Spotted Cow Clone

[ScrandyAndy]

Brewed this up this morning...so far so good!

We'll be back with some more details in a few weeks on it.

Recipe: Spotted Cow
Brewer: Andy
Asst Brewer:
Style: Cream Ale
TYPE: Partial Mash
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.72 gal
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 lb Briess Pilsen Dry Malt Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 35.7 %
3.00 lb Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 35.7 %
1.50 lb Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 17.9 %
0.50 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 6.0 %
0.40 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 4.8 %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.50%] (60 min) Hops 15.6 IBU
0.50 oz Saaz [4.00%] (30 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) Misc
1 Pkgs Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565) [Starter Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 5.40 lb
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Step Add 6.75 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F 60 min

[Mills]

Sounds interesting, keep us posted!

Mills

[ScrandyAndy]

Wow, im makin a starter every time from now on. Pitched at 2 pm sunday. By 10 I had action. This morning at 6 it was raging and by 5 tonight its slowin down. Gotta love a fast cooker!

[ScrandyAndy]

Beer is on track so far. Bottled last weekend. For those of you who have never enjoyed a New Glarus Spotted Cow I'm sorry. The kolsch yeast I used always manages to make a head that will NEVER fall!!! So I gave it a little spin and let it sink. The problem with that is now the beer is oober cloudy. Luckily we had one last weekend of chilly weather so I stuck it out in about 37 degrees for three days before bottling. Still quite hazy but that's the cow look. Also, I was pumped to have gotten the orange color that the original beer typically has. Ill probably do my first tasting next weekend and do my first side by side the weekend after.

As for now, I'm doing my first AG batch Monday so im purtty darn excited. Happy Easter ya'll.

[BenTheBrewer]

You have to keep posting on this. I live in northern IL but New Glarus won't distribute across the state line. Greedy Cheeseheads! I tried emailing them to try to get some info on cloning Spotted Cow but they ignored my three emails. Can't blame them for not wanting to give me details, but a courtesy replay wouldn't have killed them. I would love a recipe that is at least close.

[snowcapt]

I would love a recipe that is at least close.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/documenta ... Heifer.pdf

[ScrandyAndy]

I have made that kit. Sorry, but its not a clone. In my opinion its not close. Ill keep you guys up about my recipe.

[ScrandyAndy]

Well not a spot on match, but darn tootin' close. Just started brewing all grain so can't wait to go to the original recipe which people have said AMAZING things about. I would encourage anyone who wants a good lawn mower beer that's crisp and got some good flavor to it to go with this!