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Brewing an Anchor Steam Clone – BYO Magazine December 2014

After brewing Pious Monk Dunkel, I was looking for an easier lager recipe. Something that was going to be a little more forgiving. I had Northern Brewer hops on hand. I had also picked up a packet of San Francisco Lager (WLP810) yeast at Lancaster Homebrew a few weeks prior. And I had the recipe from the December 2014 issue of BYO magazine. Ordered the rest of the ingredients from MoreBeer and it was time to brew.


I used California Select 2-row from Great Western Malting. It seemed very appropriate for this beer. The hops came from Hops Direct. The rest of the ingredients I had on hand.

Over all this turned out to be a very faithful clone. I’m definitely going to brew this again. Though probably when it’s a little cooler outside.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
6 gal 60 min 37.4 IBUs 9.7 SRM 1.053 1.014 5.2 %
Actuals 1.052 1.01 5.5 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pale Malt (2 Row) US 10.95 lbs 86.22
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L 1.75 lbs 13.78

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Northern Brewer 1 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 9
Northern Brewer 0.5 oz 20 min Boil Pellet 9
Northern Brewer 0.6 oz 0 min Boil Pellet 9

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Baking Soda 2.00 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) 1.50 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining
Yeast Nutrient 6.00 tsp 15 min Boil Other

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
San Francisco Lager (WLP810) White Labs 68% 58°F - 65°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 149°F 60 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 4 days 67°F
Secondary 10 days 67°F
Aging 30 days 65°F

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Brewing Pious Monk Dunkel + Recipe – Church Brew works – Pittsburgh, Pa

Pittsburgh, Pa is my home town. It’s where I grew up and where I learned about beer. I’m not talking about Iron City or Rolling Rock. Both or which are no longer made there. Though both do have their place. I’m talking about great beer from Penn Brewery, Church Brew Works and East End Brewing Co. The three main craft breweries that existed in the 90’s and earl 2000’s. Before the glut of breweries that now inhabit ever where.


When I learned that Pious Monk Dunkel from Church Brew Works was listed in the American Homebrewers Association’s list of 51 Craft Beer Clone Recipes of 2019 I knew I had to brew it. I scaled up the recipe to 6 gallons and waited. Not having been to Church Brew for several years, 5 weeks was a long time to wait. I had never done a lager before. How was this going to come out with out a fermentation chamber?

I researched how to perform a decoction mash. I read more than a few articles about lagering at warmer temps. Brew day came and went with out an issue. The beer fermented out in less than a week. Rested for another week and In to the keg it went. After 5 weeks I was rewarded with a memory that I had not encountered in a long time. I had a very accurate clone of one of my favorites.

Don’t be afraid of brewing a lager at less than ideal temperatures. Lagers are not as fragile as you have been led to believe.

You can find the original 5 gallon Pious Monk recipe over on the AHA website. The modified 6 gallon recipe as I brewed it is included below.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
6 gal 90 min 31.3 IBUs 18.6 SRM 1.052 1.006 6.1 %
Actuals 1.053 1.012 5.5 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Viking Munich Malt Light 5 lbs 40.4
Viking Pilsner Malt 5 lbs 40.4
Melanoiden Malt 14 oz 7.07
Carafoam 12 oz 6.06
Caraaroma 8 oz 4.04
Carafa II 4 oz 2.02

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Perle 0.85 oz 90 min Boil Pellet 8
Tettnang 0.85 oz 20 min Boil Pellet 4.5

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Baking Soda 4.00 tbsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) 1.50 tbsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining
Yeast Nutrient 6.00 tsp 15 min Boil Other

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
German Lager (WLP830) White Labs 77% 50°F - 55°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Protein Rest 140°F 35 min
Saccharification 154°F 45 min
Mash Out 168°F 10 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 4 days 67°F
Secondary 10 days 67°F
Aging 30 days 65°F

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Can you Purchase a $13 beer kit from Amazon and actually make good beer?

You never know what you are going to find on Amazon. Not that long ago, I came across a sale on beer kits. MoreBeer was clearing out their entire selection of kits from their Amazon store.


I looked through the selection of kits and chose the cheapest one I could find. The UK Jester Single Hop Experiment. The total came to $13.84 with tax.

Unfortunately the final product was not very good. This has everything to do with the age of the ingredients in the kit. This had definitely been sitting around in an Amazon warehouse for a very long time.

