American Amber Ale Fat Sam Amber Ale

[gibby15]

I made this a few weeks ago with some homegrown cascade hops from the garden. Just bottled it today and it tastes great! A simple recipe that creates a great beer.

 

[borden]

I'm thinking I might brew this up with Crisp Amber Malt in place of the Biscuit, and perhaps some homegrown centennials added at flameout for some added hops aroma (which I enjoy in my ambers). S-04 in the low 60s (controlled) as well. Really looking forward to something with a bready note and a touch of hops bite. I know it'll be a bit different than Yooper's original recipe--mostly if I add the centennials--but I bet it'll be a tasty variant. Fingers crossed, anyway!

 

[Yooper]

I was at my friend Mike's funeral yesterday. His daughter (who I haven't seen since she left for college about 3 years ago) told me that her dad was always talking about my Fat Sam beer. He loved it, more than any other beer. He had told me that before, but I didn't realize that he actually went around telling others about how much he enjoyed this particular brew.

Today I'm brewing a batch, so I decided to make it Fat Sam as a tribute to Mike.

Mike always brought a ton of crappies to our annual Memorial Day fish fry, so the plan is to drink this at the Memorial Day get-together and lift our glasses to Mike.

It was a good beer, and Bob really enjoyed it. We drank several toasts to Mike, and we enjoyed the beer.

That said, I've "retired" this beer, and will never make it again. It was such a melancholy feeling, drinking Mike's all-time favorite beer without him.

Here's one last picture (I've posted it before) of me and Mike drinking this beer. It's particularly unflattering for me, but Mike and I were having a great time:

 

[HopSong]

Sorry about your friend.. I went to a memorial service for a great friend today.. he was a teetotaler.. but, same feelings....

I keep apologizing for my lack of knowledge in AG and especially BrewSmith .. Help me understand the different volumes in the BS recipe data.

Batch Size in the Fermenter: 5.5G
Boil Size: 6 G
End of Boil Vol: 5.34

So far so good.....

Final bottling: 5.5G.. more than the 5.34G

Is this due to a topping up? Did you plan on bottling 5.5G and ended up with less and had to bring it up or ??????

Thanks again for the education...

Bill

 

[Yooper]

Sorry about your friend.. I went to a memorial service for a great friend today.. he was a teetotaler.. but, same feelings....

I keep apologizing for my lack of knowledge in AG and especially BrewSmith .. Help me understand the different volumes in the BS recipe data.

Batch Size in the Fermenter: 5.5G
Boil Size: 6 G
End of Boil Vol: 5.34

So far so good.....

Final bottling: 5.5G.. more than the 5.34G

Is this due to a topping up? Did you plan on bottling 5.5G and ended up with less and had to bring it up or ??????

Thanks again for the education...

Bill

Ha, no it's not topped up or anything. I guess my volumes were wonky, but I generally just ignore that anyway. I look at the amount in the fermenter that is clear beer, and just plan on my priming sugar for that amount. Usually, I start with 5.25-5.5 gallons in the fermenter and just package the clear beer that is left- usually right at 5 gallons.

 

[HopSong]

Thankee

 

[cublue]

I used an ounce of 7.7 and .25 ounce of 8.5%

I am sorry to hear you retired this beer, but if you don't mind, I do have a question about the above-mentioned addition. Was this centennial or another hop, and when was the addition? I will brew this this weekend. The hop pellets I bought are higher AAU, but that's ok by me! Thanks, and I am sorry for your loss.

 

[Yooper]

It was all centennial for bittering- I had a variety of different AAUs, I have no idea why!

 

[cublue]

Wow. Plus one for quick response!! Thanks for all of your help, even the help you have given and don't realize! Been reading your posts for a bit, good to finally have a reason to ask ya something!

 

[msa8967]

Yooper, sorry to read about the loss of your close friend.

I was curious to know if using Nottingham yeast instead of US-05 would be OK for this recipe. I have not made it before and I am out of US-05 until my next mail order but have plenty of washed Notty from my last brew session.

 

[speedoguy]

just mashed in, this is my first brew ever, never did a mr beer, or extract, I'm a little nervous, the aroma was hypnotizing, I think I'm going to enjoy my new hobby!

 

[cublue]

Welcome to your new hobby/obsession!!

