American Amber Partial Mash Recipe

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I've been trying to find a solid American Amber Ale partial mash recipe, but haven't had much luck. I have the ability to mash about 5lbs of grain.

If anyone could point me towards a good recipe I would be extremely grateful! (I'm running low on homebrews and need to brew soon!)
 
This is a 5-gal w/ 5 lbs grain partial mash recipe that I adapted from Jamil's 6-gal all grain recipe in Brewing Classic Styles. I've made a 7lb grain partial mash version of this several times. It's a very solid recipe.

OG 1.052, IBU ~35, 12 SRM, est ABV 5.2%
3 lbs Maris Otter (domestic 2-row would also work)
12 oz munich malt (9 srm)
8 oz crystal 40L
6 oz crystal 120L
6 oz victory
.5 oz horizon 13%aa at 60 min
.2 oz cascade 6% at 10 min
.2 oz centennial 9% at 10 min
.2 oz cascade 6% at 0 min
.2 oz centennial 9% at 0 min
3.5 lbs pale LME added at flameout
WLP001 or Wyeast1056 or US-05
Mash at 154 for 60 min, boil for 60 min, ferment at 67, carb to 2.6 vol

Good luck!
 
We've got quite a few good ambers in our recipe database. They are mixed in with other beers as it's in the "American ale" section, but it's really a good list of great recipes: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/

Any of those could be a partial mash recipe, whether all-grain or extract, as they are easily converted. If you find one you like, we can just help you turn it from an AG recipe into a PM recipe in a couple of minutes.
 
jwalker1140 said:
This is a 5-gal w/ 5 lbs grain partial mash recipe that I adapted from Jamil's 6-gal all grain recipe in Brewing Classic Styles. I've made a 7lb grain partial mash version of this several times. It's a very solid recipe.

OG 1.052, IBU ~35, 12 SRM, est ABV 5.2%
3 lbs Maris Otter (domestic 2-row would also work)
12 oz munich malt (9 srm)
8 oz crystal 40L
6 oz crystal 120L
6 oz victory
.5 oz horizon 13%aa at 60 min
.2 oz cascade 6% at 10 min
.2 oz centennial 9% at 10 min
.2 oz cascade 6% at 0 min
.2 oz centennial 9% at 0 min
3.5 lbs pale LME added at flameout
WLP001 or Wyeast1056 or US-05
Mash at 154 for 60 min, boil for 60 min, ferment at 67, carb to 2.6 vol

Good luck!
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I'm starting to drink my batch of this. Came out excellent. Very easy drinking, very smooth. I had to replace the Maris Otter with American 2 row because my LHBS was out, but it still came out great. The color is nice and has a good malt backbone.

Next time I think I may up the Cascade and Centennial a little bit or maybe do some dryhopping.

Thanks for the recipe!
 
Glad the recipe turned out. I am going to use the malt recipe for my next brew day which is Saturday. I do have a few substitutes because it is what I have on hand.

Is there a rule for how much malt to use for a partial mash? I tried my first PM a few weeks ago and my efficiency was not good.

My set up is a 5 gallon cooler and I have an 8 gallon brew kettle. I am putting the grain in a bag as I do not have a false bottom and re-stirring about 30 min into the mash.

I have been told that I can use up to 10 lbs but I do not find many recipes for 10 lbs but usually around 5-6 lbs. Is it possible that my poor efficiency was from trying to use too much malt?
 
When I partial mashed, I always tried to use as much malt as I possibly could, which was about 7.5 lbs in my 4 gal cooler and 5 gal brew kettle. With a 5 gal cooler and an 8 gal brew kettle, you should be able to brew average strength 5 gal all grain batches, no problem. I'd just skip partial mashing and go all grain. Cheaper and easier, imo.

http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/ will help you improve your efficiency.
 
jwalker1140 said:
When I partial mashed, I always tried to use as much malt as I possibly could, which was about 7.5 lbs in my 4 gal cooler and 5 gal brew kettle. With a 5 gal cooler and an 8 gal brew kettle, you should be able to brew average strength 5 gal all grain batches, no problem. I'd just skip partial mashing and go all grain. Cheaper and easier, imo.

http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/ will help you improve your efficiency.
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I've done all of the research humanly possible on this topic. I think my low efficiency was because I did not pay close attention to the amount of water.

I know I could go AG with my setup and I guess it basically is AG. I am basically using Deathbrewers method but using a cooler.

So I take 10 lbs of grain isn't too much.
 
Not with your gear. You should be able to mash nearly 13 lbs with a 1.25 water to grist ratio.

Btw, I started with Deathbrewers method using a cooler too. It's really not a big leap from that to AG batch sparging.
 
I'm liking this even more as it ages a little bit. Both of my brothers have declared it their favorite beer I've made. I've probably gone through half of my supply already.

I will be brewing this again soon on my new AG setup and will probably replace 2-row with Maris Otter.
 
I haven't tried it with 2-row so I can't really compare, but it's great with Maris Otter. A very full rich malty brew. Glad you're enjoying it.
:mug:
 

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