I did try to correct the flavor issue by dry hopping this in the keg with Nugget, Sterling and Magnum hops. That worked for a short period of time before the flavor faded and I was left with a flat tasting product that was fine if you are just in to drinking beer. But nothing special if you are looking for good beer.

If you would like to try this kit for yourself you can purchase it directly from MoreBeer here. The full recipe for this is available directly from MoreBeer on the same page.

*MoreBeer operates under the name Homebrewers Outpost on Amazon.

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Sierra Nevada Resilience IPA Brew Day + Recipe

When Sierra Nevada released the recipe for Resilience IPA back in November I immediately knew I wanted to brew it. They wanted everyone to brew this at the end of the month. Which I knew I would not be able to do. I already had 2 brews kegged for the holiday season. So I put in on the schedule and I waited.


It took almost 2 months to clear the holiday brews. That’s what happens when you brew two 8+% beers at the same time. I ordered the ingredients in mid January. By early February I was ready to brew.

The original 5 gallon recipe is available over at the Homebrewers Association. The recipe listed below is for 6 gallons.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
6 gal 80 min 73.1 IBUs 12.5 SRM 1.065 1.014 6.8 %
Actuals 1.069 1.02 6.5 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pale Malt (2 Row) US 13.75 lbs 88.71
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 1.75 lbs 11.29

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Centennial 1.2 oz 80 min Boil Pellet 10
Cascade 1.2 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 5.5
Centennial 1.2 oz 15 min Boil Pellet 10
Cascade 0.6 oz 20 min Aroma Pellet 5.5
Centennial 0.6 oz 20 min Aroma Pellet 10
Cascade 0.6 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 5.5
Centennial 0.6 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 10

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Baking Soda 2.00 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) 1.50 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining
Yeast Nutrient 6.00 tsp 15 min Boil Other

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
Dry Hop (A24) Imperial Yeast 76% 64°F - 74°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 152°F 60 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 14 days 67°F
Aging 30 days 65°F

Notes

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/sierra-nevada-resilience-ipa/

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Brewing a Nugget Nectar Clone + Recipe – Tröegs Independent Brewing

I had originally started thinking about brewing a Nugget Nectar clone way back in 2017 when I brewed the Blizzard of Hops clone. I didn’t start thinking about it seriously till I ran across a recipe in the October 2011 issue of BYO magazine. That recipe was clarified in the January/February 2012 issue.


Further research lead me to a The Session interview that the Trogner brothers did in the Summer of 2011. In that interview they detailed out their original recipe for Nugget Nectar. Including the hops used and the grain bill that included 80% Vienna malt.

The only things missing from their recipe were the hops used for dry hopping. I took some educated guesses on what the exact dry hops should be. Some of which was dictated by the hops left over from the brew day.

Over all this is a very good recipe. I’m very happy with the results. Though it’s not very accurate to what Nugget Nectar is now. The recipe has definitely changed over the years. If you are looking for a recipe from years past, this is the one you want to use.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
6 gal 90 min 95.9 IBUs 9.4 SRM 1.074 1.017 7.6 %
Actuals 1.071 1.018 7.1 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Vienna Malt (Briess) 14.25 lbs 80.28
Munich 20L (Briess) 1.75 lbs 9.86
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel 1.75 lbs 9.86

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Nugget 0.7 oz 90 min Boil Pellet 13
Simcoe 0.7 oz 90 min Boil Pellet 13
Simcoe 0.55 oz 30 min Boil Pellet 13
Palisade 1.1 oz 10 min Boil Pellet 8.3
Simcoe 1.1 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 14
Nugget 1.1 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 13
Warrior 0.55 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 15
Columbus (Tomahawk) 0.55 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 15
Nugget 2.2 oz 10 min Aroma Pellet 13
Nugget 2 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 13
Warrior 1.45 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 15
Columbus (Tomahawk) 1 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 14
Palisade 0.9 oz 4 days Dry Hop Pellet 7.5

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Baking Soda 2.00 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) 1.50 tsp 60 min Mash Water Agent
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining
Yeast Nutrient 6.00 tsp 15 min Boil Other

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
American Ale (1056) Wyeast Labs 75% 60°F - 72°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 152°F 90 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 10 days 68°F
Aging 7 days 65°F

Notes

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/oct-2011-byo-nugget-nectar-clone-og-doesnt-add-up.273597/

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