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Stone Clone
This is my first attempt at cloning a commercial beer.
| Brewer: | Bryan Dore | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Stone Clone | Style: | India Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 6 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 55 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.065 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.1% v/v (5.6% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Tap water for the boil; no adjustments. Used two gallons of icy spring water in the primary fermenter. Used cold tap water to top it off. | |||||||
| Grain: | 3 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American crystal 20L |
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| Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
| Heated one gallon water to 168°F. Added grains and stabilized at 150°F. Mashed for one hour. Sparged with two gallons of water at 170°F. Added six quarts hot water. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.098 | 4 gallons | |||||
| 4 lb. Light malt extract 4 lb. Amber malt extract |
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| Added Irish moss for last fifteen minutes. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Centennial (11.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Chinook (11.4% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Centennial (11.5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Chinook (11.4% AA, 15 min.) 2 oz. Centennial (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | White Labs California, pitched at 70°F. | |||||||
| Log: | Racked to secondary after one week. Dry hopped; used muslin bag. Since bag wasn't wrapped very well, I "wrung" out the bag upon removal, causing hop residue. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Fruitier than the real thing. Great hop aroma. Poor clarity, due to wringing out hop bag. | |||||||
Recipe posted 06/13/10.