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New Belgium Brewing - Fat Tire Clone

Method: Partial Mash
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: HG Brewing
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday December 13th 2013

Original Gravity:

1.056

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

6.0%

IBU (tinseth):

28.5

SRM (morey):

19.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	Dry Malt Extract - Amber4 lb Dry Malt Extract - Amber	42	10	42.1%
2.50 lb	Belgian - Pale Ale2.5 lb Pale Ale	38	3.4	26.3%
1 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	10.5%
1 lb	Belgian - Special B1 lb Special B	34	115	10.5%
8 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	5.3%
8 oz	Belgian - Munich8 oz Munich	38	6	5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Brewer's Gold1 oz Brewer's Gold Hops	Pellet	9	Boil	60 min	22.2	33.3%
2 oz	Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	10 min	6.26	66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Brewer's Gold (Pellet)	22.2	33.3%
2 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 1.9999999954251 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	6.26	66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
2.5 gal	steep grains/hold temp.	--	--	150 °F	45 min
0.5 gal	sparge grains into brewpot, boil, add malts, boil, start hop schedule	Sparge	--	150 °F	--

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 tsp	Irish Moss		Fining	Boil	15 min.
1 tsp	Gelatin		Fining	Secondary	--

Yeast

White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 78 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 216 B cells required

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Priming

Method: DME Amount: 4 oz. CO₂ Level: 2.1 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Fort Collins water profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
17	2	16	3	13	48
Adjust water with salts to match
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Notes

Ferment at 65F for 2 weeks, the transfer to secondary fermenter and condition cool (50-55F) for 3-4 weeks. Add Gelatin 3 days prior to bottling (optional if needed to clarify), bottle with DME and condition at 55-60F for 3 weeks. Enjoy!
Yeast Option: Recultured Fat Tire yeast

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

Other Brewers Who Brewed This Recipe:

JamesL

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HG Brewing • 03/10/2014 at 03:11pm
Let me know how your batch turns out.

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