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Mack and Jacks African Amber clone
Crabnut wrote:
My biggest problem has been having any survive the full month of keg aging.
I have found it dosnt need a month in keg to become really good. Kegging speeds up the conditioning quite a bit. I have gone from primary to keg in 14 days, and another 14 days later drinking perfect beer. The first week or so in keg is a little green, then the next week mellows, and after that is pouring great flavor.
I've noticed that too With my limited kegging experience. I will be bringing a 5 gallon corny of the most perfect batch of African Amber that I have ever made to 1n1m3g's brewday this Saturday. I had a Pint today, Man oh man oh man is this stuff the schiznit. Full of Cascade aroma, full malt flavor, slight citrus, and medium carmel, leveled off with a crisp bitterness at the end.
Hope to see everyone there.
thirsty wrote:
Crabnut wrote:
My biggest problem has been having any survive the full month of keg aging.
I have found it dosnt need a month in keg to become really good. Kegging speeds up the conditioning quite a bit. I have gone from primary to keg in 14 days, and another 14 days later drinking perfect beer. The first week or so in keg is a little green, then the next week mellows, and after that is pouring great flavor.
At least I can feel better about never getting to taste the fully aged beer. OK. Maybe I am stretching the truth a bit there. My Easter Sunday Bruguru M & J is kegged and already drinking. The dry hop is still developing, and it's a little green from just being kegged, but I just can't help myself. Oh, the malty goodness. As the citrus notes start to mellow a bit, the dry hop will kick in and it just gets better.
CHEERS Bruguru. My Hero.
I'll be maing this again after we get moved and settled in. Moving May 1st so probably the next weekend.
DC
yep, it's delicious. I know what you mean about not being able to wait the 30 days. I bottled on the 16th, today's the 26th and a case is already gone! (party this weekend). Thanks again for this recipe. While I'm not convinced this is exactly like M & J, it's very close for an extract recipe. Well done!
making my first batch of this beer right now. Hopefully all goes well and I like the beer.... how long do you all dry hop it for? I was thinking between 7-10 days, but I've never done a dry hop before.
7- 10 days is fine. Not longer than e weeks though, or you'll get vegital flavors.
ok, thats what I thought. I just got done brewing it, all grain. sg 1.058 @71.5 degrees F. Used s-04 yeast, set the temp controller at 58 degrees and put her in the fridge.
Wow! A 27 page long thread- and not a single post in the month of May? WTF? I still have some left in my keg- nursing it!
Bottled a batch of mack and jack over a week ago. A little darker than normal from using Munich LME. tastes great.
DC
Finally brewed this on the 4th. Dropped the orange peel to 10 minutes and subbed 2 lbs of the MO for US 2 row. Its happily bubbling away at 67.
Well, I guess everyone had some & was just enjoying it.
But now I'm out again, so be brewing this one again this week.
Used Cents for the bittering last time, think it was a little too much, too sharp of a flavor.
Going with all Cascade this time.
got mine bottled up about a week ago. Couldn't wait to see how this beer tastes after hearing so much about it, so I put a couple of them in a box and set them outside on the deck. With the heat we've been having lately, they were carbed in 4 days, probably less. tastes pretty darn good too.
Since this thread is still alive and kicking, I don't feel bad stopping by so late in the game. I just wanted to thank everyone for all the great info, I don't even brew yet but to say that I'm inspired is an understatement!
I couldn't pull myself away from the screen until I read everything, and then I felt compelled to create an account just to send my thanks!
I miss this beer so much since leaving Seattle, it was African Amber (in addition to Deschute's Black Butte Porter and Georgetown Brewing Co's Manny's Pale Ale) that converted me into a beer snob! It's nice to know that making our own clone is an option!
CD, welcome to the board.
You will discover that your inspiration can turn into an obsession very quickly.
There are a lot of good folks here to help you on your way.
Since you have a lack of Mac & Jack's, may I suggest that the first recipe in this thread would be an appropriate first beer.
It requires minimal equipment, and will result in a great beer.
With 20/20 hindsight, I would suggest adding 3-4 teaspoons of dried Valentia orange peel (available at most grocery store spice counters) 30 min into the boil.
Good Luck.
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