Calitexcomin
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- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast VSS Fat Tire Ale
- Yeast Starter
- 1000 ml starter
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.036
- Final Gravity
- 1.010
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 17.2
- Color
- 23.6 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 days, 68F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 days, 68F
- Tasting Notes
- Decent clone of Fat Tire Ale
6.00 lb. Pale Malt (2 Row, US)
0.50 lb. Biscuit Malt
0.50 lb. Carapils/Dextrine Malt
0.50 lb. Crystal Malt 20L
0.50 lb. Crystal Malt 40L
0.50 lb. Chocolate Malt 450L
0.55 oz. Williamette Hops (5.50% AA) 90 min
0.40 oz. Fuggles Hops (3.90% AA) 20 min
0.50 oz. Fuggles Hops (3.90% AA) 5 min
1 pkg. Wyeast VSS Fat Tire Ale Yeast
Mash at 156F for 60 minutes, batch sparge
Boil 90 minutes
I decided to use gyle to naturally ferment this beer. I pulled 1.75 qt. out before adding yeast and stored in sterilized mason jars in the refrigerator. Gently mix the gyle back into the batch immediately before bottling (just like adding priming sugar). It carbonated using krausening perfectly. If kegging, ideal is 2.4 volumes.
Produced a low alcohol version (3.38 ABV) but full of the flavor found in Fat Tire. If you wanted more alcohol, bump up the grain but don't forget to adjust hops for the increased grain. It's named after the fact that most Alaskan's drive around on studded tires 6 months out of the year. Enjoy.
0.50 lb. Biscuit Malt
0.50 lb. Carapils/Dextrine Malt
0.50 lb. Crystal Malt 20L
0.50 lb. Crystal Malt 40L
0.50 lb. Chocolate Malt 450L
0.55 oz. Williamette Hops (5.50% AA) 90 min
0.40 oz. Fuggles Hops (3.90% AA) 20 min
0.50 oz. Fuggles Hops (3.90% AA) 5 min
1 pkg. Wyeast VSS Fat Tire Ale Yeast
Mash at 156F for 60 minutes, batch sparge
Boil 90 minutes
I decided to use gyle to naturally ferment this beer. I pulled 1.75 qt. out before adding yeast and stored in sterilized mason jars in the refrigerator. Gently mix the gyle back into the batch immediately before bottling (just like adding priming sugar). It carbonated using krausening perfectly. If kegging, ideal is 2.4 volumes.
Produced a low alcohol version (3.38 ABV) but full of the flavor found in Fat Tire. If you wanted more alcohol, bump up the grain but don't forget to adjust hops for the increased grain. It's named after the fact that most Alaskan's drive around on studded tires 6 months out of the year. Enjoy.
