Thanks for the help. I've done alot of beers with cascade so I was wanting to do something different. You have any suggestions for fuggles or glacier replacements?
I like willamette in an amber. It's got some of the same "earthiness" that fuggles has, but without the "dirt" taste. I also like other hops that you don't normally think of- like northern brewer or liberty or crystal.
I don't think you should change everything, though! Those are just some suggestions. I have a beer that I like that uses this:
1 lbs Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 8.33 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 8.33 %
0.25 oz Centennial [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 6.2 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [7.70 %] (60 min) Hops 22.6 IBU
1.00 oz Liberty [4.50 %] (30 min) Hops 10.1 IBU
1.00 oz Crystal [3.30 %] (2 min) Hops 0.8 IBU
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
88% of the grain bill is marris otter, but you could use a light extract instead to make it an extract batch (6 pounds DME). It turned out really well, more like a "Fat Tire" type amber than the big hoppy ambers that you often see.
This one was my attempt at a Bell's amber clone:
7 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 62.22 % (you could easily sub DME- 4 pounds)
2 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 17.78 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 11.11 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 8.89 %
1.50 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 27.9 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (10 min) Hops 6.1 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (5 min) Hops 1.9 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
This came out really good, if you wanted to go back and dabble with cascades. I like the malt in that one, and I would use it again with another amber.