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Bad A** Clone

Bad A** Clone

American Amber Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal

Ken Montgomery

this is a clone of Tahoe Brewery's Bad Ass Ale

January 27, 2003 am 10:53am

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 9.0 lbs Belgian Pale

    Belgian Pale

    Fully modified and is easily converted.

  • 2 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 0.21 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 0.12 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 0.26 lbs Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales

  • 0.17 lbs Light Brown Sugar

    Light Brown Sugar

    Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.

  • 0.8 oz Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 0.55 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 0.55 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • White Labs WLP023 Burton Ale

    White Labs WLP023 Burton Ale

    From the famous brewing town of Burton upon Trent, England, this yeast is packed with character. It provides delicious subtle fruity flavors like apple, clover honey and pear. Great for all English styles, IPA's, bitters, and pales. Excellent in porters a

Style (BJCP)

Category: 10 - American Ale

Subcategory: B - American Amber Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.056 1.045 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 17.5 SRM 10 - 17
Alcohol: 5.6% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 34.2 IBU 25 - 40

Discussion

Ken Montgomery

Bad Ass clone recipe/Tahoe Brewery/So. Lake Tahoe, CA

2007-01-26 10:12am

This recipe came very close to the original Bad Ass produced at Tahoe Brewery, but it seems that Tahoe has adjusted its recipe to emphasize a more aggressive hop profile. Of course, that's just one person's opinion. Overall, I've been happy with the all grain version of this beer.

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