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**Schlenkerla** · 02-17-2008, 06:30 PM

Recipe Type: Extract
Yeast: Nottingham Dry
Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.008
IBU: 25.2
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 13.4
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 3 weeks
Additional Fermentation: None
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Skip

House Amber Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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07-B Amber Hybrid Beer, California Common Ale

Min OG: 1.048 Max OG: 1.054
Min IBU: 30 Max IBU: 45
Min Clr: 10 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 2.00
Total Extract (Lbs): 7.00
Anticipated OG: 1.060 Plato: 14.79
Anticipated SRM: 13.4
Anticipated IBU: 25.2
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 2.35 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.128 SG 29.73 Plato

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
85.7 6.00 lbs. Muntons DME - Amber England 1.046 17
7.1 0.50 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
7.1 0.50 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.10 16.7 60 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.10 8.5 30 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 0 min.

Yeast
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Danstar Nottingham

Notes
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Easy Awesome Amber Ale

Awards
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Pella Home Brew Club - Best Beer 2008 @ Gene Schmitz's

AG Version
House Amber Ale - AG

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
-------------------------------

07-B Amber Hybrid Beer, California Common Ale

Min OG: 1.048 Max OG: 1.054
Min IBU: 30 Max IBU: 45
Min Clr: 10 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
----------------

Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 11.50
Anticipated OG: 1.060 Plato: 14.82
Anticipated SRM: 13.5
Anticipated IBU: 25.1
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
----------------

Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.06 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.043 SG 10.65 Plato

Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
60.9 7.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
17.4 2.00 lbs. Munich Malt(dark) America 1.033 20
6.5 0.75 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
15.2 1.75 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.10 25.1 60 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 0 min.

Yeast
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Danstar Nottingham

Water Profile
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Profile: Des Moine - Fleur Drive
Profile known for: Drinking & Bathing

Calcium(Ca): 35.2 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 21.3 ppm
Sodium(Na): 21.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 54.0 ppm
Chloride(Cl): 39.0 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3): 105.3 ppm

pH: 8.32

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 11.50
Water Qts: 14.69 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.67 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.28 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 152 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 15

Total Mash Volume Gal: 4.59 - Dough-In Infusion Only

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

Notes
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Easy Awesome Amber Ale

Awards
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brett · 02-23-2008, 04:52 PM

Very cool.

Can you give us some tasting notes?

I'm looking to formulate a solid Amber Ale, and this looks like a recipe I would like to brew. The IBUs seem a tad low for the style though, it's not too cloyingly sweet is it?

**Schlenkerla** · 02-23-2008, 04:54 PM

I didn't think so, but it could be amped up a bit on the IBU's. +5 My friends said this is the best beer I have ever made. They really like ambers.

I used home grown hops and wanted it to be hoppy in flavor & aroma but still taste the maltiness.

eschatz · 02-23-2008, 05:11 PM

i brew a beer thats really similar to this. this is closer to an american brown though. isnt it?

**Schlenkerla** · 02-23-2008, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschatz

i brew a beer thats really similar to this. this is closer to an american brown though. isnt it?

Yes - Sort of but w/o chocolate malt and victory. I used 40L instead of 60L. I'm looking at Jamil Zainasheffs recipe as a reference. (American Brown)

Its more of a simple amber.

When I made this I was trying to replicate McMenamins Hammerhead. I wasn't real close but it tasted pretty good. Good cascade nose.

http://www.mcmenamins.com/?loc=75&id=415

Hammerhead
A classic Northwest pale ale and McMenamins top selling beer. This rich chestnut colored gem is a model of harmony between hops and malted barley. Hammerhead's signature Cascade hop nose and intense hopped flavor blend nicely with the caramel tones from the crystal malt. This beer has a vocal following. To run out is an unforgivable sin.

Malts used: Pale Malt; Crystal Malt
Hops used: Cascades

Original Gravity: 1.056; Terminal Gravity: 1.010
Alcohol by Volume: 5.93%
Calories: 241 per pint

This is one of the first recipes I made once I got Promash. I like how it turned out.

eschatz · 02-24-2008, 02:10 PM

yeah, cascade has that nose/flavor to it that is unmistakable. i LOVE it in this kind of beer. gives it that american thing.

**Schlenkerla** · 02-24-2008, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett

Very cool.

Can you give us some tasting notes?

I'm looking to formulate a solid Amber Ale, and this looks like a recipe I would like to brew. The IBUs seem a tad low for the style though, it's not too cloyingly sweet is it?

I never thought it as being too sweet. I made a few beers way in the past that were and I didn't like them, not to mention they had poor head retention.

This beer is balanced; its malty, but with good hop character, slight taste of caramel. It developes a very nice head as result of the 40L & carapils.

I used pellet hops for bittering and my home grown whole hops for aroma/flavor.

If you wanted to bump up the IBU to 30; (less than 5 makes no detectable difference)
- On an extract batch, raise the boil volume to 3 gal. Or buy 1 extra oz of cascade add 1/4 @60 1/4 @30 1/2@0 Minutes

- On an AG add an extra oz of cascade @10 min.

**Schlenkerla** · 08-09-2008, 04:25 AM

House Amber Ale - AG

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
-------------------------------

07-B Amber Hybrid Beer, California Common Ale

Min OG: 1.048 Max OG: 1.054
Min IBU: 30 Max IBU: 45
Min Clr: 10 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
----------------

Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 11.50
Anticipated OG: 1.050 Plato: 12.45
Anticipated SRM: 11.9
Anticipated IBU: 35.1
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
----------------

Evaporation Rate: 18.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.32 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 SG 10.29 Plato

Formulas Used
-------------

Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
60.9 7.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
17.4 2.00 lbs. Munich Malt(dark) America 1.033 20
6.5 0.75 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
15.2 1.75 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.25 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.90 30.2 60 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.90 4.8 10 min.
1.75 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.90 0.0 0 min.
4.00 oz. Cascade - Iowa Whole 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop

Yeast
-----

Danstar Nottingham

Water Profile
-------------

Profile: Des Moine - Fleur Drive
Profile known for: Drinking & Bathing

Calcium(Ca): 35.2 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 21.3 ppm
Sodium(Na): 21.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 54.0 ppm
Chloride(Cl): 39.0 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3): 105.3 ppm

pH: 8.32

Mash Schedule
-------------

Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 11.50
Water Qts: 14.69 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.67 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.28 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 152 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 15

Total Mash Volume Gal: 4.59 - Dough-In Infusion Only

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

Notes
-----

Easy Awesome Amber Ale

Awards
------

Extract Version - Pella Home Brew Club - Best Beer 2008 @ Gene Schmitz's

4 oz. w/ a slight bit-o-nugget - 1/4 oz -(Secret Dry Hop Idea!!)

After a good shake....

Ultimate Hop Umbrella w/ racking cane!!!!

**Schlenkerla** · 09-06-2008, 05:40 AM

I'm drinking this bad boy right frickin' now.... How awesome!!!!

Its balanced not really any bitterness. Aroma is totally hoppy cascade!!!

Thank god for Home Brew and Home Grown Hops!!!

sjvicker · 04-10-2009, 03:36 PM

Why does the AG version only have 1oz 60min Cascade while the extract version has 1oz 60min and 1oz 30min Cascade for essentially the same results?