Theakston XB

[Kamikaze]

I have been looking for an all grain Theakston XB clone, but can not find one does any one have a recipe please.

Thanks
David

[dopejack]

It's in Graham Wheelers book. Last but one that I did. Bloody lovely!

[Kamikaze]

Thanks Dopejack for the info.

David

[dopejack]

Sorry mate, I misinformed you. It was Old Peculier that's in GW's book. Still very nice though!

[Kamikaze]

Thanks anyway I am currently drinking OP from the which I found on the Hop and Grain site and yes it is lovely.

David

[jubby]

From The Real Ale Almanac:

Ingredients. pale malt, Crystal malt, maize-derived unmalted cereal (maybe flaked maize?) 'and other sugars'.
4.5% ABV. 26 units of colour and 26 EBU using Fuggles and other varieties of whole hops. Dry hopped.

Theakston's ingredients lists are a bit vague. That doesn't help much, but that's all the info in the book. If you have a brewing program, you could knock up something close, but without knowing all the hops; especially the dry hop, it probably won't be the same. I would guess at some Goldings in there somewhere. Not that i have tasted it, but they use them in other beers.
For what it's worth, in my opinion, with those ingredients used in sensible ratio's, you can't fail.

[Kamikaze]

Thanks Jubby

That is most helpful I will have a play in a beer calculator and give it a go my next brewing day. I will then post my results back here.

Thanks again
David