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French Toast Amber Ale

170 calories 20.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.91 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.38 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 12th 2025
1.051
1.017
4.5%
18.4
18.1
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Great Western - Pale High Color9 lb Pale High Color 37 3 83.7%
1 lb Viking - Caramel 50 Malt(20L)1 lb Caramel 50 Malt(20L) 34 20 9.3%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 4.7%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Chocolate Wheat0.25 lb Chocolate Wheat - (late mash tun addition) 34.8 415 2.3%
10.75 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 18.37 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Temperature -- 154 °F 70 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Abbeville
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Asked Gemini AI to create me a malty beer recipe and this is what it gave me.

Add the Chocolate 10 minutes before end of mash. This extracts color and less of the harsh, roasted tannins.

Added flavor from this vendor:
https://amoretti.com/

Added these into the keg at bottling time:
Natural French Toast Artisan Flavor (1/2 bottle or 4 oz by weight)
Cinnamon-bun-artisan-flavor (I did about 1/2 as much of this) (1/4 bottle or 2 oz by weight)

Here are the notes from the vendor:
https://amoretti.com/pages/brewing-resources
When working with our Artisans in Beer our suggested dosage is .5-1.5oz (by weight, not liquid oz) per gallon. The artisan natural flavors have a honey like consistency so it's best to pre-mix it with 1:1 ratio of beer and artisan to break it down so it better incorporates into the beverage.


After construction, Gemini said this:
Your recipe will produce an excellent American Amber Ale, with a great amber color, a solid OG, and a medium body.

However, because your recipe substitutes a high amount of C-20L for the key toasted malts (like Munich and Victory/Biscuit), the flavor will lean more toward caramel sweetness and be a bit less bready and toasty than the classic Fat Tire.

To get closer to the classic Fat Tire flavor profile, you could make the following adjustments:

Swap the C-20L: Replace the 1 lb of Viking C-20L with 0.75 lbs of Munich Malt and 0.25 lbs of Victory Malt (or Biscuit Malt). This adds the essential toasty/biscuit flavor that defines Fat Tire.

Keep the C-80L: Keep the 0.5 lbs of C-80L, as this provides the color and caramel sweetness that balances the toasted malts.

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