Mountain Goat Hightail Ale - Ag Recipe Suggestion?

[DTM]

Hey all.
Just wondering if anyone has any more feedback or info on this recipe? Just found this thread and i'm super keen to do an extract version.
cheers

 

[scrogster]

I brewed the recipe below recently, and it came out pretty close to Hightail I think.
Compared side by side, the colours were identical, mine had a little more body and maltiness, and lacked detectable roastiness, owing to
the absence of any roast malt or roast barley in my recipe. Mine also had much more hop flavour and aroma than the original.

If I wanted to make it even closer to Hightail, I'd reduce the Crystal and Munich a little, and reduce the hops a bit, but I think I prefer
it the way it is.

Batch Size: 24.00 L

Boil Size: 30.00 L

Estimated OG: 1.050 SG

Estimated Color: 16.9 SRM

Estimated IBU: 41.8 IBU

Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %

Boil Time: 60 Minutes



Ingredients:

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Amount Item Type % or IBU

4.50 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (Grain 76.92 %

0.75 kg Munich, Dark (Joe White) (15.0 SRM) Grain 12.82 %

0.25 kg Crystal, Dark (Joe White) (110.0 SRM) Grain 4.27 %

0.15 kg Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 2.56 %

0.10 kg Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 1.71 %

0.10 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (381.0 SRM) Grain 1.71 %

20.00 gm Cascade [6.00 %] (60 min) Hops 12.5 IBU

25.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 20.9 IBU

30.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.00 %] (5 min) Hops 5.0 IBU

30.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 3.4 IBU

30.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma HHops -

30.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SteHops -

0.33 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc

1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale Yeast (DCL Yeast #USYeast-Ale





Mash Schedule: My Mash

Total Grain Weight: 5.85 kg

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My Mash

Step Time Name Description Step Temp

60 min Mash In Add 17.55 L of water at 71.0 C 65.0 C

10 min Mash Out Add 8.78 L of water at 97.9 C 75.0 C

 

[bullsneck]

Thanks for the tips.

I'll give it a go, with just over 1g/L to add a bit more of a Cascade hit.
20g PoR to 20IBU
Cascade at 20 and 5 to 12IBU, plus around 25g dry hopped.

How's that sound?

 

[IainMcLean]

If you're not in a rush I have a recipe back home that tastes remarkably like Hightail Ale... Currently in Europe.

 

[beerdrinkingbob]

If you're not in a rush I have a recipe back home that tastes remarkably like Hightail Ale... Currently in Europe.

that would be good, I had a crack at it myself but she it got an infection, would be good to get some confirmation before i give it another go.

 

[sean_0]

If you're not in a rush I have a recipe back home that tastes remarkably like Hightail Ale... Currently in Europe.

Are you home yet? I'd love to take a look at that recipe

 

[HoppingMad]

Did a brew of the 'Vintage' hightail in late 2010. The one that was mentioned on their blog.

Will admit it tastes nothing like the current version which I suspect has had a lot of crystal and roast taken out of it and the hops bumped up.

For those thinking of doing the 'Vintage Hightail' from the link earlier in the thread, I would add more late cascade or bump up the dry hop, or better still use hop flowers over pellets for that super fresh taste you get of it off the randall at the Richmond brewery. Mountain Goat are doing plenty of big hops at the moment and the old recipe is quite different - quite roasty is the way mine came up.

Actually slugged one down last night after having it cellared since Chrissie. It now tastes quite English with the cascade hop dulled off but has a great red to light brown colour with a nice creamy head.

Still not a bad recipe to try - quite sweet with all the crystal would be my only gripe - but for those that love the US styles of American Red/Amber and APAs this is a slightly roasty version with a difference. Cellar it a while like me and you'll almost wind up with a Celtic Red!

I would have loved to have entered this beer in a comp but it doesn't quite seem to fit perfectly to a style. But who cares? It's great to drink.

Hopper.

 

[hooper80]

I just come up with this, I think I will give it a crack soon. As I mainly do Lagers I have never done a good Ale.

Aussie Bitter
American Amber Ale

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 26.00 L
Brewer: Stephen Wright
Boil Size: 31.86 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 75 min Equipment: My Gear
Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4500.00 gm Pale Malt, Golden Promise (Thomas Fawcett) (5.9 EBC) Grain 82.57 %
400.00 gm Crystal Malt - Pale (Thomas Fawcett) (55.2 EBC) Grain 7.34 %
300.00 gm Crystal Malt - Medium (Thomas Fawcett) (94.6 EBC) Grain 5.50 %
200.00 gm Crystal Malt - Dark (Thomas Fawcett) (165.5 EBC) Grain 3.67 %
50.00 gm Carafa Special II (Weyermann) (817.6 EBC) Grain 0.92 %
25.00 gm Pride of Ringwood [9.00 %] (60 min) Hops 22.3 IBU
25.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 4.9 IBU
0.60 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
11.44 gm PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #S-05) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.045 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 0.000 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 0.000 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.49 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.00 %
Bitterness: 27.3 IBU Calories: 0 cal/l
Est Color: 26.4 EBC Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body Total Grain Weight: 5450.00 gm
Sparge Water: 14.42 L Grain Temperature: 20.0 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C TunTemperature: 20.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Medium Body Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 13.74 L of water at 75.2 C 68.0 C
10 min Mash Out Add 9.16 L of water at 88.7 C 75.6 C

This high tail

 

[hooper80]

Anybody got any updates on the hightail recipes? Please

 

[hooper80]

Anybody brewed this beer of late?

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Very basic instruction for my second batch but will attempt this tomorrow.

15L batch

2.5 Kilo Pale Malt
.25 Kilo Light Crystal
.25 Kilo Dark Crystal
.085 Kilo Cara Red

20g Pride of Ringwood at 60 minutes
15g Casade at 10 minutes
15g Cascade at flameout

Safale US-05 yeast

Any thoughts