Brewer’s Roundtable Reference Library

Fat Tire Amber Ale (5 gallons, extract with grains)
by Dawnell Smith
Ingredients:
 
5 lbs. Laaglander plain extra-light DME
0.50 lb. crystal malt (20? Lovibond)
0.50 lb. crystal malt (40? Lovibond)
0.50 lb. carapils malt
0.50 lb. Munich malt
0.50 lb. biscuit malt
0.50 lb. chocolate malt
3 AAUs Willamette pellet hops (0.66 oz. at 4.5% alpha acid)
1.33 AAUs Fuggle pellet hops (0.33 oz. at […]

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Ingredients:
8–1/2 pounds 2–row pilsner malt
1/2 pound crystal malt (20 L.)
1/2 pound cara-pils malt
Procedure:
Each recipe assumes 75% extract efficiency. Use the best German or Belgian pilsner malt you can find, rather than U.S. 2-row or U.S. 6-row malt. Likewise, use German or Belgian Munich malt if you can find it. In the recipes, the crystal malt […]

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Description:
This is the classic recipe from Redhook brewing company in Seattles Safeco Field.
Size:
5 gallon
Ingredients:
10.5 lbs. British 2-row
12 oz. Crystal 60
4 oz. Victory
2 oz. Willamette (60 min)
1/2 oz. Willamette (15 min)
1 oz. Tettnanger whole leaf (2 min)
1/2 tsp irish moss
Britsh Ale Yeast
1 1/4 cup Xtra Light DME for bottling
1/4 tsp. polyclar
Brewing Instructions:
Mash all grains at 155f […]

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Notes from the author, Charlie Gow
Here’s a recipe that comes fairly close. Red Hook ESB is the reason I took up homebrewing. Can’t find it here in the beer wasteland, so I had to try to brew something close. Anyway…
The only tricky thing is getting the appropriate yeast. While Paul Shipman is fairly reticent about […]

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Description:
This is a lager style and needs to be fermented cool 45-55f.
Size:
5 gallon
Ingredients:

6 3/4 lb. German 2-row pilsner
6 oz. German light crystal malt
2 Lb. Vienna
1 oz. Black
1/4 lb. Malto dextrine
1 oz. Tettnanger
1/4 oz. Tettnanger
1/4 oz. Saaz
1 tsp Irish moss
Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager
1 1/4 cups x-tra light D.M.E.
Brewing Instructions:
Mash grains at 122 for 30 min.Raise to […]

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Description:
Grolsh is a beer from Holland and is considered a Pilsner.
Size:
5 gallons
Ingredients:
4 Oz. german 2-row
2 oz. German Muinich
6 1/2 Lb. Extra Light DME
1 oz. Northern brewers
1/4 oz. Hallerttau Hersbruckler
1/2 oz. Czech Saaz
1 tsp. Irish Moss
3/4 cup dextrose (priming)
Wyeast 2042 Danish Lager yeast
Brewing Instructions:
Syeep grain in 1/2 gallon of 150f water for 20 min.Sparge grains with […]

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Description:
This is a pretty close copy of Mackesons’ Milk Stout.Very simple and I think it will turn out well.I tasted one after a week in the bottle and it had a chocolate,coffee taste with a lot of body.It’s sweet because of the lactose but thats the style.Apparently this is real close to the original because […]

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Description:
This is a clone recipe for The Niagra Falls Brewing Companies Maple Wheat Ale.I think next time I’ll use the wheat yeast and not the wit yeast.I also entered this in the Hops Bops and scored a 28 out of 50. They said the alcohol was too high for a wheat.
Size:
2 1/2 gallons
Ingredients:
3 3/4 Lbs.American […]

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Description:
This has a fruity hop aroma with a flavor that is nutty and bittersweet.
Size:
5 gallon
Ingredients:
9 1/3 lb. 2-row
1/2 lb. crystal 60
4 ozs. chocolate
3/4 oz. Brewers gold
1/2 oz. East kent goldings
1 tsp. irish moss
Wyeast 1028 London Ale yeast
1 oz. Cascades (dry hopped)
1 1/4 cup light D.M.E.(priming)
Brewing Instructions:
Mash all grains at 122F for 30 min.Raise to 150f […]

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Description:
This has a fruity hop aroma with a flavor that is nutty and bittersweet
Size:
5 gallons
Ingredients:
6.6 lbs light malt extract
1/2 lb. 60 Crystal
4 oz. Chocolate malt
1 oz Brewers gold
1/2 oz. East Kent Goldings
1 tsp. Irish Moss
Either Wyeast 1026 or 1056 yeast
Brewing Instructions:
Steep grain in 1/2 gallon of 150 water for 20 min.Sparge with 1/2 gallon of […]

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