CGVT
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- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Safale US-05
- Yeast Starter
- no
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.25
- Original Gravity
- 1.055
- Final Gravity
- 1.012
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 19.4
- Color
- 11.4
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 days 65 degrees
- Tasting Notes
- This was a tasty beer. Not fat tire, but a good red ale.
I started this off trying to make a Fat Tire clone but my first attempt was too hoppy. I changed the hops (to what I happened to have on hand) and came up with something that is certainly not Fat Tire but is close enough for the Fat Tire drinkers and is a very good, well balanced beer. I have made it a few times and it is always a hit with everyone that tries it.
8 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row)
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L
8.0 oz Munich Malt 30
4.0 oz Biscuit Malt
4.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine
4.0 oz Victory Malt
0.75 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 12.7 IBUs
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 5.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 1.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05)
Mash at 152* for one hour
8 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row)
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L
8.0 oz Munich Malt 30
4.0 oz Biscuit Malt
4.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine
4.0 oz Victory Malt
0.75 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 12.7 IBUs
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 5.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 1.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05)
Mash at 152* for one hour