My wife is preggo and this is her favorite beer in the world. I would like to make her a batch for putting up w/ me and my beer making obsession. If anyone has one I would appreciate it.

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Try this:

Smithwicks CLone Recipe

It is ok but, like I said it's for my wife who loves it. She puts up w/ me turning house into brewery so I gotta say Thanks.haha

Here's the recipe. Has anyone tried this out?

Ingredients:

(Recipe for 18.9 Liters or 4.99 Gallons U.S.)

7 1/2 lbs. English Pale Malted Barley Extract
1 lb. of crystal malt
6 oz Roasted Barley
4 oz Corn Starch
1 1/2 oz Fuggles hops 4.5% alpha acid
2 tsp. Gypsum
1 tsp. Chalk
1/2 tsp. Epsom Salts
1/2 oz Goldings hops (finishing)
Wyeast British Ale Yeast


Method:
Infusion mash at 150˚ F. (include the cornstarch in the mash). Add 1 tsp. of the Gypsum to the sparge water. Add the rest of the gypsum, Epsom salts and Chalk to the boiler. Boil with Fuggles hops for 75 minutes. Add the Goldings finishing hops during the last 2 minutes. Force chill to 70˚. Specific Gravity 1.046. Ferment as usual.

Note:

There is actually some gomer who advocates mixing 3/4 of a pint of Guinness with a 1/4 pint of Miller beer to approximate the above brew. If you try this and after you've mopped up the vomit, kick yourself in the butt for me.

So, Vanwolfhausen...the ball's in your court. You gonna give this recipe a try or not?

Im really curious what your wife thinks of this here clone. And indeed, we all need to brew our wives a batch of their favorite beer for putting up with our hobby! I hope this clone serves her well.


Cheers
Dave

I couldn't have put it better myself. My wife loves Belgian beers and she has to put up with carboys in the bathroom every so often. (I have yet to build a seperate beer making area in the apartment.)