Amber Ale Recipe Feedback

[nalidixic]

Hi All.

I'm working on making up my first recipe. I'd like to make an Amber Ale with the IBUs on the lower end of the scale.

This is a 2.5 gallon batch.

4.5 LB - 2 Row
0.5 LB - Crystal 60
1 oz - Roasted Barley

0.5 oz - Cascade - 60 min
0.25 oz - Cascade - 10 min
0.25 oz - Cascade - 5 min

US-05 Yeast

Beersmith gives me the following.

SG - 1.052
FG - 1.012
IBU - 28.6
Color - 12.9 SRM

Do you think that's a solid base recipe to start with?

 

[RonPopeil]

looking alright to me. this is an area i'm toying with as well. you might want to switch the roast barley to chocolate malt. different flavor on the roast.

 

[JordanKnudson]

^I agree, perfectly good base recipe here. As to changing your roast malt, I don't think it will make much difference. You've only included a small amount for its color contribution, correct? I don't think the flavor is going to come through very much, so changing it up won't result in a noticeable difference in that department.

 

[bbrim]

I'd sub some of your 2 row out for Munich. If this is a starting point for a recipe I'd leave it there. If you want something really interesting I'd also throw in a little special roast, 2-3%.