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A while back I was given a challenge and a half six-pack of beer. The challenge, clone the beer, Yuengling Classic Lager. I tasted, I researched and here's what I came up with:
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/762005/jngling
Last night I sat down with the last remaining can and did a side by side comparison to the finished beer. I was blown away. Mine was maybe 1 SRM lighter than the original, was less minerally than Yuengling and had a bit less hop aroma. So I adjusted the recipe to this:
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/743819/jngling
I added a bit more CaraMunich II and corn, added a bit more finishing hops and annotated to add some bicarbonate to the kettle (and balance it out with acid later). The clone is a departure from the clones I could find but side-by-side, it was very close. Adventures in cloning, ladies and gentlemen. Feel free to give this a try! And comments welcome.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/762005/jngling
Last night I sat down with the last remaining can and did a side by side comparison to the finished beer. I was blown away. Mine was maybe 1 SRM lighter than the original, was less minerally than Yuengling and had a bit less hop aroma. So I adjusted the recipe to this:
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/743819/jngling
I added a bit more CaraMunich II and corn, added a bit more finishing hops and annotated to add some bicarbonate to the kettle (and balance it out with acid later). The clone is a departure from the clones I could find but side-by-side, it was very close. Adventures in cloning, ladies and gentlemen. Feel free to give this a try! And comments welcome.