Fat Tire Clone

I love fat tire by new belgium. This beer hit in on the head. Very nice malt flavor and biscuity aroma. little to medium hop presence. this is soon to be one that i brew every week in my homebrewery.

Brewer:	MIchael J. Uhrich		Email:	ybbcales@hotmail.com
Beer:	Fat Tire Clone		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	19 HCU (~11 SRM)		Bitterness:	18 IBU
OG:	1.059		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	6.6% v/v (5.2% w/w)
Water:	I live in the state of colorado and our water worked great for creating this beer.
Grain:	7 lb. American 2-row 1.5 lb. American Munich .5 lb. Belgian biscuit .75 lb. American crystal 20L 4 oz. American crystal 40L 4 oz. American crystal 120L
Mash:	80% efficiency
	I mashed the grist in 3 gallons of water and rested it at 150 for 50 minutes and then sparged to yield 6.5 galloons of wort. you want to have a low rest
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.045	6.5 gallons
	I chose not to use irish moss, but the beer turned out really well wtihout it.
Hops:	1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 60 min.) 1.5 oz. Willamette (aroma)
Yeast:	I fermented this ale with white labs california ale yeast strain to keep the finish malty and clean
Log:	fermented for 5 daysat 65F. Racked to secondary and lowered temperature to 50 and conditioned additional 3 days with gelatin finings.
Carbonation:	primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar and bottle conditioned for 2 weeks at room temperature. served at 45 degrees.
Tasting:	serve this beer at 45 degrees to best experience the malty flavors and the great finish. very clean color of orange with slight red hue. malty flavor and palate of biscuits and nutty aroma. the hops are slightly evident but nt much bite. very enjoyable. soon to be a favorite.

Recipe posted 12/10/00.