Well,
I guess that's a no for anyone having tasted it let alone knowing a clone....
Have gathered together a few different tidbits from various web reviews, and came up with the following as a starting point.
O'Hara's Stout Clone
Brew Type: All Grain Date: 3/17/2010
Style: Dry Stout (Irish) Brewer:
Batch Size: 20.00 L Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 24.00 L Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 % Equipment: Brew Pot (50l)
Actual Efficiency: 14.7 %Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.20 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (3.0 SRM) Grain 71.9 %
0.50 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (381.0 SRM) Grain 11.2 %
0.50 kg Roasted Barley (Joe White) (710.0 SRM) Grain 11.2 %
0.25 kg Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 5.6 %
15.00 gm Challenger [7.50%] (60 min) Hops 14.2 IBU
20.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 12.6 IBU
15.00 gm Williamette [5.50%] (60 min) Hops 10.4 IBU
20.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (20 min) Hops 7.6 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Estimated Original Gravity: 1.048 SG (1.035-1.050 SG)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.012 SG (1.007-1.011 SG)
Estimated Color: 62.5 SRM (35.0-200.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 44.8 IBU (30.0-50.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 2.6 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 4.7 % (3.2-5.5 %)
The grain is based upon the constant reference to Roasted, and Chocolate flavours - My memory is a little hazy, just remember I loved it....
Planning on Mashing at about 68 as I feel that the Flaked Barley will add enough body to the beer, which is a little thinner than Guinness. Aiming for FG of prob 1.014
The 3 hop varieties have been mentioned in one review, but unsure of timing in the boil.... Based the final IBU on the fact that it's definitely more bitter than Guinness.
Would love some feedback from some of you experts!