Proper Job

Did mine but I used this


Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 28 lbs. 3.2 oz 12790 grams 89.9%
Wheat Malt 3.5 EBC 1 lbs. 9.1 oz 710 grams 5%
Oat Flakes 2.5 EBC 1 lbs. 9.3 oz 715 grams 5%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Chinook Whole 11.5 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 1.0 oz 29 grams 8.1%
Cascade Whole 5.7 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 0.6 oz 18 grams 5%
Willamette Whole 4.7 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 11.1%
Challenger Whole 7.6 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 8.3%
Chinook Whole 11.5 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 9.7%
Cascade Whole 5.7 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.5 oz 43 grams 11.9%
Willamette Whole 4.7 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 8.3%
Willamette Whole 4.7 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 8.3%
Cascade Whole 5.7 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 9.7%
Chinook Whole 11.5 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 11.1%
Willamette Whole 4.7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 4.2%
Cascade Whole 5.7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 4.2%


Final Volume: 55 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.058
Final Gravity: 1.013
Alcohol Content: 5.9% ABV
Total Liquor: 77.7 Litres
Mash Liquor: 35.6 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 53.1920014094281 EBU
Colour: 9 EBC


Not only did I use wheat malt but I used oats :wha: after a thread by Darcey. I had to use some challenger as I didn't have enough hops. Anyway initial tastes are spot on. Also ended up with 1065 instead of 1058 which I put down to those Crisp's Marris Otter malt.

I never intended it to be an exact clone I always put my own mark on it :lol:

Looks lovely !

I'm brewing !!! At last !!! Chinook smells awesome !! First brew in over a month !

Bottle was posted yesterday !
Good luck and if a winner needs someone to take on the brewery tour give me a shout

Anyone else actually enter? And if you did have you heard anything?

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No Rick I didn't but the one i made is probably the best beer i have made in a long time. The oat was a suprisingly good addition helped with lacing and head retention more than wheat malt on its own. Going to use it in my next bitter :thumb:

rickthebrew said:

Anyone else actually enter? And if you did have you heard anything?

:wha:

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I didn't enter mine, but it turned out to be a cracking pint :thumb: I've just got 2 bottles left and will be definitely doing the same recipe again. They were to notify the winner on 3rd July.

I checked the brew uk forum and tasting has been postponed until Friday 13th July - so fingers crossed for me still !!

Well I didn`t win but some nice feedback;

great aroma
good beer
lacks body


:) so maybe us05 wasn`t the best yeast choice - my next clone will definetly be with recovered yeast from a PJ bottle - this could make all the difference as yeast really is key :geek:

Mine has plenty of body with us-05, must be the oats. :whistle:

Shame. Well done for giving it a try. :thumb:

graysalchemy said:

Mine has plenty of body with us-05, must be the oats. :whistle:

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:lol: I think the brewery have got it all wrong - i may try a PJ with half wheat and half pale malt and some porridge oats chucked in for good measure :lol:


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Southerners what do you expect :lol: :lol:

All beer should have at least 5% wheat malt.

Having said that most of the bitters I like and clone are southern.........................










I just make them Northern with wheat malt and my new friend oats. :whistle: :whistle:

The Oats made for fantastic lacing in the glass. :thumb:

graysalchemy said:

The Oats made for fantastic lacing in the glass. :thumb:

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I'd say rye is even better. Just use flakes, not malt, otherwise you'd experience all horrors when sparging.

Yes, I am a rye addict.

Even though I'm a southerner I love a bit of head!!


Oats and wheat are very dominant in my bitter brews and I have been using crystal rye which gives an amazing sweet toffee liquorice flavour - great in a classic bitter ! Many of my bitters have oats, oat malt or wheat up to 25% of the grist,


I love beer !
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I am going to use oats along with wheat malt in all my bitters and pales now. :thumb:

rickthebrew said:

Even though I'm a southerner I love a bit of head!!

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I think all us red blooded males could say that, no need to make the thread off topic! :-o:grin:

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