🍻 10 Top Beer Brewing Recipes You Can Try at Home

28 Jun 2025 7 min read No comments Home Brewing
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If you’re ready to level up your homebrewing game, look no further than these ten time-tested recipes. Whether you’re brewing your first batch or looking to recreate legendary flavors, these beers range from historic styles to award-winning craft creations.

1. Pliny the Elder (Double IPA) – Russian River Clone

🔎 Style: Imperial/Double IPA
📍 Origin: Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA
🍻 ABV: ~8.0% (1.072 OG → 1.011 FG) homebrewtalk.com+15brewersfriend.com+15blog.homebrewing.org+15

🧪 All-Grain Recipe (6 gal):

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2. Dead Guy Ale (Maibock-Style) – Rogue Clone

🔎 Style: Maibock / Helles Bock Ale
📍 Origin: Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
🍻 ABV: 6.8–7%

🧪 All‑Grain Recipe (5.5 gal):

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3. Saison Dupont – Belgian Farmhouse Classic Clone

🔎 Style: Saison
📍 Origin: Brasserie Dupont, Tourpes, Belgium
🍻 ABV: ~5.9–6.5%

🧪 All‑Grain Recipe (5.5 gal):

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4. Heady Topper – The Alchemist (Double NEIPA Clone)

🍺 Style: Double New England IPA
📍 Origin: Stowe, Vermont
🍻 ABV: ~8.0–8.2% byo.com+15brewersfriend.com+15store.bellsbeer.com+15byo.com+15homebrewtalk.com+15byo.com+15

🧪 Recipe (5.5 gal batch – all grain):

👨‍🔬 Maker Note: John Kimmich recommends minimizing aeration post-whirlpool to preserve haze and hop aroma. This iconic recipe sparked the NEIPA movement.

5. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (American Pale Ale Clone)

🍺 Style: American Pale Ale
📍 Origin: Chico, California
🍻 ABV: ~5.6%

🧪 Recipe (5 gal all grain):

👨‍🔬 Maker Note: Ken Grossman pioneered using whole-cone Cascade hops and open ferments, setting the American Pale Ale standard.

6. Anchor Steam Beer (California Common Clone)

🍺 Style: California Common (“Steam Beer”)
📍 Origin: San Francisco, California
🍻 ABV: ~4.9–5.0%

🧪 Recipe (5 gal all grain):

👨‍🔬 Maker Note: Anchor’s steam beer devised using lager yeast at ale temps due to lack of refrigeration—giving it a malty yet crisp character.

7. La Fin du Monde – Unibroue (Belgian Tripel Clone)

🍺 Style: Belgian-style Tripel
📍 Origin: Quebec, Canada
🍻 ABV: ~8.7%

🧪 Recipe (5.25 gal all grain):

👨‍🔬 Maker Note: Unibroue uses classic Trappist-like yeast and bottle-conditioning—La Fin du Monde is often referred to as their “Queen of Ales.”

8. Two Hearted Ale – Bell’s Brewery (American IPA Clone)

🍺 Style: American IPA
📍 Origin: Kalamazoo, Michigan
🍻 ABV: ~6.7%

🧪 Recipe (5 gal all grain):

👨‍🔬 Maker Note: Larry Bell’s IPA uses only Centennial hops—an homage to Michigan’s hop bounty. Known for its grapefruit-forward aroma and balance.

9. Guinness Draught (Irish Dry Stout Clone)

🍺 Style: Dry Irish Stout
📍 Origin: Dublin, Ireland
🍻 ABV: ~4.2–4.7%

🧪 Recipe (5.5 gal all grain):

👨‍🔬 Maker Note: Aside from ingredients, water carbonate level and nitrogen are key for that true Guinness experience.

10. All Day IPA – Founders Brewing Co. (Session IPA Clone)

🍺 Style: Session IPA
📍 Origin: Grand Rapids, Michigan
🍻 ABV: ~4.7%
🎯 Goal: All the hop aroma and flavor of an IPA—without the high alcohol punch. It’s called All Day for a reason.

🧪 All-Grain Clone Recipe (5.5 gal batch)

Grain Bill:

  • 8.5 lb 2-Row Pale Malt
  • 1 lb Munich Malt
  • 8 oz Carapils
  • 4 oz Crystal 40L
  • Optional: 4 oz sugar for dryness

Mash:

  • 152°F for 60 minutes
  • Mash-out at 168°F
  • Sparge to collect 6.5 gallons pre-boil

🔥 Boil – 60 minutes:

  • Hop Schedule:
    • 0.25 oz Amarillo @ 60 min
    • 0.5 oz Simcoe @ 30 min
    • 0.5 oz Centennial @ 15 min
    • 0.5 oz Simcoe + 0.5 oz Amarillo @ 5 min
    • 1 oz of each (Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo) for dry hopping (3–5 days)

Whirlpool (optional but recommended):

  • 0.5 oz Amarillo + 0.5 oz Simcoe post-boil, whirlpool for 15–20 min at ~180°F

🍺 Yeast & Fermentation:

  • Yeast: US-05 (clean American) or Wyeast 1056
  • Fermentation Temp: 66–68°F
  • Target OG/FG: ~1.048 → 1.010
  • Carbonation: Moderate (~2.4–2.5 volumes CO₂)

🧪 Flavor Profile:

  • Bright citrus (grapefruit, tangerine), floral, slightly resinous
  • Crisp, light-bodied
  • Low bitterness (around 40 IBU), but huge hop aroma

📚 Source & Clone Info:

👨‍🔬 Brewer Background:

  • Developed by Founders Brewing as a solution to “drinking IPAs all day without passing out.”
  • It became one of the best-selling session IPAs in the U.S. thanks to its perfect balance of bold hop flavor and drinkability.

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