Using Up Ingredients

Anyone have any thoughts about this recipe? I'm using up ingredients I have on hand and want to brew something everyone will like to give away for some Christmas presents (and gives me an excuse to brew of course).

I also pasted what I have on hand. Thanks for everyone's advice! :cross:


Irish
American Amber Ale
Type: All Grain Date: 8/20/2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Brewer:
Boil Size: 6.52 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal Est Mash Efficiency 82.8 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 39.5 %
4 lbs Vienna Malt - Kolsh Malt from NB (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 39.5 %
1 lbs Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 3 9.9 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.9 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.5 %
4.0 oz Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 6 2.5 %
2.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 7 1.2 %
1.00 oz Tettnang [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 15.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 3.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 4.1 IBUs
0.25 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 0.7 IBUs
1.0 pkg Irish Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP004) Yeast 12 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.2 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 23.6 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 15.5 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 2.0 oz
Sparge Water: 4.82 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 12.66 qt of water at 164.9 F 150.0 F 75 min

Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 4.82 gal water at 168.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 3.61 oz Carbonation Used: Bottle with 3.61 oz Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes

That's sounds to me like it would be good but for presents I would probably going with a proven recipe you already know

Or I can do a wheat beer? 33% flaked wheat. Is that ok? Up the 2 row and decrease the flaked wheat?

American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: All Grain Date: 8/20/2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Brewer:
Boil Size: 6.52 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal Est Mash Efficiency 82.8 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 44.4 %
3 lbs Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 2 33.3 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 3 11.1 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.6 %
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 5 5.6 %
0.50 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 9.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 10.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg Irish Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP004) Yeast 8 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.047 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 20.4 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 4.9 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs
Sparge Water: 5.04 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 11.25 qt of water at 164.9 F 150.0 F 75 min

Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 5.04 gal water at 168.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 3.61 oz Carbonation Used: Bottle with 3.61 oz Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 65.0 F

I would say go with the first one, but go with your thought on upping the wheat for a big fluffy head and some chewyness