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Yep. Noticed the same thing last week when I grabbed a 6 pack brzt. Put it down to bad storage conditions but you may be right. All the more reason to make a decent clone!

Mine is due to go in the kegs this week. Can't wait!

I wondered how a can mixed at 8.5L would come out. Probably best to tell your LHBS guy about your experience. Sounds like the heavy malt and bittering would be a real punch in the face!

Yeah dry hopped my second batch on the weekend. Next attempt I think I want to include some galaxy to give a bit of passionfruit/tropical flavour. Have not used it before so it will be an interesting experiment. Hopefully a good one though. Somewhere between HT6 and Hop Hog is the aim. With the...

Looking good paulyman! I slightly increased my roast barley in a second batch this weekend for the same reason. Had a nice colour but still closer to a golden ale than the full blood red mahogany of the HF6. I was almost tempted to lower the bitters too but by the time I tapped the second keg I...

Sounding good Paulyman! I will be putting a couple new batches down soon. Got 2 empty FV's atm so will give your last recipe a crack and do another with a few variations I've been thinking of. My dry hop was after the end of fermentation so it I'll be interested to hear if you still get the...

Haven't found it too bad out the carton. A little light on the bitters but still good. Fair to say it's no Hop Hog but don't have the same price tag either. Kegged my batch last night. Aroma is spot on! Flavour and mouthfeel need some work. Next batch I think I want more caramunich and a...

The brew was 45 litres so half it for a standard 23 litre brew. Next attempt will have some of the LDM replaced with LME since I found the sweetness seems low and HT6 has that suttle sweetness. As follows; Steep in 3.5litres at 65-70; 1kg x Caramunich 3 50gm x Roasted Barley 30 mins steep...

Oh and the left is the clone beside the original JS HT6 on the right just in case anyone was wondering.

Based on colour and aroma this may come somewhere very close to a hop thief. I did my dry hop today and drew a sample to check progress. More bitter than the original but the dry hop should cover some of that. So far I think it's on track. I need this for the weekend on 13th so pushing a little...

Yep. It's on it's way. Took a gravity reading on Sunday to see how things were going. The smell is certainly similar but didn't have a JS HP6 on hand to compare. The taste is lacking yet but I still have my dry hop to go so hopefully that brings it on par with the HP6. I made some late changes...

Slight change for mine. Dropped the carared after chatting with my LHBS and going with 50g of roasted barley. Caramunich will be 1kg. I'm also thinking of doubling the simcoe amount. How did your second attempt go paulyman?

I will be trying something similar this weekend. Posted on the all grain thread but better I post here. Thinking of doing a similar hops scheule to yours above but in the interest of being a tight ******* I want to throw in some prehopped cans just to get the bittering up. I'll be doing 45L so...

Yeah had a read through that thread too but it seems it would be a little light on the bitterness. I was thinking maybe something like Coopers Pale Ale might give it a decent backbone but am concerned I might throw the flavour off completely. Might just have to try it out and see what happens.

My first post here folks but done a few brews. Usually partial mash with kits. Any suggestions for a good kit base for the Hop Thief? I usually do 45litre brews but only a 15l pot so kits are my only option but really want to give this one a crack.