Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:22 pm
by 12stones
This beer is a new release this year, but I'm wondering if anyone that's had it has tried to clone it yet. I've found a couple untried recipes, but hoped maybe someone in the BN Army could help out. If you haven't tried it, I suggest you do!
Re: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:29 pm
by speed
So, what is it?
Re: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:50 pm
by 12stones
It's a gingerbread imperial stout. Fantastic, smooth, amazing aroma... Would like to brew some myself.
From their website:
Flavor: Reminiscent of real gingerbread. Sweet and roasty with notes of cocoa and a slight nuttiness from the dark malts combined with the complexity and heat of its spices.
Color: 200 SRM
Original Gravity: 21.5° Plato
Alcohol by Vol. /Wt: 9.0%ABV – 6.9%ABW
Calories/12oz: 300
IBUs: 25
Malt Varieties: Samuel Adams two row pale malt blend, wheat, Special B, Paul’s roasted barley, and flaked oats
Hop Varieties: East Kent Goldings and Fuggles
Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams ale yeast
Special Ingredients: cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, & ginger
First Brewed: 2012
Re: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:04 pm
by Pharmbrewer
I haven't tried this or cloned it but I have made a gingerbread beer that won a local contest last month.
I would work it up with the ingredients listed to resemble an imperial stout of some sort, ferment with a clean ale yeast then soak those spices in 6-8oz of vodka (or alcohol of your choice, rum works well in this) for 2 weeks and add to taste at packaging.
Prost!
PB
Re: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:09 pm
by 12stones
Pharmbrewer wrote:I haven't tried this or cloned it but I have made a gingerbread beer that won a local contest last month.
I would work it up with the ingredients listed to resemble an imperial stout of some sort, ferment with a clean ale yeast then soak those spices in 6-8oz of vodka (or alcohol of your choice, rum works well in this) for 2 weeks and add to taste at packaging.
Prost!
PB
Cool. What was ur OG/FG on this?
Did you use molasses?
Re: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:11 pm
by Pharmbrewer
I believe my OG was 1.072 and my FG was 1.016. I did add molasses but will not do so again in the future, I feel like it gave the beer a slight metalic like taste that faded with time. It did not have the mollasses type cookie flavor. I used a lot of biscuit malt some melanoiden and toasted oats.
I can get the full recipe for you if you like.
Good luck!
Re: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:49 pm
by 12stones
That would be great. Thanks!
Re: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief clone?
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:09 pm
by Pharmbrewer
12 lbs marris otter
1 lbs munich
1.5 lbs biscuit malt
1 lbs toasted oats
0.25 lbs melanoidin
1 oz N brewer @ 60 min
1tsp nutmeg
1tsp clove
1tsp cinnamon
1+1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp allspice
soak the spices in your choice of hard alcohol Rum works well with this recipe and add to taste at packaging.
Prost!