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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 93 9:20:03 MST
From: [email protected]
Subject: Commercial Beer Matrix, Part 1/2
The following commercial beer matrix has been gleaned from various posts in
HBD and rec.crafts.brewing. I find it useful, if not for cloning certain
beers, for finding out what types of ingredients, OGs, etc. are pleasing to
me. The best beers I have brewed were "clones" of commercial beers. They
were not exact duplicates, but actually better than the originals (the
advantage of homebrewing decisions vs. making money).
I find it interesting to note that some breweries use only one type of base
malt and crystal for most or all of their beers, and still provide a wide
variety of beers. This is probably due to the economy of mass buying, but
it shows how versatile you can be using different quantities of base malts
and crystal, and then changing hops and yeast. I don't know anything about
the water treatments (if any) of these brews, but that could have a
considerable effect as well.
The hops are, I believe, in order of boiling time, as should be evident in
most of these beers by the hop variety. They are not all completely
accurate, as the growing region of a particular hop can affect its flavor
profile greatly (note that Redhook gives "Yakima Hallertau", which I presume
is the American version of Mittelfrueh, although I'm not positive. It also
lists "Tettnang", which I'm guessing is Tettnanger Tettnang, grown in
Germany). You can see that some of this information needs work; also some
of it may be dated.
Note that I only assembled this information into a single matrix; I did not
gather it originally from the breweries. I would appreciate similar info on
other breweries (large and small), other beers by these breweries, and any
corrections that you note. If you tour a brewery, take notes!
RedHook Brewery, Seattle, Washington
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
ESB | Klages 2-row | Willamette | English |1.054 |Flagship
| Crystal 60L | Tettnang | Ale | |Product
| | | | |4.3%ABW
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Ballard | Klages 2-row | Eroica | English |1.045 |3.8%ABW
Bitter | Crystal 40L | Willamette | Ale | |
| | Cascade | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Blackhook | Klages 2-row | Willamette | English |1.047 |3.9%ABW
Porter | Crystal 40L | Eroica | Ale | |
| Black Patent | Cascade | | |
| Roasted Barley| | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Redhook | Klages 2-row | Clusters | Belgian |1.050 |4.5%ABW
Ale | Crystal 40L | Willamette | Ale | |Banana
| Black Patent | Eroica | | |overtones
| | Cascade | | |
| | Yakima | | |
| | Hallertau | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Winterhook | Custom-kilned | B.C. Goldings | English |1.057 |4.8%ABW
Christmas | 2-row Carastan| Yakima | Ale | |Recipe
Ale | (Hugh Baird) | Hallertau | | |changes
| | Yakima | | |yearly
| | Cluster | | |yearly
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Wheathook | Klages 2-row | Tettnang | English |1.034 |3.7%ABW
Wheaten | English Malted| Hallertauer | Ale | |German
Ale | Wheat | Hersbrucker | | |hops may
| | Hallertauer | | |wrong
| | Mittelfrueh | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, California
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Summerfest | Pale 2-row | Perle | Lager |1.046 |3.5%ABW
| Dextrin malt | Hallertau | | |Mittel-
| | | | |frueh???
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Pale | Pale 2-row | Perle | Lager |1.064 |5.2%ABW
Bock | Dextrin malt | Mount Hood | | |A beefier
| | | | |Summerfest
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Pale | Pale 2-row | Perle | Ale |1.052 |4.4%ABW
Ale | Dextrin malt | Nugget | | |Flagship
| Crystal malt | Cascade | | |Product
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Porter | Pale 2-row | Nugget | Ale |1.058 |4.7%ABW
| Dextrin malt | Willamette | | |
| Crystal malt | | | |
| Chocolate malt| | | |
| Black patent | | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Stout | Pale 2-row | Chinook | Ale |1.064 |4.8%ABW
| Dextrin malt | Cascade | | |
| Crystal malt | | | |
| Black patent | | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Celebration | Pale 2-row | Chinook | Ale |1.064 |5.1%ABW
Ale | Dextrin malt | Cascade | | |Dry hopped
| Crystal malt | Centennial | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Bigfoot | Pale 2-row | Nugget | Ale |1.092 |10.1%ABW
Barley | Crystal malt | Cascade | | |Dry hopped
Wine | | Centennial | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Tettnanger | Lager |1.052 |Flagship
Adams | Harrington | Tettnang | | |Product
Boston | 2-row | Hallertauer | | |
Lager | Crystal 60L | Mittelfrueh | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | English | Ale |1.056 |
Adams | Harrington | Goldings | | |
Boston | 2-row | English | | |
Stock | Crystal 60L | Fuggles | | |
Ale | | Saaz | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Hallertauer | Lager |1.032 |
Adams | Harrington | Mittelfrueh | | |
Boston | 2-row | Saaz | | |
Lightship | Crystal 60L | | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Tettnanger | Lager |1.081 |First
Adams | Harrington | Tettnang | | |runnings
Double | 2-row | Hallertauer | | |only?
