SteelRinger
Active Member
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2012
- Messages
- 43
- Reaction score
- 8
- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II
- Yeast Starter
- None
- Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
- N/A
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5 gallons
- Original Gravity
- 1.051
- Final Gravity
- 1.011
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 18
- Color
- 16 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 30 days @ 70
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- None
- Additional Fermentation
- None
- Tasting Notes
- SxS with Fat Tire: RT is a bit darker and slightly more hop flavor. Very close.
8 lbs 12 oz - Briess 2-row Brewer's Malt
1 lbs - Caramel Munich
8 oz. - Briess 2-row Caramel 80
6 oz. - Briess Victory
6 oz. - Biscuit
2 oz. - Crisp Pale Chocolate Malt
Target UK pellet - .5 oz @ 60 min.
Williamette pellet - .5 oz. @ 10 min.
Kent Golding UK pellet - .5 oz @ flameout
Mash at 154 for 60 minutes.
Batch Sparge @ 170 degrees to get 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort. Strain wort when transferring to primary. This gets rid of most of the hops and oxygenates the wort thoroughly.
Pitch yeast (no starter) at 75 degrees and primary for 30 days @ 70 degrees.
Bottle with 5 oz of priming sugar.
In a side by side taste test with Fat Tire I have made the following observations.
1. Rear Tyre is slightly darker with a tan head, vs. the white head of Fat Tire.
2. Rear Tyre head is longer lasting with a lingering off-white lacing that lasts until the pint is gone.
3. Rear Tyre has a slightly more bitter hop flavor than Fat Tire. I believe it might be due to the Williamette hops, but it isn't overpowering or harsh.
4. Taste-wise, they are two very similar beers. I would have to say that the Rear Tyre is a bit smoother overall, however.
This beer is going to be a staple in my lineup. We had a team event at work and everyone loved it.
1 lbs - Caramel Munich
8 oz. - Briess 2-row Caramel 80
6 oz. - Briess Victory
6 oz. - Biscuit
2 oz. - Crisp Pale Chocolate Malt
Target UK pellet - .5 oz @ 60 min.
Williamette pellet - .5 oz. @ 10 min.
Kent Golding UK pellet - .5 oz @ flameout
Mash at 154 for 60 minutes.
Batch Sparge @ 170 degrees to get 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort. Strain wort when transferring to primary. This gets rid of most of the hops and oxygenates the wort thoroughly.
Pitch yeast (no starter) at 75 degrees and primary for 30 days @ 70 degrees.
Bottle with 5 oz of priming sugar.
In a side by side taste test with Fat Tire I have made the following observations.
1. Rear Tyre is slightly darker with a tan head, vs. the white head of Fat Tire.
2. Rear Tyre head is longer lasting with a lingering off-white lacing that lasts until the pint is gone.
3. Rear Tyre has a slightly more bitter hop flavor than Fat Tire. I believe it might be due to the Williamette hops, but it isn't overpowering or harsh.
4. Taste-wise, they are two very similar beers. I would have to say that the Rear Tyre is a bit smoother overall, however.
This beer is going to be a staple in my lineup. We had a team event at work and everyone loved it.