Comments on: Recipe: Flowers Original (version 1.0)

By: Stephen C Jenvey

Stephen C Jenvey — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:48:00 +0000

Guy, this is an early version and is indeed a 2.5G batch. I have since refined the recipe and posted a partial mash version on hopville http://hopville.com/recipe/142884/special-best-premium-bitter-recipes/flowers-original-clone.

You can always replace the base malt with some DME. This last revision of the recipe is my favorite and I doubt I will alter much

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » Tips and Tricks: Check your hops alpha acid

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:40:35 +0000

[...] recently re-brewed my Flowers Original Clone (updated the recipe to a Partial Mash). In the original recipe we used 0.5oz (.25oz for a [...]

By: Stephen C Jenvey

Stephen C Jenvey — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:12:00 +0000

Jonny, it was a fit of nostalgia that got be back into brewing, especially the British Ales. Flowers was one of my dads favorites and I made this batch for his Birthday. If you do try the brew let me know what you think.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:30:00 +0000

In a fit of nostalgia, I googled Flowers original, not having drunk it for probably ten years, but having formerly put away a moderate number of pints of it a week when it was my favourite beer as a west midlands resident, and wound up here. It’s a tragic, but all too familiar tale, as you say. The City Road Inn in Manchester used to pull a great pint of Flowers’ too, and I used to be able to find their IPA in cans fairly readily anywhere between Birmingham and Manchester too. I doubt I’ll be turning into a home brewer of Flowers’ any time soon, but i’ve copied down the recipe just in case nostalgia gets the better of me! Great site, by the way!

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » Recipe Update – Flowers Original Ale 9/10

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:31:01 +0000

[...] the time has arrived to review the Flower Original Ale clone recipe, the penultimate brew in our English Pale Ale series. Well the title says it all, [...]

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » On Tap (Feb 1st 2010)

British Brewer » Blog Archive » On Tap (Feb 1st 2010) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:38:44 +0000

[...] Flowers Original Ale clone (1 week) – my first brew of 2010 and first attempt at the classic Flowers recipe. Still cooking, will not touch for at least another week, maybe 2. [...]

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » On Tap (Jan 26th 2010)

British Brewer » Blog Archive » On Tap (Jan 26th 2010) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:12:48 +0000

[...] Flowers Original Ale clone (today) – my first brew of 2010 and first attempt at the classic Flowers recipe. Colour and aroma are on the money and flavour is coming together and tastes just like a Flowers, already crystal clear as well. Here’s hoping the carbonation works. Used Cooper carb drops. [...]

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » Beer Wars ctd

British Brewer » Blog Archive » Beer Wars ctd — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:32:59 +0000

[...] we have been discussing over the last week in both the plight of the Flowers Ale and the Beer Wars movie post much appears to be getting lost in the race to become the biggest [...]

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » On Tap (Jan 11th 2010)

British Brewer » Blog Archive » On Tap (Jan 11th 2010) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:36:11 +0000

[...] Flowers Original Ale clone (1 day) – my first brew of 2010 and first attempt at the classic Flowers recipe I worked on earlier this week. OG came in as expected, the yeast is doing its job, now we wait and see. [...]

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » Beer Wars

British Brewer » Blog Archive » Beer Wars — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:45:37 +0000

[...] on the US market, but the theme is eerily similar to the one I covered in my recipe post on Flowers Original Bitter. The theme is closer than I thought as one of the major mega-brewers highlighted in the movie is [...]