Bock | Crystal 60L | Mittelfrueh | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Tettnanger | Lager |1.056 |
Adams | Harrington | Tettnang | | |
Octoberfest| 2-row | Hallertauer | | |
| Crystal 60L | Mittelfrueh | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Tettnanger | Lager |Varies|Recipe
Adams | Harrington | Tettnang | | |Varies
Winter | 2-row | Hallertauer | | |Yearly
Lager | Crystal 60L | Mittelfrueh | | |
| | English | | |
| | Goldings | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anderson Valley Brewery, Booneville, California
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Poleeko | Pale 2-row | Eroica | Ale | |
Gold | Crystal 40L | Nugget | | |
Light | | Northern | | |
Ale | | Brewer | | |
| | Cascade | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Extra | Pale 2-row | Nugget | Ale | |
Special | Crystal 40L | Eroica | | |
Bitter | Munich malt | Northern | | |
| | Brewer | | |
| | Tettnang | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
High | Pale 2-row | Northern | | |
Rollers | (60%) | Brewer | | |
Wheat | Wheat malt | Mount | | |
Beer | (40%) | Hood | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Boont | Pale 2-row | Eroica | Ale | |
Amber | Crystal 40L | Northern | | |
Ale | Crystal 80L | Brewer | | |
| | Willamette | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Centennial | Pale 2-row | Nugget | | |
| Crystal 40L | Eroica | | |
| Crystal 80L | Northern | | |
| Munich 40L | Brewer | | |
| | Mount | | |
| | Hood | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Deep | Pale 2-row | Nugget | Ale | |
Enders | Crystal 40L | Northern | | |
Dark | Crystal 80L | Brewer | | |
Porter | Chocolate malt| Willamette | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Barney | Pale 2-row | Eroica | Ale | |Flagship
Flats | Crystal 40L | Northern | | |Product
Oatmeal | Crystal 80L | Brewer | | |
Stout | Munich malt | Cascade | | |
| Chocolate malt| | | |
| Wheat malt | | | |
| Roasted barley| | | |
| Oats | | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, California
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Anchor | Pale 2-row | Northern | Lager |1.050 |Flagship
Steam | Crystal | Brewer (US?) |(Wyeast | |Product
| | | Calif. | |Fermented
| | | lager?) | |at 55F
| | | | |Lagered
| | | | |at 50F
| | | | |33 IBU
| | | | |Kraeusened
| | | | |3.9% ABW
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: [email protected]
Subject: Commercial Beer Matrix, Part 1/2
The following commercial beer matrix has been gleaned from various posts in
HBD and rec.crafts.brewing. I find it useful, if not for cloning certain
beers, for finding out what types of ingredients, OGs, etc. are pleasing to
me. The best beers I have brewed were "clones" of commercial beers. They
were not exact duplicates, but actually better than the originals (the
advantage of homebrewing decisions vs. making money).
I find it interesting to note that some breweries use only one type of base
malt and crystal for most or all of their beers, and still provide a wide
variety of beers. This is probably due to the economy of mass buying, but
it shows how versatile you can be using different quantities of base malts
and crystal, and then changing hops and yeast. I don't know anything about
the water treatments (if any) of these brews, but that could have a
considerable effect as well.
The hops are, I believe, in order of boiling time, as should be evident in
most of these beers by the hop variety. They are not all completely
accurate, as the growing region of a particular hop can affect its flavor
profile greatly (note that Redhook gives "Yakima Hallertau", which I presume
is the American version of Mittelfrueh, although I'm not positive. It also
lists "Tettnang", which I'm guessing is Tettnanger Tettnang, grown in
Germany). You can see that some of this information needs work; also some
of it may be dated.
Note that I only assembled this information into a single matrix; I did not
gather it originally from the breweries. I would appreciate similar info on
other breweries (large and small), other beers by these breweries, and any
corrections that you note. If you tour a brewery, take notes!
RedHook Brewery, Seattle, Washington
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
ESB | Klages 2-row | Willamette | English |1.054 |Flagship
| Crystal 60L | Tettnang | Ale | |Product
| | | | |4.3%ABW
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Ballard | Klages 2-row | Eroica | English |1.045 |3.8%ABW
Bitter | Crystal 40L | Willamette | Ale | |
| | Cascade | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Blackhook | Klages 2-row | Willamette | English |1.047 |3.9%ABW
Porter | Crystal 40L | Eroica | Ale | |
| Black Patent | Cascade | | |
| Roasted Barley| | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Redhook | Klages 2-row | Clusters | Belgian |1.050 |4.5%ABW
Ale | Crystal 40L | Willamette | Ale | |Banana
| Black Patent | Eroica | | |overtones
| | Cascade | | |
| | Yakima | | |
| | Hallertau | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Winterhook | Custom-kilned | B.C. Goldings | English |1.057 |4.8%ABW
Christmas | 2-row Carastan| Yakima | Ale | |Recipe
Ale | (Hugh Baird) | Hallertau | | |changes
| | Yakima | | |yearly
| | Cluster | | |yearly
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Wheathook | Klages 2-row | Tettnang | English |1.034 |3.7%ABW
Wheaten | English Malted| Hallertauer | Ale | |German
Ale | Wheat | Hersbrucker | | |hops may
| | Hallertauer | | |wrong
| | Mittelfrueh | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, California
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Summerfest | Pale 2-row | Perle | Lager |1.046 |3.5%ABW
| Dextrin malt | Hallertau | | |Mittel-
| | | | |frueh???
