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[Dogtongue]

Had a bottle of this beer last night, and it was incredible! Definitely a big beer, no doubt. Has anyone tried and/or succeeded in coming up with a reasonable facsimile of this beer? (Aside from adding Paraguay's best "Holy Tree" wood

[Dave]

Had a bottle of this beer last night, and it was incredible! Definitely a big beer, no doubt. Has anyone tried and/or succeeded in coming up with a reasonable facsimile of this beer? (Aside from adding Paraguay's best "Holy Tree" wood

I had a bottle and it was fantastic!I would brew it too if I could get a close recipe..

[Uisgue]

Wow! That was a beer that made me sit up and take notice! I'd love to at least read a clone recipe. I imagine that it would not be a cheap one, but I would definitely consider it. (I haven't added much new here, but I want into this thread so that I can get a notice if anybody posts one.)

[Michael]

Next time we have a meeting at the brewpub I'll ask if I they can give us some clone ideas.Michael

[EWW]

Next time we have a meeting at the brewpub I'll ask if I they can give us some clone ideas.Michael

Please do, this is a fantastic beer!

[ncbeerbrewer]

This sounds like one of the next beers I need to try. Love to see a clone recipe too as I am sure I will enjoy the real deal as well.

[Stout_fan]

It's an Imperial Brown aged in Palo Santo Casks.So you can't make it without the wood. That is what gives the beer it's distinctive flavor.My "Bite Me Sam, Palo Santo Russian Imperial Stout" recipe was posted over at the board with no name.And anyone who's done a side by side with my beer and Sam's says there is no comparison.

[Thirsty]

My "Bite Me Sam, Palo Santo Russian Imperial Stout" recipe was posted over at the board with no name.

Any way you could copy that over? I just finished aging my RIS on medium toast amer oak cubes. Would love to compare recipes.

[passlaku]

I just did a search on google and saw that you can buy palo santo, the aromatic wood, for $2 to $5 an ounce. Looks like hippies burn it for incense.

[LiverDance]

Now all we need is a base grain bill Anyone got any ideas? Cheers,LD

[Fatman]

This is one of my favorites. I think it would go great with a dry-aged, grass fed strip steak (with a sea salt and brown sugar rub like I had at that fancy OKC restaurant).

[Thirsty]

Now all we need is a base grain bill Anyone got any ideas? Cheers, LD

Suggestions for good base beers that this wood could deliver in, these are all for my 13 gallon batches @80% eff. I think maybe a combination of these would be reeeeaaally good, a place to start brainstorming a possible Imperial wood aged brown. Old Ale: 32 # TF Pearl marris Otter .5 # spec B .5 # aromatic 1 # c-80 .3 # black patent 1 # treacle 3# corn sugar bitter to 60 Ibus w/ magnum @60 Ekg @45, US-04 or WLP005 Imperial Brown: 25 # pils 1.5 # amber 1.5 # c-60 1 # coffee malt .3 # roasted barley 2 # flaked maize 1 # brown sugar same bitter w/ magnum and EKG to 60-65 iBUs, US-04, WLP004 or 005 RIS: 25 # TF Marris otter 2 # pale choc 2 # wheat 2 # roasted barley 1 # caramunich 1 # spec B 1# c-75 1 # aromatic same level of bittering w/ magnum and EKG, US-04 or WLP001 or 005 I have made the latter 2 many times, but the DFH seems to be a a combination of all 3 of these recipes, kind of like an old ale crossed a RIS and landed somewhere in the impy brown. Suggestions on a grain bill combo?