I am drinking one now that I brewed some time ago. Mine turned out a little darker and a lot stronger than planned, but I still enjoy it!! So just jumped right into all grain, eh?... Well, good for you! It is a great beer, even when it doesn't turn out as planned. Yooper's recipe is good enough to withstand imperfection.

Be patient, don't rush. And once again, welcome.

 

[speedoguy]

thanks, just took my og, I way over shot it, dont know where i went wrong, my og is 1073, i like em strong so no biggie, hope it finishes out well

 

[MongooseMan]

Brewed this yesterday. OG was a low (1.051) but I'm still working out my efficiencies, so not too phased.
Bubbling away happily now...

 

[MongooseMan]

Brewed this yesterday. OG was a low (1.051) but I'm still working out my efficiencies, so not too phased.
Bubbling away happily now...

After 2 weeks in the fermenter, will bottle on Friday (gonna need to filter this one). It's tasting awesome though.

 

[MongooseMan]

And here it is, looking (and tasting) awesome:

I changed the recipe slightly by dry hopping 25g of Centennial (what I had in the freezer) at 14 days. Gave it the hoppy aroma I was looking for.

 

[JrBeerGut]

My Fat Sam turned out good, even better after a week in the keg. My dog was eyeing Sam.

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[Cottonmouth]

Talk about Pavlov. The look on that dogs face has me salivating.

 

[mrworkwork]

I really enjoyed this one. Thanks for a great recipe, it's definitely staying in the rotation...

 

[drumuglyknuckles]

Was the original recipe for 5g?

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[Yooper]

Was the original recipe for 5g?

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Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: 1056
Yeast Starter: Yes!
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU: 40
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 11.9
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 at 62

 

[drumuglyknuckles]

Thanks!

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[JoshWithrow]

I literally, 20 minutes ago, got done putting this in the primary.

I have not gone to AG yet, so I did a partial (or steeped - not sure, but feel free to correct me so I know).

I got 1lb of biscuit malt and 1lb of crystal 60L, crushed, and put them in at 155° for 45 minutes.

Topped of with 6LB golden light DME, added to last 15 minutes of boil. I wanted to try something different (I've had something similar with Willamette), and I'm not a "crazy hops lover", so I went with 1oz Cascade (7.7AA) @ 55 and .5oz Cascade (7.7AA) @ 7. Pitched US-05 from a starter.

VERY excited to see how this turns out. It smelled amazing. Thanks for the inspiration, Yooper.

TLDR (Too Long/Didn't Read version);
6lb Briess Golden Light DME
1lb Biscuit Malt (Grain) - Crushed
1lb Crystal 60L (Grain) - Crushed
1oz Cascade (7.7AA) @ 55
.5oz Cascade (7.7AA) @ 7

Mashed in bag @ 155° for 45 minutes.

Rehydrated US-05

OG 1.062

 

[JoshWithrow]

Finished at 1.014, putting this at 6.3% ABV. Just finished bottling. I'm sooooooo looking forward to 2 weeks from now. It tasted lightly malty and buiscuity... and flat!

 

[tinman717]

I just brewed this! My OG came out rather low...1.045. Upon opening the cooler after mashing, the temp read about 149. Guess that just means I'll have to pour them extra tall!

Can't wait to keg this. The flavor of the wort was really good.

 

[seanybubbles]

Any thoughts for substitutions for liberty and crystal? I can't find theses hops but would like to keep this close to the original recipe. Thanks.


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[Rdom]

Any thoughts for substitutions for liberty and crystal? I can't find theses hops but would like to keep this close to the original recipe. Thanks.


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From what I have read (not from personal experience), Mt Hood and Hallertauer Mittelfruh are similar.

 

[-DELETED-MEMBER-]

I brewed this up a few months back using domestic Hallertau and Mt. Hood. Actually I think I used centennial for the bittering and the others for late additions.

This beer turned out to be an excellent ESB style ale. I'll most likely make it again someday.

 

[kingboomer]

Subbed. I love both Sam Adams ale and Fat tire, so this is one I'm deffinitely gonna try!

 

[tinman717]

OG was 45, finished at 09. So just under 5%. Should be an easy drinker. The flavor is already great upon transferring to the keg!


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