Tyrant Ale (P's Wicked Clone)
This is from a text file I've kept for over 10 years. I no longer recall the exact source; it may have been from the Homebrew Digest.
I've been trying to brew something close to Pete's Wicked Ale,
IMO one of the better widely available micros. I found a
number of recipes here and on RCB, all different. I merged
what seemed to be the better suggestions from these recipes,
plus what I read on the label (without looking, can anyone tell
me what two ingredients are indicated on the neck label?) and
came up with Tyrant Ale (Tyrants are wicked, aren't they?).
6.6 lb amber LME (I used Northwestern)
1.0 lb amber DME
1.0 lb amber crystal malt
0.5 lb chocolate malt
1.25 oz Brewers Gold Hops - boiling (60+ min)
1.00 oz Willamette Hops - aroma (end of boil)
0.50 oz Willamette Hops - dry
1 tsp gypsum
1 tsp Irish Moss
Liquid Ale Yeast (I used William's English Brewery Ale)
0.75 cup corn sugar for priming
Add gypsum to 2 gal water, and steep grains @150 deg F for 30
min)
Add boiling and aroma hops at appropriate times; add Irish Moss
whenever you think it's the right time (I've noticed widely
varing opinions on this, and I think they're all right)
After about a week, transfer to secondary fermenter and add dry
hops - prime and bottle after another 2 or 3 weeks
This brew is a bit darker than the real thing, but tastes very
similar. I am very pleased with it, and will probably brew it
again someday.
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