Cafferies

[oldtimer]

Any one got a recipe for a Cafferies clone.

The son-in-law does drink some S**t.

[seymour]

I love that slogan, "Strong Words Softly Spoken"

SEYMOUR - CAFFREY'S IRISH ALE CLONE RECIPE

6 US Gallons = 5 Imperial Gallons = 22.7 Litres

FERMENTABLES:
95% = 8.25 lb = 3.74 kg, Two-Row Pale Malt
4% = .35 lb = 159 g, Crystal Malt
1% = .09 lb = 41 g, Chocolate Malt

MASH ≈ 152°F/66.7°C, 60 minutes or until converted, add a pinch of calcium carbonate

SPARGE ≈ 170°F/76.7°C

HOPS:
.75 oz = 21.3 g, Fuggles, 60 minutes
.25 oz = 7.1 g, Goldings, 30 minutes
Add Irish Moss at 15 min remaining

YEAST:
White Labs WLP013

STATS:
OG: 1042
ABV: 4.2%
IBU: 15
COLOUR: light copper 10°SRM/20°EBC

[oldtimer]

Thanks Seymour

I will give it a try.

Many thanks again.

[far9410]

Christ Seymour you're like an encyclopaedia !

[seymour]

Christ Seymour you're like an encyclopaedia !

Thanks, I live to serve.

I'll admit this one involves a lot of reading between the lines and guesswork. It's described as a sorta cross between mass-produced, modern Irish Red Ale and a bland English bitter. You can bet the last few megalithic breweries who have owned the brand keep things pretty simple, no fancy malts, etc. The real deal probably contains a lot of flaked corn or corn syrup, to be honest, and the nitro-widget has a lot to do with it's overall impression, but I think this simple recipe will get you pretty close (and produce a better beer, in my humble opinion.) This wiki page is somewhat informative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffrey's_Irish_Ale

Speaking of the whole nitro-widget issue, oldtimer: I assume you don't have a nitrogen tank for your kegs, right? Instead, when the time comes to keg or bottle, I'd recommend about half again more priming sugar than usual to trick your son-in-law with extreme carbonation.

[scuppeteer]

I'd recommend about half again more priming sugar than usual to trick your son-in-law with extreme carbonation.

BEWARE the exploding bottle!

[seymour]

A whole new meaning of "Irish car bomb" right?

I don't mean that much sugar, though. I get the feeling most English/Irish/Scottish ale aims toward fairly low carbonation, right? Instead of the typical 1/3 - 1/2 cup sugar, maybe more like 1/2 -3/4 cup sugar. Your mileage may vary.

[Pinto]

Seymour is right, a lot of the "creamy" nature of this ale comes from the nitro-pour creating a guinness style head - although I used to drink a lot of this stuff back in my student days In the Fidlers' Elbow in Brighton

All in all, it'll make an inoffensive, quaffable session ale, but it'll seem lacking if you dont have a corny system to get the nitro-head into it.

Looking at that, If you can get hold of some liquid nitrogen, you could always make your own can widget .....

[oldtimer]

Well thanks but I am having a bit of trouble finding this ' Two-Row ' Pale Malt and finding this particular yeast. My local HBS has never heard of either. And I thought this guy was pretty clued up. Any thoughts where it is obtainable ? I do have Pale Malt and Maris, but not this malt.

I do use cornie's with co2 for my finished product, but I ain't giving one to my Son-in-law no sireeee-bob so I guess I will have keg into a King keg or bottle, so thanks for the tip on the primer.

Cheers Guys

[seymour]

Sorry about the confusion, oldtimer. By "two-row" I simply meant any 'ol common English and European brewing/malting barley varieties, as opposed to "six-row" varieties (usually less flavorful, higher protein and nitrogen). Both your Pale Malt and Maris Otter are derived of two-row barley, so you're good to go. Between you and me, your LHBS dude oughta be ashamed.

White Labs WLP013 is believed to be the old Worthington White Shield strain, also available as Wyeast 1028. In reality, most any English/Irish ale strain will work just fine. Other good-fit liquid yeasts which come to mind: Wyeast 1318, White Labs WLP038, White Labs WLP004, White Labs WLP025, White Labs WLP006, the Marble strain, the Morland strain, etc. Don't stress about it though, if nothing else, a packet of dry S-04 would be just fine.

[seymour]

BUMP.

Just out of curiosity, did you find all the bits and get some Caffrey's Irish Ale brewed?