American Amber Ale Mojave Red

[Revvy]

I can't say it enough. I'm drinking some of the batch brewed on Nov 7th...It is an amazing beer. Not just is it quaffable, it has a very rich flavor.

 

[ILOVEBEER]

My next brew for sure.

 

[Malticulous]

Thanks Ravvy.

I put this up at BMW for five gallons with 75% efficiency.
http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/b9710479/malticulous-mojave-red

This is next on my list. Sadly it may be a few months. Work just got crazy. That's a nice change after my slowest year ever.

 

[Revvy]

Thanks Ravvy.

I put this up at BMW for five gallons with 75% efficiency.
http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/b9710479/malticulous-mojave-red

This is next on my list. Sadly it may be a few months. Work just got crazy. That's a nice change after my slowest year ever.

Yeah aren't you in construction or contracting, or something like that? I'm bet it's been a rough year. Glad you're getting some money flowing in.

 

[Malticulous]

I'm a roofing foreman and I'm going to start installing photovoltaic systems. Work is mad for me right now (I hope this is a precursor to an turn in the economy in the rest of the country.). I'm working long days every day and when I get home I have my PV stuff keeping me busy. I'm going to brew this very soon. I have 10 gallons of other stuff waiting that I WILL bottle soon.

 

[Malticulous]

It rained today so I finally got a day off. I brewed this up. I got nearly 11 gallons of 1.060 wort.

17lb American Two-row (Great Western)
1lb Caramel Munich 80L (Franco Belges)
1lb Crystal Maris Otter - 50-60L (Simpson's)
1lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (Great Western)
8 oz Melanoidin Malt
3 oz Carafa II special
1/2 oz Roasted Barley - 550L

60 mins 2.0oz Palisades pellet 8
20 mins 1oz Saaz leaf 4.5
10 mins 1oz Willamette leaf 4.5
Dry hop 7 days 1oz Cascade pellet 6.0

It defiantly came out more red. I hope the imported crystals add the richness that the judges found missing. I've used the Franco Belges Caramel Munich 120L and it dose add rich malt flavors. I didn't want that dark of crystal in this beer. I hope the 80L tastes as good. My first batch of this used Simpson's medium crystal. All though the crystal Maris Otter is the same SRM it tastes different as grain. By the taste of the wort I think this is the best batch yet.

edit,

I bottled half five days ago (with a tad of T-58) and kegged the other half three days ago. Both are carbed. The bottled ones are better tasting and clearer. I did rack and cold crash that half a few days earlier. The ones off tap have a finer head--more like nitro. Head retention is great on both. Keep in mind I'm a very good bottler and have no experience kegging.

I like the imported crystals. I think Franco Belges is the best there is.

This is the best Amber I have ever tasted.

Edit,

The keg is good now. Took a week longer than the bottles. It's still not as clear. T-58 must help.

 

[ILOVEBEER]

Just tapped the keg from brewday March 22nd.........WOW!

 

[nutty_gnome]

I brewed this in May and bottled it a few weeks ago. Its a good beer, malty and roasty. I used the latest incarnation with the imported crystal malts as listed under Malticulous Mojave Red in the American Ale - Amber Ale section of Brewmaster's warehouse.

Its a hearty malty Amber that pushes some boundaries with some interesting hops character to be sure! A little more time in the bottle and it will be a very distinctive Amber. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[Revvy]

Yeah, I have to make another batch soon. This is definitely a "goto" recipe for me, and one of the few beers I brew that's not one of my own recipes. There's really no need to do one of my own. This is superb!

 

[CrAzYmOuSe]

I cracked my first bottle of this last night. This is a fantastic beer! Very smooth and tasty. I am going to brew it again next weekend. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good amber.

 

[Malticulous]

I brewed this in May and bottled it a few weeks ago. Its a good beer, malty and roasty. I used the latest incarnation with the imported crystal malts as listed under Malticulous Mojave Red in the American Ale - Amber Ale section of Brewmaster's warehouse.

I put that on there. It's really cool how they will weigh out and sell 1/2 oz of roasted barley. My last batch came from there adjusted for 11 gallons at 85% brewhouse efficiency--minus the hops I had on hand. That is a great place to buy single recipes from.

The thing I really likes about this beer is that anyone that likes beer likes this one. It doesn't matter if they think Miller Lite is the best ever--this beer still goes over well. Best of all it's not some light hybred-BMC wannabe. It's a true craft brew.

Wow, I don't like dark beer but this tastes great!

 

[sensibull]

Brewed this today, thanks much for the recipe. Unfortunately, as this was my second ever all grain my efficiency is still really poor and I only hit 1.040 OG (I think I sparged too quickly). Been reading about adding some dextrose at high krausen to increase the gravity. Bad idea for this beer? If not, any advice on how much, etc? Many thanks.

 

[Malticulous]

I probably wouldn't. Some DME would be better. You probably can put in a half pound of dextrose without much effect on the body but a whole pound might be pushing it. I don't think it's worth 5 gravity points. The thing about the sugar is it will make it finish under 1.010. It's best at 1.013-14.

