Victoria Lager alert!
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Posted 16 August 2010 - 11:40 AM
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Posted 17 August 2010 - 12:52 PM
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Posted 17 August 2010 - 02:45 PM
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Posted 19 August 2010 - 12:14 AM
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Posted 19 August 2010 - 07:44 AM
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Posted 19 August 2010 - 08:16 AM
Luckily, I just so happened to have a keg of my Hacienda Lager on tap that was just about drained when I got some bottles of the real Victoria. The timing was good. I tapped a glass on mine and then poured some of the Original into another glass. The color was exactly right. The clarity of the real Victoria obviously better than mine although mine was very, very clear. I probably have a smidge more hop presense in mine than in the original which is not a problem. But overall, the two compared very favorably with each other and they are definitely close, no question. IMO, it's the White Labs 940 Mexican Lager yeast that creates the profile that you need to get close to the original. Some websites suggest that 940 is actually Grupo Modelo's yeast and the combination of the Vienna malt, the mild noble hops and the 940 get you right into the ballpark for this beer. Cheers.Ken, I brewed your clone awhile back and it was tasty. Unfortunately, I haven't tasted Victoria in over 10 years and had no reference.How does your clone compare to the real thing?
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Posted 19 August 2010 - 09:44 AM
Edited by jimdkc, 19 August 2010 - 10:01 AM.
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