SW Brewer
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I brewed this last weekend. Hit 1.073 for my OG, but I realized, as I was sleeping that night, that I forgot the irish moss (again) and I used a full pound of marris otter rather than the amount called for. DOH.
YooperBrew said:I already did- see posts #27 and #29. The hopping amount there would work for a 3 gallon boil.
Chris_Dog said:Is Wyeast 07250 the proper yeast to use? Not finding Pacman
YooperBrew said:I don't know- I used pacman once, and then I used dry yeast (Nottingham) once. I don't know that particular yeast- but I'd use a clean fermenting ale yeast- this beer is all about the hops!
Chris_Dog said:Here is the info...
1792 Fat Tire Ale Yeast. This eagerly-anticipated Wyeast VSS release is the proprietary strain used by New Belgium Brewery in their cult favorite Fat Tire Amber Ale. Apparent attenuation: 73-77%. Flocculation: low. Optimum temp: 65°-72° F
<EDIT> Wow I got the numbers wrong on the 1st post... sorry
Beerrific said:I would not buy this yeast to use exclusively for this beer. I believe that Yooper used Pacman because she had that around and it is a clean ferementing yeast. I used WLP001 and had great results. My top 3 choices would be WLP001, Wyeast 1056, or Safale 05. I think the Fat Tire strain might through some flavors in there that will move it away from a clone, but I am sure it will still be an excellent beer.
BeerSmith's little picture is pretty deceptive. It only shows about three shades to me: light yellow, golden amber, and black. The recipe is a pretty good approximation of the DFH brew in both color and flavor.Sir Humpsalot said:Is it just me, or are the SRM's not right on this? This pictures come out showing a nice amber beer, but BeerSmith is telling me to expect something more straw-colored.
discgolfin said:This is my next beer for sure. One problem is finding Warrier and Simcoe hops. They seem hard to find pellets..I have to check my local guy but online they are scarce...anyone else have this problem?
StankAle said:The grain bill is roughly 13.5 pounds. At 1.25 quarts per pound the mash water comes out to about 4.25 gallons. I will get about 3.5 gallons after I vorlauf and drain to my 10 gallon kettle due to grain absorption.
I am going to do a batch sparge in my 10 gallon cooler with false bottom. How much water should I use?
I want to get to my boil volume which is about 6 gallons. I guess I would use only 2 gallons to achieve my boil volume in the kettle?