Kealia's Blue Moon Clone

[Beer-lord]

Had this one a while and it got pushed around the fridge and I saw it again this week and put it in the front so I could get to it.
I've had a few Blue Moons in my life and though it's a good beer, if I"m out, I, of course, get some napalmy-hoppy IPA (I have a disease). But, often I yearn for something to bring me back to earth and please the palate without spanking it.
Pour: clear, clear, clear. I could read newspaper thru it without my glasses. A generous head and nice carbonation. Not much lacing but it might be because its in inkleg's glass and who know what Jeff's put in those glasses?

Aroma: smells like beer! Seriously, it has a mild, somewhat wheat/Belgian smell. I don't know the recipe and it could be the yeast but I don't even know if it calls for Belgian yeast.

Taste: Very much similar to what I recall a Blue Moon tastes like. Light, clean, sharp and made me think of chips so I actually did something I rarely do and grabbed a handful of chips. Hey, it's a Polar Vortex day off.

Ron, this is another great brew. Very much to style and it's one you can drink back to back and it won't fill you up or waste you. Another great job and I'm happy you shared it with me.

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[bucknut]

I had this one too a couple weeks ago, sorry Ron I was going to post a review but forgot. Aroma was sweet malts and maybe some Belgian yeast notes but very light. Taste was crisp with some sweet malts, and maybe a spice? Very easy drinking and well made beer. I can't remember the last time I had a blue moon so I can't compare, but this one was pretty good. I've been trying to brew something the wife and mother-inlaw would enjoy and I think I made have found it.......recipe Thanks Ron

[Kealia]

Happy to share the recipe - I should note that it's not mine. I got it from HBT and tried it out. It's funny, I guess time will clear anything. As you'll see, this beer has corn starch added to get that Blue Moon haze and that's the way it was for a quite a while. I'm trying to get my wife to kick the keg since I made this for her and I now need the room in the kegerator - last night's pour was crystal clear, too. (NOTE TO SELF: When making something for wife, use bottles).

In any case, here is the recipe I used to make this one quick and easy.

Recipe: Blue Moon Extract - late addition
Style: Witbier
Boil Size: 4.12 gal
Post Boil Volume: 3.12 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 3.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 7.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 13.8 IBUs
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2 lbs Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 1 55.6 %
0.25 oz Hallertauer [6.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 12.1 IBUs
1.00 tbsp Corn Starch (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 3 -
1 lbs 9.6 oz Wheat Dry Extract [Boil for 10 min](8.0 Dry Extract 4 44.4 %
1.50 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 10.0 mins) Spice 5 -
0.25 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 10.0 mins) Spice 6 -
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 7 -