
Fat tire amber ale clone
American Amber Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
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January 27, 2008 am 09:44am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8.6250 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- .5 lbs
Weyermann CaraRed®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraRed®; Weyermann
Red Ale, Red Lager, Scottish Ale, Amber Wheat, Bock Beer, Brown Ale, Alt Beer
- .5 lbs
German Light Munich
German Light Munich
For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- .3750 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- .0625 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 90 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 0.50 oz
Willamette - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 0.50 oz
Willamette - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 0.5 g
Half a tablet of Irish Moss 20min before the boil end - (omitted from calculations)
Half a tablet of Irish Moss 20min before the boil end
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Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: B - American Amber Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.045 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.015 | ![]() |
Color: | 12.1 SRM | 10 - 17 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4.5% - 6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 29.8 IBU | 25 - 40 | ![]() |
Discussion
very palatable beer,
2008-03-08 8:31pm
Very drinkable beer. Medium bodied. Cannot compare to Fat tire's beer due to the stupid oklahoma laws which keeps it from being sold here.
very good
2008-07-11 11:08am
Taste is almost exact at a side by side comparison. The noticable differences are that mine is a little darker and has more carbonation than the original.