Posts tagged Ale Clone

So it just occured to me that there was no follow-up done with the Newcastle Brown Ale Clone that I created way back in April.  Well, I should start off by saying that the entire 5.5 gallon batch of beer was drank and gone within a month and a half of opening the first bottle.  There was only one bottle of it that managed to sneak past the radar, but that too has matched fate with its brethren.  So here we go with the final result of the clone.

First and foremost, the clone did not come out exactly as I anticipated.  The ale was darker than I felt it should be, and fermented a lot more than it should have.  The flavor, however, was relatively close to that of Newcastle Brown Ale, with the exception that the clone came out a little bit more chocolatey than it should have.  All of the above I am going to blame on there being too much fermentables in the beer, and the flavor on there being too much of the darker malts in the beer.  As a result, the next time I try this recipe, I am going to cut back on the amount of grain, and definately cut back on the amount of the Crystal and Black Patent malts.