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I would really be interested if anybody has a good clone recipe for this. I was totally blown away when I tried this at the brewery and would love to make my own.

Hell...I haven't even had the beer yet and my brother lives in the next town over. I'm really hoping to get up there someday soon.

Do it. You won't be sorry.

Alright, here's what I've got. I am open for feedback. Thanks, all.

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 4.50 gal
Post Boil Volume: 4.25 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 8.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 43.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.3 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 47.1 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.8 %
12.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.8 %
14.2 g Centennial [10.80 %] - First Wort 60.0 m Hop 4 21.2 IBUs
3 lbs Light Dry Extract [Boil for 15 min](8.0 Dry Extract 5 35.3 %
14.2 g Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 4.6 IBUs
14.2 g Citra [13.70 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 4.9 IBUs
14.2 g Simcoe [11.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 4.2 IBUs
14.2 g Cascade [9.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 2.7 IBUs
14.2 g Citra [13.70 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 4.1 IBUs
14.2 g Citra [13.70 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
14.2 g Simcoe [11.90 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 13 -
28.3 g Cascade [9.10 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
28.3 g Citra [13.70 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
28.3 g Simcoe [11.90 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash Step Add 6.88 qt of water at 167.3 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.14gal, 2.20gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:

Brewed this on Sunday. Anticipated OG was 1.050, measured was 1.052. I'll call that a win. Will report back with results later on.

Any luck with this clone?

Just bottled on March 7. Aroma was right on the money. The Citra and particularly the Simcoe really gives it that sweet, almost candy-like aroma that I was looking for. Awesome flavor, firm bitterness that really only asserted itself after dry hopping, as my pre-dry hop gravity sample didn't have much at all. So while I can't say if it's cloned because it's been so long since tasting the real thing, it's definitely delicious. Also, these hops are what I had available. If you look at their website, they list what ingredients they use (Pale and Caramel malt; Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, and Warrior hops). I'll report back with a tasting after another week or so.

How would you change up your recipe based on the website and after brewing your own (I know the hops are off)?