Caldera is a small brewery outside of Medford, OR. I've only has their amber a few times while in the area on business, but I've got real fond memories of the stuff. Anyway, their menu has a pretty detailed description of the beer: "A crisp, well balanced, refreshing amber. Simplicity is the key to this recipe. Malts: Premium Two Row, Crystal; Hops: Cascade, Galena; ABV: 5.4%; 24 IBU; 15.4 SRM."
I've only got four brews under my belt, but I figure why not. So I drop the ingredients into Beersmith and start playing. Doesn't take long to come up with this:
5.5 gals @ 70% efficiency
10.5 lbs 2 row
1.2 lbs crystal 120
Mash @ 152
0.25 galena @ 60 to go
0.25 galena @ 35
0.25 cascade @ 15
0.25 cascade @ 5
Nottingham
OG: 1.054
FG:1.012
ABV:5.5
IBU:24.3
SRM:15.4
The reason I chose Crystal 120 is because I remember reading that Crystal shouldn't exceed 10%. With only two grains, it takes the 120 to match SRM and stay within the 10% recommendation. Other than knowing galena is for bittering and cascade for flavoring, the hops are a guess. What do you think? Is it really this easy with a simple recipe and a cheat sheet?
I've only got four brews under my belt, but I figure why not. So I drop the ingredients into Beersmith and start playing. Doesn't take long to come up with this:
5.5 gals @ 70% efficiency
10.5 lbs 2 row
1.2 lbs crystal 120
Mash @ 152
0.25 galena @ 60 to go
0.25 galena @ 35
0.25 cascade @ 15
0.25 cascade @ 5
Nottingham
OG: 1.054
FG:1.012
ABV:5.5
IBU:24.3
SRM:15.4
The reason I chose Crystal 120 is because I remember reading that Crystal shouldn't exceed 10%. With only two grains, it takes the 120 to match SRM and stay within the 10% recommendation. Other than knowing galena is for bittering and cascade for flavoring, the hops are a guess. What do you think? Is it really this easy with a simple recipe and a cheat sheet?