American Amber Ale Broken Leg House Amber

[BowAholic]

I love Bell's 2 Hearted... Centennial hops is a favorite of mine. I have this Bell's Amber in the fermenter and I'm thinking about some Centennial in the dry hop... ???

 

[Eoghanie]

I know this is a way old thread but just brewed this recipe recently and it's the best beer I've ever made. So well balanced. It's amazing. Cheers Yoop!

 

[burninator]

I just remembered it's been over a year since I last brewed this beer. Time to correct that!

 

[nktsvls]

I'm brewing this beer today, can't wait to see the results! I converted the recipe to a partial mash recipe, but everything is exactly the same. Just substituted some LME for some of the 2 row. The cascade pellets I picked up are about 3 points higher in AA, but since they aren't being used for bittering I kept the hop schedule the same. I don't think the slight bump in IBU will be too of a deal. Recipe:

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 4.39 gal
Post Boil Volume: 3.39 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 16.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 35.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 65.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2 lbs 2.4 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 22.1 %
2 lbs 0.8 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 21.1 %
1 lbs 5.4 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 13.8 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 4 10.3 %
1.50 oz Willamette [4.80 %] - First Wort 60.0 mi Hop 5 26.1 IBUs
3 lbs 3.0 oz Pale Liquid Extract (6.0 SRM) Extract 6 32.8 %
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.00 oz Willamette [4.80 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 5.7 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [8.40 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 2.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [8.40 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 10 0.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Willamette [4.80 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0 Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast 12 -
1.00 oz Cascade [8.40 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Willamette [4.80 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs

I've had a problem keeping the efficiency consistent between each batch, but it generally runs lower so I'm hoping to keep it that way again for this batch. Also going to keg this one so hopping to try it in just a few weeks. Cheers!

 

[HomebrewHandicapper]

Sorry. My 3 yr. Old got ahold of my pad. Please delete.

 

[burninator]

Brewing this again today. Gonna follow the original recipe to the word.

It's supposed to be pretty cold here the next few days, so I suppose S-04 is the way to go, rather than US-05?

 

[burninator]

It's that time again. We're supposed to swing from the 50's to the 70's over the next few days, so I'm brewing a batch of BLH Amber tomorrow.

Thanks again, Yooper, for the awesome recipe. It's an annual hit around these parts.

 

[MikeOhio]

Big fan of Bell's Amber.....Looks like a perfect choice for a last beer of the season before ohio weather shuts me down! Also match's their kit offering pretty well except for the lack of victory. Carry on.

 

[JLeuck64]

Recently was looking through the Ale Recipe thread and came across this one. It spoke to me because I busted my leg a few years ago...

Brew day went well! Hit 1.056 with more than 5 gal going into the ferment bucket. I am using Imperial yeast, their Flagship strain.
( ;

 

[JLeuck64]

Grain to glass in 3 weeks! Well... Actually moved into the keg and turned on the CO2 at 2 weeks. I've been sampling a few as it conditioned ( ; really like the way the dry hops work together on this recipe!

 

[JLeuck64]

Not to interrupt the discussion, but can anyone suggest a 'toned down' hop amount and schedule for a cleaner tasting, less hop forward, Amber?

Maybe try a "Fat Tire" clone?

If this has "toned down" hops, then the grain has to be toned down as well, as it's all about the balance of malt and hops- so it would be an entirely different recipe and not this one.

I actually believe THIS Broken Leg House Amber recipe could be pretty close to a Fat Tire clone! At least when I sample them both side by side...

the store bought Fat Tire tastes like a "toned down hops" version of this recipe right here ( ;

 

[Carolina_Matt]

I made this a month ago, and tapped it about 2 weeks ago. It's quite possibly the best Amber Ale I've ever had, and I'll definitely make it again! Fat Tire was the first non-standard beer I ever liked, although their recipe seems to have changed over the last 17 years and it's not as good to me. I've made several Amber Ale batches over the last year and a half, but this is clearly the best.

I made a few slight modifications, due to my process and due to the ingredients on hand. I don't have any 80L, so I used a combination of 40L, 60L and 75L to approximate it the impact (less 40L than the recipe, and a little more of the 60/75L). I also skipped the dry hop, since I ferment in serving kegs and prefer not to add hops directly to it. I fermented with S-05 for 12 days at 67 degrees.

Bravo, Yooper!

 

[JLeuck64]

I just finished a keg of this that I brewed back in December. It was so fun to use hops that I grew myself in this recipe! I used Imperial-Flagship to ferment with and it worked very well for this style.