American Amber All Grain

[KarmaCitra]

Hi everyone!

So I've thought about breaking away from making blondes, pales, etc, and want to try my hand at an American Amber style. I came up with the following:

5 GALLON BATCH

8# 2-row (69.6%)
1.5# Victory (13%)
1# Vienna (8.7%)
.5# Crystal 60 (4.3%)
.5# Crystal 80 (4.3%

1.25 qt/lb mash at 152°

MT Hood 1.5oz at 60'
MT Hood .5oz at 30'
MT Hood 1oz at 0'


American II Ale yeast

Ferment at 65°

OG 1.057
FG 1.014
ABV 5.6%

IBU 33.72
SRM 13.09

My recipe calculator has all of this coming within style, but I know that making a really good Amber is a delicate dance of balance and complimentary malts. I really wanted to add the Victory malt due to its nutty quality. I fear maybe the 1oz at flameout might be too much for aroma in this style?

Any help/critiques are much appreciated!

 

[KarmaCitra]

This will also be my first foray into liquid yeast, since I got an itch to build a homemade stirplate. From what I've read, the American Ale II is a good choice for this style. If there is a better one, let me know! I'm not sure if my LHBS has this one, but it sounds common enough that they should.