Bobby_M said:
Mmmm
Aroma:
Mild, but distinct baking banana bread/oatmeal raisin cookie baking. Maybe a little molassas. I can tell it's going to taste good just by smelling it. I don't think it detracts much from the beer, but there's an odd aroma in the background that I just can't identify.
Appearance:
Brilliantly clear, pale copper hue. Good head that dissapated to a foam haze that sticks around.
Flavor:
Nice and smooth, extremely balanced. Fruity esters dectable and pleasant. This is a easy drinking beer with very little alcohol hotness. I'd imagine it was fermented on the cooler side of the yeast's range. It's got a clean finish that you'd expect from a lager.
Mouthfeel:
Creamy. Nice.
Overall:
I'm no BJCP judge and I'm miles away from being able to accurately describe and rate a beer, but this is a really good beer. I'd even say it's one of the best homebrews I've ever had. Recipe me man.
It was my First brew, Some bottles didnt carb so I ended up dumping them into a keg and force carbing them. Dont know what happened, I used the proper ammount of sugar and stirred it in well etc. I think the cold conditioning dropped too much of the yeast out.
BeerSmith Recipe Printout -
www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Canadian Ale
Brewer: SuperiorBrew
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: Extract
Taste: (40.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.72 gal
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 8.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 20.3 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
6 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 85.71 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 14.29 %
0.75 oz Cluster [7.00 %] (60 min) Hops 18.6 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (2 min) Hops 1.6 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs GF All American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1272) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: None
Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb
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Steep grains as desired (45 minutes @ 170)
Notes:
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Primary 10 days at 66-68
Secondary for 2days at 66-68
Secondary for 12 days at 36-38
Bottle conditioned for 2 weeks. Not carbed well so dumped bottles into keg and conditioned for 2 more weeks
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