Brew Night: Michelin Amber Ale

Posted by Patrick under Brewer's Recipe Book

Wednesday night marked my consecutive third week of brewing, and it was time to dust off a recipe I haven’t brewed in a long while: Fat Tire.

For this version, I used Columbus hops for the boil, and a blend of Columbus and East Kent Goldings for aroma and finishing. It will end up a little darker than the inspiration beer, but will hopefully be similarly tasty.

For 5 gallons (75% efficiency):

Grain
7.00 lbs. Pale Malt (Maris Otter)
0.75 lbs. CaraMunich 40
0.75 lbs. CaraPils
0.50 lbs. Special B Malt

Hops
0.30 oz. Columbus (16.6%) 60 min.
0.30 oz. Columbus (16.6%) 13 min.
0.50 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.5%) 13 min.
0.50 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.5%) knockout

Yeast
White Labs WLP010 10th Anniversary strain

Mash grains at 152F for 60 minutes. Add first hop addition when wort begins to boil. After 47 minutes, add the second hop addition. After 13 more minutes, add last hop charge and kill the heat. Knockout to chiller, and pitch yeast. Will be in primary fermentation for up to 7 days, and then try a 1 week secondary fermentation.