tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post5201367568034205699..comments2024-02-27T14:56:43.295-04:00Comments on Meek Brewing Co.: Brewing a Maine Beer Company Zoe clone (No. 3 in the Maine Beer Clone series)Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08469375277267237839noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-63743191317019436822020-04-13T18:46:34.473-03:002020-04-13T18:46:34.473-03:00mine was a bit lighter in color than yours but sti...mine was a bit lighter in color than yours but still delicioushookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596228414615106375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-62998339737669085252020-04-13T18:42:49.455-03:002020-04-13T18:42:49.455-03:00great beer, very close to what I remember of Zoe. ...great beer, very close to what I remember of Zoe. thx for the recipe.hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596228414615106375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-65739663322972372422016-04-20T10:27:16.684-03:002016-04-20T10:27:16.684-03:00Ha, you're welcome! The way I read that quick ...Ha, you're welcome! The way I read that quick I pictured myself actually running after the guy!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469375277267237839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-22216607618609308142016-04-13T10:48:47.112-03:002016-04-13T10:48:47.112-03:00Awesome post, thanks for the effort in going after...Awesome post, thanks for the effort in going after the brewer and in sharing!Mateus Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000252711763281172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-14656712055740353022014-09-02T18:40:40.562-03:002014-09-02T18:40:40.562-03:00Thanks, Steve! Glad the beer turned out well for y...Thanks, Steve! Glad the beer turned out well for you, and congrats on your first brew! That's impressive that you started immediately with AG and kegging, good work. Hope you continue to have success with this "hobby"!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469375277267237839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-33365311162766670302014-09-02T18:33:57.202-03:002014-09-02T18:33:57.202-03:00Hi Shawn! Thanks so much for the recipe. I appreci...Hi Shawn! Thanks so much for the recipe. I appreciate your work and effort to put this all together. After over a year of watching Youtube videos and homebrew club meetings and brewing with friends; I decided to finally start brewing. This was my first ever homebrew! She is so good! I went straight to all-grain and kegging. I will be making this again, the taste is amazing. There is no Zoe around here right now, so I can't compare side by side. Life is good. Thanks again, cheers!Steve Carltonhttp://craftbeerjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-12514126612753296252014-03-30T14:07:49.118-03:002014-03-30T14:07:49.118-03:00Glad to see we're on the same page about the r...Glad to see we're on the same page about the real Zoe having more roast/chocolate flavor to it. As I mentioned in my tasting notes, I remember my first bottles of Zoe being more hop-forward, with little chocolate character to the aroma or flavor, but now it seems like the beer is more malt-oriented. <br />In terms of you getting more Simcoe from the real thing, maybe they hop more heavily with Simcoe. Dan told me my guess at 1:1:1 Simcoe/Centennial/CTZ was fine, but that may have been more of a "sure, that should get you close" type answer.<br />Either way, glad you were happy with your clone! Thanks for letting me know how it turned out!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469375277267237839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-29430169282893921732014-03-29T17:05:51.635-03:002014-03-29T17:05:51.635-03:00Hello Shawn, thanks for the sleuthing and developi...Hello Shawn, thanks for the sleuthing and developing a recipe for a really great beer! I gave it a go, with the one notable variation from your recipe being the yeast. I used WY1450 (the local was out of 1056, go figure!). I also scaled down a bit, OG of 1.060, FG 1.013, 6.2%ABV with 76% attenuation. Happily, MBC just started distributing to New York City, so I've done side by side tastings with my bottles next to their bottles, as well as on draught. The big difference was in malt presence. Their roast/chocolate flavor was much more pronounced, and their overall malt flavor was more solid and balanced. In the hops, I got more Simcoe character (what some find as cat piss) from Zoe, with more of the standard American citrus in mine. There are so many variables, both between home brewer's setups, and especially between home brewing and pro scale, that I'm not sure I would recommend anyone else adjust the recipe based only on my experience though. Thanks again, its one of the best beers I've made!Noahhttp://noahloesberg.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-24816646436242117312014-03-03T12:44:31.469-04:002014-03-03T12:44:31.469-04:00I believe it's 8-10 SRM... if you only have da...I believe it's 8-10 SRM... if you only have darker, I don't think it would make much of a difference, if any, at only 5%. Good luck!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469375277267237839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-86578148120986696302014-03-02T19:16:39.178-04:002014-03-02T19:16:39.178-04:00Hi, great work. I'm looking to brew this next ...Hi, great work. I'm looking to brew this next weekend to have a few bottles for Easter. Just wondering if you can tell me what the EBC was for the Munich? Thanks, AdanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-39296168775987313632013-09-29T15:38:46.772-03:002013-09-29T15:38:46.772-03:00Agreed... that is one fine Porter! Maybe I should ...Agreed... that is one fine Porter! Maybe I should make that one of my next projects...Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469375277267237839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-37283313492087137062013-08-30T14:02:40.893-03:002013-08-30T14:02:40.893-03:00Glad you enjoyed the post... and I really recommen...Glad you enjoyed the post... and I really recommend the recipe, if you're a fan of hoppy Ambers!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469375277267237839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-59846723706317661022013-08-30T10:13:36.251-03:002013-08-30T10:13:36.251-03:00Great info. Good stuff. You've inspired me t...Great info. Good stuff. You've inspired me to brew this Amber. Cheers!Meegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643071538348109865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-50800090361990984052013-06-13T20:59:59.864-03:002013-06-13T20:59:59.864-03:00I would love to see a King Titus recipe! Love that...I would love to see a King Titus recipe! Love that beer!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-58413046302616220882013-05-10T10:34:46.941-03:002013-05-10T10:34:46.941-03:00I'm planning on brewing that one sometime in t...I'm planning on brewing that one sometime in the near future! I had a super-fresh one a couple weeks ago; it's such an awesome beer. And it's kind of the Bud Light to bars and restaurants in Portland, now... all over the place.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469375277267237839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-18732109798197649952013-05-10T10:03:31.780-03:002013-05-10T10:03:31.780-03:00I'd love to hear more about the peeper clone y...I'd love to hear more about the peeper clone you are talking about. Love that beer.Aaron Ouellette - thebottlefarm.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065490515030672361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076002047553648960.post-79890733228474531702013-05-10T09:47:32.900-03:002013-05-10T09:47:32.900-03:00Nice to see the O2 setup!
My fermentations took of...Nice to see the O2 setup!<br />My fermentations took off like crazy after I started using pure O2. Let me know how it goes!<br />Cheers,Hoptomologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714091635143595664noreply@blogger.com