Ethical Question about recipe author

[Brew Captain]

So I found a recipe I liked and copied it to edit some changes. After my changes i realized I kept nothing from the original recipe except the type of hops. my question is do I leave the original authors name or has this become a new recipe/author. I have no issue with givin the original author the credit for the inspiration but also don’t want to offend by butchering his work. Opinions?

 

[Megary]

The only time I will cite the author or source is if I’m brewing a recipe “as is”. In your situation, I would just write something in the description/notes section of the recipe editor that this is “inspired by” or “a tribute to” the source recipe. Not sure that’s the right way.

 

[Minbari]

If I change enough of the recipe that it is now my creation. Then I make me the author.

 

[Craigerrr]

Probably only really matters if you are selling it, advertising it as your own, but calling it whatever the author called it...

 

[GFHomebrew]

Yup I'd call it your own creation inspired by "author".

 

[Sunfire96]

As far as I know even in competitions you can use someone's recipe. At that point they're judging the execution of how it's brewed, not who wrote the recipe.

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

If I've only made minor tweaks to the recipe, I keep the original author. If I've made big changes like adding/removing grains (not just substituting for what's available), I'll put myself as author. But even then I have a url in the notes pointing to the original recipe.

I guess when if comes to a recipe's author or name, Barbarossa sums it up best...

 

[Brew Captain]

Thanks for all the great input. Yep, I think your suggestions are exactly how I’ll proceed.

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

If exactly the same recipe, I use "Clone" in the name.

 

[Zambi]

If exactly the same recipe, I use "Clone" in the name.

Yeah. I do that, or "sort of"

 

[Hawkbox]

I steal Craig's recipes all the time.

 

[Minbari]

I steal Craig's recipes all the time.

@Craigerrr I am soooo telling!

 

[GFHomebrew]

I steal Craig's recipes all the time.

Almost as bad as stealing his Homebrew!

If I were to take one of his it would have to be his Craigunitas not sure I feel safe trying that bloody finger beer...