Be careful with that nutmeg, it's not meant to be one of the most obvious flavors in the mix.
Use some really good coffee - find a local roaster or learn to roast it yourself.
As an English-style base beer, wouldn't you like to emphasize that with some English yeast rather than a clean American yeast?
The recipes in this thread are relatively close overall and could be really close with some improvements.
Make sure to measure your specialty ingredients by weight, not tbsp, sticks, peppers, or some other arbitrary unit. You can never dial in your additions and make it repeatable if you don't have accurate measurements. Vanilla beans are maybe the one exception if you have a consistent source. You probably already have a scale for weighing hops, so make use of it.
Consider going a bit more complex on the grain bill. I'm pretty sure Stone listed all of the grains somewhere without going into specifics, e.g. no L numbers on anything.
Be careful with that nutmeg, it's not meant to be one of the most obvious flavors in the mix.
Use some really good coffee - find a local roaster or learn to roast it yourself.
As an English-style base beer, wouldn't you like to emphasize that with some English yeast rather than a clean American yeast?