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Pale | Pale 2-row | Perle | Lager |1.064 |5.2%ABW
Bock | Dextrin malt | Mount Hood | | |A beefier
| | | | |Summerfest
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Pale | Pale 2-row | Perle | Ale |1.052 |4.4%ABW
Ale | Dextrin malt | Nugget | | |Flagship
| Crystal malt | Cascade | | |Product
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Porter | Pale 2-row | Nugget | Ale |1.058 |4.7%ABW
| Dextrin malt | Willamette | | |
| Crystal malt | | | |
| Chocolate malt| | | |
| Black patent | | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Stout | Pale 2-row | Chinook | Ale |1.064 |4.8%ABW
| Dextrin malt | Cascade | | |
| Crystal malt | | | |
| Black patent | | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Celebration | Pale 2-row | Chinook | Ale |1.064 |5.1%ABW
Ale | Dextrin malt | Cascade | | |Dry hopped
| Crystal malt | Centennial | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Bigfoot | Pale 2-row | Nugget | Ale |1.092 |10.1%ABW
Barley | Crystal malt | Cascade | | |Dry hopped
Wine | | Centennial | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Tettnanger | Lager |1.052 |Flagship
Adams | Harrington | Tettnang | | |Product
Boston | 2-row | Hallertauer | | |
Lager | Crystal 60L | Mittelfrueh | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | English | Ale |1.056 |
Adams | Harrington | Goldings | | |
Boston | 2-row | English | | |
Stock | Crystal 60L | Fuggles | | |
Ale | | Saaz | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Hallertauer | Lager |1.032 |
Adams | Harrington | Mittelfrueh | | |
Boston | 2-row | Saaz | | |
Lightship | Crystal 60L | | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Tettnanger | Lager |1.081 |First
Adams | Harrington | Tettnang | | |runnings
Double | 2-row | Hallertauer | | |only?
Bock | Crystal 60L | Mittelfrueh | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Tettnanger | Lager |1.056 |
Adams | Harrington | Tettnang | | |
Octoberfest| 2-row | Hallertauer | | |
| Crystal 60L | Mittelfrueh | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Sam | Klages / | Tettnanger | Lager |Varies|Recipe
Adams | Harrington | Tettnang | | |Varies
Winter | 2-row | Hallertauer | | |Yearly
Lager | Crystal 60L | Mittelfrueh | | |
| | English | | |
| | Goldings | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anderson Valley Brewery, Booneville, California
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Poleeko | Pale 2-row | Eroica | Ale | |
Gold | Crystal 40L | Nugget | | |
Light | | Northern | | |
Ale | | Brewer | | |
| | Cascade | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Extra | Pale 2-row | Nugget | Ale | |
Special | Crystal 40L | Eroica | | |
Bitter | Munich malt | Northern | | |
| | Brewer | | |
| | Tettnang | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
High | Pale 2-row | Northern | | |
Rollers | (60%) | Brewer | | |
Wheat | Wheat malt | Mount | | |
Beer | (40%) | Hood | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Boont | Pale 2-row | Eroica | Ale | |
Amber | Crystal 40L | Northern | | |
Ale | Crystal 80L | Brewer | | |
| | Willamette | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Centennial | Pale 2-row | Nugget | | |
| Crystal 40L | Eroica | | |
| Crystal 80L | Northern | | |
| Munich 40L | Brewer | | |
| | Mount | | |
| | Hood | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Deep | Pale 2-row | Nugget | Ale | |
Enders | Crystal 40L | Northern | | |
Dark | Crystal 80L | Brewer | | |
Porter | Chocolate malt| Willamette | | |
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Barney | Pale 2-row | Eroica | Ale | |Flagship
Flats | Crystal 40L | Northern | | |Product
Oatmeal | Crystal 80L | Brewer | | |
Stout | Munich malt | Cascade | | |
| Chocolate malt| | | |
| Wheat malt | | | |
| Roasted barley| | | |
| Oats | | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, California
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beer Name | Fermentables | Hops | Yeast | O.G. | Comments
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
- -------------|---------------|--------------------|---------|------|----------
Anchor | Pale 2-row | Northern | Lager |1.050 |Flagship
Steam | Crystal | Brewer (US?) |(Wyeast | |Product
| | | Calif. | |Fermented
| | | lager?) | |at 55F
| | | | |Lagered
| | | | |at 50F
| | | | |33 IBU
| | | | |Kraeusened
| | | | |3.9% ABW
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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