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I had my first bottle of Anchors Steam Beer recently, and have fallen in love with the taste. I would love to make my own. Does anyone know of a good clone recipe? It could be either extract or all-grain (I have only done extract thus far, but am going to start all-grain soon).

I moved to the San Francisco Bay area in the early 60’s.  I drank Anchor Steam beer there and recalled it as being a little hazy and having a flavor that was all its own.  I liked it very much.  IIRC it was only available on draft back then and was a little hard to find. When I first tried it again in the mid 80’s it was bottled and pretty much unremarkable.  Nothing like I remembered it.  Later I also tried it on draft and found it to be a clear lager type beer a little too light for my taste and still nothing like I remembered it. Was that just me or has the character of Anchor steam changed over the years?  Or is it that nostalgia in the only thing that is as good as it used to be? —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–==  Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–

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I had my first bottle of Anchors Steam Beer recently, and have fallen in love with the taste. I would love to make my own. Does anyone know of a good clone recipe? It could be either extract or all-grain (I have only done extract thus far, but am going to start all-grain soon).

I have an award winning Steam recipe on my page… Cheers, Mike www.ipass.net/~mpdixon/homebrew.htm

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http://www.schwedhelm.net/diversions/labelsrecipes.html Third recipe down called Red Ryder.  This is my House Brew.  It’s for a 10 gallon batch. Beer here, Mike — **Remove the obvious when replying directly**

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I had my first bottle of Anchors Steam Beer recently, and have fallen in love with the taste. I would love to make my own. Does anyone know of a good clone recipe? It could be either extract or all-grain (I have only done extract thus far, but am going to start all-grain soon).

I’ve done various beers in the broad style of an Anchor Steam. BJCP classes it as "California Common" under American Pale Ale, but in many ways it’s closer to a Vienna lager than a typical APA. I’m fond of Vienna & Munich malts and use more of those than might be appropriate, but … 6 lbs 2-row pale 3 lbs Vienna 2 lbs Munich .5 lb Crystal 40 .5 lb Barley Flakes Mash at about 150. Northern Brewer throughout the boil. An ounce at an hour, an ounce at 30 and an ounce at 15 ought to do it, adjust depending on %AA of your hops and your preference. WLP810 SF Lager Yeast. I like to ferment at cellar temperatures (mid 50s), rack to secondary after a week and leave it in the cellar for two or three months before kegging & serving. It can be fermented at room temperatures; it can also be lagered in the mid-30s for a while if you like. ben

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I had my first bottle of Anchors Steam Beer recently, and have fallen in love with the taste. I would love to make my own. Does anyone know of a good clone recipe? It could be either extract or all-grain (I have only done extract thus far, but am going to start all-grain soon). Thanks, Jim

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Here ya go….extremely close to Anchor acording to my friends.

[ Steam Beer.txt 2K ]

ProMash Recipe Printout Recipe : Steam Beer BJCP Style and Style Guidelines 06-C  American Pale Ales, California Common Ale Min OG:  1.044   Max OG:  1.055 Min IBU:    35   Max IBU:    45 Min Clr:     8   Max Clr:    14  Color in SRM, Lovibond Recipe Specifics Batch Size (GAL):         6.00    Wort Size (GAL):    6.00 Total Grain (LBS):       11.50 Anticipated OG:          1.055    Plato:             13.48 Anticipated SRM:           9.6 Anticipated IBU:          33.3 Brewhouse Efficiency:       80 % Wort Boil Time:             90    Minutes Pre-Boil Amounts Evaporation Rate:      11.00    Percent Per Hour Pre-Boil Wort Size:    7.19    Gal Pre-Boil Gravity:      1.046    SG          11.34  Plato Formulas Used Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used. Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points. Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg % Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis. Color Formula Used:   Mosher Hop IBU Formula Used: Tinseth Tinseth Concentration Factor: 1.30 Grain/Extract/Sugar    %     Amount     Name                          Origin        Potential SRM  87.0    10.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row)              America        1.036      2   8.7     1.00 lbs. Crystal 80L                                  1.033     80   4.3     0.50 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt                      1.033      2 Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon. Hops    Amount     Name                              Form    Alpha  IBU  Boil Time   0.50 oz.    Northern Brewer                   Whole    9.00  14.9  90 min.   0.75 oz.    Northern Brewer                   Whole    9.00  16.1  30 min.   1.00 oz.    Northern Brewer                   Whole    9.00   2.4  2 min. Yeast —– White Labs WLP810 San Fransisco Lager Mash Schedule Mash Type: Single Step Qts Water Per LBS Grain: 1.57    Total Qts: 18.00 Saccharification Rest Temp : 155  Time:  90 Mash-out Rest Temp :         176  Time:  10 Sparge Temp :                180  Time:  60

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