Fat Tire Amber Ale (Clone) - Brewing Day

On Sunday (3/29/09), the team gathered in the backyard to begin brewing the Fat Tire Amber Ale. Below are some pictures from the Brewing Day. We forgot to take the O.G reading! Oops! But as far as I can tell, everything seems to be going as it should. One concern I do have is the color of the wort. It seems a tad dark. This could be good or bad, we shall see. Also not included in the pictures was the terrential downpour & hail that nearly flooded the backyard.

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 4% alpha acid)
• 2 AAUs Fuggle pellet hops (0.50 oz. at 4% alpha acid)
• 1 tsp. Irish moss
• 2/3 to 3/4 cup corn sugar to prime
• California Ale Wyeast 1056

Dr. Robert drinking a brew.

The yeast!

Wort starting to foam up a bit.

Stirring the wort so it doesn't boil over.

Lifting the wort off the flame because it's about to boil over.

Flame got turned off due to almost boiling over.

Wort back on the flame!