Raging Bitch Clone
Style: Belgian Pale Ale OG: 1.081
Type: All Grain FG: 1.019
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 8.12 %
Calories: 264 IBU's: 72.54
Efficiency: 70 % Boil Size: 5.83 Gal
Color: 13.7 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Boil Time: 90 minutes

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Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
7.00 lbs 43.75 % Pilsner (2 Row) Bel 60 mins 1.036
1.50 lbs 9.38 % Briess Caramel 60L 60 mins 1.034
7.50 lbs 46.88 % Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel 60 mins 1.037

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 43.42 Warrior 60 mins 15.00
1.00 ozs 14.91 Amarillo Gold 20 mins 8.50
0.50 ozs 12.28 Columbus (Tomahawk) 20 mins 14.00
1.00 ozs 1.06 Amarillo Gold 1 mins 8.50
0.50 ozs 0.87 Columbus (Tomahawk) 1 mins 14.00
2.00 ozs Amarillo Gold 10 days 8.50

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg WLP550 Belgian Ale Yeast

Will probably do a 90 minute mash. Mash at 152° for my first try and adjust next time if I need too. Ferment at ambient room temp 65° and see how high it goes and once again adjust next time.

Looks like it'llbe a good beer. How'd you come up with the recipe?

Borrowed from a few other recipes and changed where I thought necessary. I was going to use cultured yeast from a woody creek wit, but decided to go with the wlp550. I may try it next time.

well? which is which? I'm gonna guess yours is the darker one, on the right.

Did a blind tasting and side by side with a few friends last night. As you can see it came out a little darker. The bitterness and flavor of mine were more intense also. Surprisingly the Raging Bitch had almost no aroma, this was another area were mine was more intense.
I thought with the darker look that mine would be noticeably sweeter, but it really wasn't. Could have been that it was, masked by the extra bitterness and flavor. I actually detected more of the Belgian yeast flavor in the blind tasting of mine then I prviously thought it had. My fermentation stayed below 70° (around 68°), I was hoping more for 72°. I'll try again in the summer when the ambient temps will be more suitable.
The more that we drank them side by side, the more the differences faded. It definately has a evry similar character, just more IPA-like. RB is a little more balanced. Not sure if I'll try to get it closer next time or keep it as-is and just try to get more yeast character/esters. Very tasty and very big hit. I have a friend coming over this week and RB is his favorite beer, we will see what he thinks.

what was your FG on this?

Actual was 1.022...estimated was 1.019. Little warmer and I probably could have hit it. I tried a heating pad but it didn't do much. Never had to worry about warming a fermentation. This was my first Belgian and I do my Hefes when the house is warmer. May invest in a carboy heater down the road.

Missed my target mash temp by two degrees also. (154° instead of 152°). May lower it a bit next time. That may have made a difference.