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I want to brew an Amber Ale next, this will be my first AG brew, is this a good choice? Where should I go to get a detailed recipe and all the ingredients I need(website)?
 
One my favorite Ambers has been Bear Republic Red Rocket. Jamil has a clone recipe that I hear is very close. Check out beerdujour.com for the recipe.

Now, if you look in the recipe database, I did an amber as one of my first AG brews and it was awesome. In fact, I tried tweaking it here and there in more recent batches but it was never as good as that one.
 
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Apex Amber v2.0
Brewer: Chad Ward
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 15.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 39.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 76.19 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 9.52 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 9.52 %
0.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 4.76 %
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) Hops 16.2 IBU
1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (30 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 8.8 IBU
1 Pkgs Northwest Ale (Wyeast Labs #1332) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 10.50 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 13.13 qt of water at 171.8 F 154.0 F

This is the American Amber from John Palmer's How to Brew. It's an excellent amber in the Anderson Valley Boon Amber & Red Nectar vein. If you can't find the 1332 yeast, Wyeast's 1968 London ESB works well too. This is a well balanced ale, lightly malty with a nice back of the throat hop bitterness from the Centennials.

Chad
 
hopsalot said:
I want to brew an Amber Ale next, this will be my first AG brew, is this a good choice? Where should I go to get a detailed recipe and all the ingredients I need(website)?

This is a good amber ale for winter, I developed this over a couple of years to make a good version for the colder months.

per 10 gallon batch

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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10-B American Ale, American Amber Ale

Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 25 Max IBU: 40
Min Clr: 10 Max Clr: 17 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 10.00 Wort Size (Gal): 10.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 20.00
Anticipated OG: 1.052 Plato: 12.89
Anticipated SRM: 13.2
Anticipated IBU: 28.9
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 8.25 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 11.41 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.046 SG 11.35 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 %
Additional Utilization Used For First Wort Hops: -10 %


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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70.0 14.00 lbs. Pilsener Germany 1.038 2
5.0 1.00 lbs. Special B Malt Belgian 1.030 145
20.0 4.00 lbs. Munich Malt Germany 1.037 9
2.5 0.50 lbs. Crystal 20L America 1.035 20
2.5 0.50 lbs. Crystal 55L Great Britian 1.034 55

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.00 28.9 First WH
2.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 5.60 0.0 0 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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1.00 Tsp Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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DCL Yeast US-56 SafAle American Ale


Water Profile
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Profile: Millersburg
Profile known for:

Calcium(Ca): 185.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 19.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 5.6 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 30.0 ppm
Chloride(Cl): 2.0 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3): 230.0 ppm

pH: 7.20


Mash Schedule
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Mash Name: Pilsner Malt Step Mash

Total Grain Lbs: 20.00
Total Water Qts: 26.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 6.50 - Before Additional Infusions

Tun Thermal Mass: 0.30
Grain Temp: 60.00 F


Step Rest Start Stop Heat Infuse Infuse Infuse
Step Name Time Time Temp Temp Type Temp Amount Ratio
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Sacc 5 60 150 150 Infuse 172 26.00 1.30
Mash Out 5 10 168 168 Infuse 201 16.36 2.12


Total Water Qts: 42.36 - After Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 10.59 - After Additional Infusions
Total Mash Volume Gal: 12.19 - After Additional Infusions

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.
All infusion amounts are in Quarts.
All infusion ratios are Quarts/Lbs.


Notes
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Enhanced maltiness.

Add CaSO4 to the mash gallons as a treatment salt to
adjust the pH to 5.2 if needed. Adjust the rest of the sparge water to pH
5.6. Pitch 1 pack of yeast per carboy. Ferment at 68*F (set fermentation chamber to 65*F to comp for yeast
energy) for 1 week. Rack to secondary and ferment out for 2 weeks at 68*F
(set fermentation temp to 68*F). Rack to keg and condition at 40*F for 4 w
eeks. Force carbonate to 2.2 vol CO2 and enjoy.
 
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