Comments on: Recipe: Old Speckled Hen (version 1)

By: Brewed, Dude. Problem With the OG (Original Gravity, Not Original Gangsta) | Kid Dynamite's World

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:04:54 +0000

[...] today my brew partner and I brewed our second batch of beer – a 5 gallon batch of British Brewer’s Old Speckled Hen partial mash recipe as discussed here. Yesterday, I did a test-run of my new 2 [...]

By: Questions For My HomeBrewing Experts | Kid Dynamite's World

Questions For My HomeBrewing Experts | Kid Dynamite's World — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:33:36 +0000

[...] on brewing Dynamite Homebrew Batch #2 – Old Speckled Hen Clone. I’m working off of British Brewer’s recipes – specifically, his latest partial mash recipe. So I wanted to take this opportunity [...]

By: Stephen C Jenvey

Stephen C Jenvey — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:33:00 +0000

Thanks for the link and I like the recipe, bold for a first brew but looks delicious.
For the speckled hen much like my flowers recipe I have been playing around creating a partial mash recipe.
Here the latest extract version for a 5 gallon batch
http://hopville.com/recipe/1030403/extra-special-strong-bitter-english-pale-ale-recipes/old-speckled-hen-clone-extract-version
Have fun and let me know how it works out. Thanks!!

By: Kid Dynamite

Kid Dynamite — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:57:00 +0000

Hi stephen – I want to try to make this recipe, but I’m confused about one thing: you linked to the Hopville data on this recipe, but it doesn’t look like it’s the same:

http://hopville.com/recipe/175287/extra-special-strong-bitter-english-pale-ale-recipes/old-speckled-hen-clone

Now, it looks like your recipe on this page is for a 2.5 gallon batch, vs 5 gallons on the Hopville page? but even then, the pale malt (maris otter) isn’t on this recipe. Sorry if this is a stupid question – I’m a home-brew noob. If you care, here’s a post on my first brew: maple porter:

http://kiddynamitesworld.com/the-beer-diaries-chapter-1-maple-porter

By: The Beer Diaries – Chapter 1 – Maple Porter | Kid Dynamite's World

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:56:01 +0000

[...] Anyway – we declared the first brew a success, and will look forward to consuming the fruits of our labor, as we plan for our next project. In mid-January we plan to embark on an Old Speckled Hen clone, using this recipe** [...]

By: Stephen C Jenvey

Stephen C Jenvey — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:05:00 +0000

It was really good. Wait about 6 weeks before cracking a bottle. It was actually my favorite of the series. The Fullers Vintage though was the best. I had one last night.

By: Vegand

Vegand — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:40:00 +0000

Hi! Im very interested in brewing a clone of this beer! …so Stephen, how was it?

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » Recipe Update: Old Speckled Hen (10/10)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:43:08 +0000

[...] here. I have had numerous comments and emails on this blog and Hopville asking for feedback on my Old Speckled Hen clone. Well I am happy to report we nailed it. There is really nothing I would change. It has [...]

By: British Brewer » Blog Archive » Recipe Update – Theakston old Peculier (10/10)

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:28:19 +0000

[...] the first of Old Ales to get there. 1-1 is not a bad start. In a week or so we will get to try the Speckled Hen, another popular brew. There are many eyes on the outcome of this batch and I hope it lives up to [...]

By: Stephen C Jenvey

Stephen C Jenvey — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:06:32 +0000

Gil, I bottled this yesterday and its going to be really close. I will leave it to condition for 4 weeks before I do a full taste test but I am excited about this one.