I have been reading the forum for a couple weeks and I have decided that in the next week or 2 i am going to try my first batch. Since I can not buy Fat Tire in South Dakota i would like to brew a clone of it. I have searched the forum and found one. I will post the recipe below, but first I have a few questions about it.
question 1. in the section where it tells me the hops and boil time. it says
1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.50 24.6 60 min
1.00 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.00 9.1 30 min
1.00 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.00 4.8 15 min
1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.50 0.0 0 min
are the minutes stated the amount of time the hops are boiled for, or is it the time of the boil. In other words do I boil the Willamette Pellets for 60 minutes, or do I put them in at the 60 minute mark of my boil.
question 2. Since this is my first try at this I'm not about to do an all grain brew. Can I in fact substitue 4 lb Light DME and 1 lb Wheat DME for 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Belgium? (Someone had recommended that in the original post) And I would then steep the rest of the grains in the recipe correct?
I hoped I phrased my questions ok. This forum is great and will be SO much help for me. Here is the recipe that Dude posted:
Fat Tire Cloner
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
10-B American Ale, American Amber Ale
Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 25 Max IBU: 48
Min Clr: 10 Max Clr: 17 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.85
Anticipated OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.52
Anticipated SRM: 13.0
Anticipated IBU: 38.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
73.7 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Belgium 1.037 3
9.2 1.00 lbs. Munich Malt Belgium 1.038 8
4.6 0.50 lbs. Biscuit Malt Belgium 1.035 24
4.6 0.50 lbs. Crystal 10L America 1.035 10
4.6 0.50 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40
2.3 0.25 lbs. Special Roast Malt America 1.033 40
0.9 0.10 lbs. Chocolate Wheat Malt Belgium 1.030 500
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.50 24.6 60 min
1.00 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.00 9.1 30 min
1.00 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.00 4.8 15 min
1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.50 0.0 0 min
Yeast
WYeast 1056 Amercan Ale/Chico
Notes
Safale-56 is the yeast used for this batch.
2 lbs. of toasted 2 row(350 deg for 30 mins) should be used.
question 1. in the section where it tells me the hops and boil time. it says
1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.50 24.6 60 min
1.00 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.00 9.1 30 min
1.00 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.00 4.8 15 min
1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.50 0.0 0 min
are the minutes stated the amount of time the hops are boiled for, or is it the time of the boil. In other words do I boil the Willamette Pellets for 60 minutes, or do I put them in at the 60 minute mark of my boil.
question 2. Since this is my first try at this I'm not about to do an all grain brew. Can I in fact substitue 4 lb Light DME and 1 lb Wheat DME for 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Belgium? (Someone had recommended that in the original post) And I would then steep the rest of the grains in the recipe correct?
I hoped I phrased my questions ok. This forum is great and will be SO much help for me. Here is the recipe that Dude posted:
Fat Tire Cloner
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
10-B American Ale, American Amber Ale
Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 25 Max IBU: 48
Min Clr: 10 Max Clr: 17 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.85
Anticipated OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.52
Anticipated SRM: 13.0
Anticipated IBU: 38.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
73.7 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Belgium 1.037 3
9.2 1.00 lbs. Munich Malt Belgium 1.038 8
4.6 0.50 lbs. Biscuit Malt Belgium 1.035 24
4.6 0.50 lbs. Crystal 10L America 1.035 10
4.6 0.50 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40
2.3 0.25 lbs. Special Roast Malt America 1.033 40
0.9 0.10 lbs. Chocolate Wheat Malt Belgium 1.030 500
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.50 24.6 60 min
1.00 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.00 9.1 30 min
1.00 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.00 4.8 15 min
1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.50 0.0 0 min
Yeast
WYeast 1056 Amercan Ale/Chico
Notes
Safale-56 is the yeast used for this batch.
2 lbs. of toasted 2 row(350 deg for 30 mins) should be used.