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James Squire Golden Ale

Posted: Wednesday May 24, 2006 3:17 pm
by DJ
One of favs at the moment..

Have searched but cant find anything.. :oops:

Anyone got a receipe?

Posted: Wednesday May 24, 2006 3:40 pm
by Aussie Claret
Hi,
if you are making a K&K, then use a good base pale ale kit, something like Coopers Pale Ale, 1kg LDME, 200g caramalt, boil some amerillo hops 20g for 15minutes, another 20g for last minute.

If you rack taste during racking and perhaps add another 20g amerillo or cascade dry hopped, depending upon your taste.

I haven't made this recipe but should be somewhere close.

AC

Posted: Wednesday May 24, 2006 7:03 pm
by lokpikn
ive just kegged one which seems to be close but im sure there may be better. I used
1.5 kgs coopers wheat malt
1.5 kgs morgans unhopped pale malt
27grm amerillo 60min
10 grm northern brewer 15 min
10 grm amerillo 2 min
5 grm amerillo dry hop
white yeast 001 californian ale yeast

Hope this works i wont know for a few weeks but it seems close to the ball

Posted: Thursday May 25, 2006 12:22 pm
by DJ
Thanks guys.. might be my next one..

Posted: Monday May 29, 2006 1:47 pm
by chris.
Aussie Claret wrote:Hi,
if you are making a K&K, then use a good base pale ale kit, something like Coopers Pale Ale, 1kg LDME, 200g caramalt, boil some amerillo hops 20g for 15minutes, another 20g for last minute.

If you rack taste during racking and perhaps add another 20g amerillo or cascade dry hopped, depending upon your taste.

I haven't made this recipe but should be somewhere close.

AC
Looks like a good place to start AC.
I'd probably halve the 15min addition & add 10g to the 1min addition.

Posted: Tuesday Jul 11, 2006 11:24 am
by DJ
Aussie Claret wrote:Hi,
if you are making a K&K, then use a good base pale ale kit, something like Coopers Pale Ale, 1kg LDME, 200g caramalt, boil some amerillo hops 20g for 15minutes, another 20g for last minute.

If you rack taste during racking and perhaps add another 20g amerillo or cascade dry hopped, depending upon your taste.

I haven't made this recipe but should be somewhere close.

AC
ok, silly question time....

What is caramalt and can I get it at the home brew shop

Posted: Tuesday Jul 11, 2006 12:27 pm
by rwh
Caramalt is a kind of malted grain that is available from the homebrew shop.
Caramalt is the lightest possible colour crystal malt and carries a soft Toffee Caramel flavour and aroma. Caramalt is ideal for the creation of Amber Ales and light beers, where you may desire a subtle caramel flavour. (from here)

Posted: Monday Jul 31, 2006 12:35 pm
by DJ
Aussie Claret wrote: boil some amerillo hops 20g for 15minutes, another 20g for last minute.
And where can I get Amerillo hops?

My local shop doesnt have them (he said he hasnt heard of them) and the country brewer doesn't have any on thier website.. :(

HELP? :oops:

Posted: Monday Jul 31, 2006 12:52 pm
by chris.

Posted: Monday Jul 31, 2006 12:53 pm
by DJ
CHEER CHRIS.. :D

Posted: Monday Jul 31, 2006 12:59 pm
by lethaldog
james squire amber ale? dont no if this is the one u want but here it is anyway?

muntons premium blonde
amber malt extract ( i use black rock) 1.5 kg
dry corn syrup 250 g
finishing hops golden cluster 5g pellets
safale yeast
final volume 22 litres

try this one on for size dj and hope it helps you out!! :wink:

Posted: Monday Jul 31, 2006 1:00 pm
by DJ
LETHAL,
I'm gonna make a golden ale.. My fav beer ATM.


Have done the amber twice though.. cant quite get that "nutty" after taste in my brew though..

Posted: Monday Jul 31, 2006 1:04 pm
by Cat
It's funny, I find the amber ale a little sweet for drinking now when it previously used to be one of my favourites.

I'm a fan of the Golden Ale now. I find it similar to the Mountain Goat Hightail ale for some reason. I hope to make a decent clone of either one of those beers sometime in the future!

Posted: Monday Jul 31, 2006 1:16 pm
by ACTbrewer
I am currently trying to coax a starter out of a Mountain Goat Pale Ale. Nice cheap(ish) way to get some good quality liquid yeast.

Posted: Friday Aug 18, 2006 12:46 am
by nt
I put down recipe as suggested above, my brew is now bottled for 3 weeks. Here is what I did:

1 x Coopers pale ale kit
1kg LDME
200g JW caramalt 30min steep
boil amerillo 10g for 8 min
add another 15g at flame off steep for 15 min
23L batch
SafAle S-04
3 day primary~21C
4 day secondary
dry hopped 20g amerillo
bulk prime 146g Dextrose
FG1010

This is my 6th batch and is the best so far. I drink it side by side with JS golden ale and here is some comment to get closer to the original:
-need some cascade
-need more sweet
-need more colour and nutty flavour, maybe change 1kg LDME to 1.5kg Amber malt tin
-too much amerillo
-this clone is more bitter than the original

Posted: Friday Aug 18, 2006 12:51 pm
by Stanners
Maybe a little bit of crystal? Also, i think your bitterness may be a bit on the low side for a clone, but why clone when you can make a better beer like you have done! :D