 

[sensibull]

Thanks for the prompt reply, Conroe. Much appreciated.

 

[pivovar]

Just wanted to report my own success with this recipe. I made two slightly different batches. The first time I made this beer, I used Pacman yeast and Maris Otter for base grain instead of 2-row. The beer was a total success at a beer tasting gathering going against commercial brews like Red Seal, Liberty and Old Foghorn. Most people in attendance weren't beer geeks but they all loved Mojave Red over the commercial brews, and before I knew it, it was all gone...

Currently drinking another batch that was now brewed with 2-row base malt and fermented with WLP029 which gives this beer a very clean lager-like yeast profile without making it too dry. This batch is just fantastic, and I love the richness of malt and hop flavors when serving it warmer, at around 50*F. I am happy I don't have to share this batch with anyone this time around. I have one fantastic brew to enjoy over the next couple of months

 

[Budger]

I'm just finishing up primary with this. Had to sub chocolate. I have 2 oz of centennial leaf that I'm thinking of using to dry hop. Do y'all think that's too much for the style?

 

[Malticulous]

The guidelines say low to moderate hop aroma. I think over an oz would be past that. It probably be good and still score well in a competition.

 

[rustbucket]

since your using US-05, would Wyeast 1056 work? or would you use an Irish or Scottish ale yeast?

or keep it the way it is...

 

[Malticulous]

I would use any one of those. I think they all would end up about the same. I'm going to use WLP 001 next time. I'd like to try a yeast with more character some time too.

 

[fishnuttoo]

cant find palisades anywhere?

what to sub for 1oz bittering hop?

 

[Malticulous]

Glacier is probably the closest but it's biterness is bit more firm. The only other hop I've used to bitter this is Target.

 

[fishnuttoo]

thanx for the help, i will keep a look out for these hops...

 

[Sean]

I've been wanting to give this a go for a while. I got to it today. I love a good red.

I didn't reduce enough, so have 5.5 gal at 1.053. I am not at all worried about that. I used Notty, and didn't have the Carafa, so I added 1 oz roasted instead of 0.5. But the roasted I had was only 300L I don't know how much difference that will make. If anything it might be a bit more rich. Not a bad thing in my opinion.

It smelled great in the mash. I am really looking forward to tasting this.

 

[snevey]

Is Maris Otter an OK substitution for the American 2-row?

Also, if I can't find Palisades hops, is the below substitution from USAHOPS.org correct to use Willamette hops?

From USAhops.org:

Palisade®, YCR 4
Alpha Acids 5.5-9.5%
Beta Acids 6.0-8.0%
Alpha-Beta Ratio 1
Cohumulone (% of alpha acids): 24-29%
Total Oils (Mls. per 100 grams dried hops) 1.4-1.6
Myrcene (as % of total oils) 9-10%
Caryophyllene (as % of total oils) 16-18%
Humulene (as % of total oils) 19-22%
Farnesene (as % of total oils) 0%
Storage (% alpha acids remaining after 6 months storage at 20° C) Good (above average %)
Possible Substitutions: Willamette

 

[Malticulous]

Palisades is a Tettnanger decent like Willamette probably is. It's higher alpha, like Glacier. Tett or Willamette will probably work reasonably well if you use enough. Magnum would work good if you use the right amount less. Palisade does add to the overall flavor. Nothing really replaces it. It's very good in porters.,

 

[Brandx40]

Made this 5 days ago. Pretty excited about it. It will be different though. I used maris otter for the base. Smells great!!

 

[Malticulous]

I just brewed up another rendition

17 lb Great Western 2-row
1 Lb Great Western Crystal 75L
1 lb Great Western Crystal 60L
12 oz Great Western Crystal 40L
4 oz Best Carmel Pilsner (out of 40L)
8 oz Best Melanoidin Malt (not sure how it compares to Wyermann)
2 oz Best Aromatic
1 oz Carafa III
1 oz Roasted Barley 550L

44g Palisade and 21g Willamette at 60 min (out of Palisades)
1 oz Sterling and .25 oz Liberty at 20 min (making up for low alpha Sterling and hoping for more spice)
1 oz Willamette at 10 min
1 oz Cascade and .5 oz Columbus Dry hop (upping the aroma a touch)

WLP 001

Mashed in 35 qts at 153 for 60 minutes (no mashout,) single batch sparged with 24 qts.
Ended up with 11 gallons of 1.060 wort.

 

[Kurtamous]

Made this beer before and it was awesome! Thanks for the recipe!

I was wondering what you all thought about adding .5oz or 1 oz of carapills to add to the body of it? I was thinking about adding flaked oats at first but after reading have become curious of carapills. Thanks all

 

[Malticulous]

If you want more body mash a little higher. The recipe is already 15% crystal malts. I guess is could be pushed to 20%. 15% seems to be where I like it, but then the only other way I've brewed it was with 12%.

 

[Kurtamous]

Alrighty ill give that a shot. Come to think of it I may have just added too much water the first time (I didn't reach 5 gallons) and thinned it out.

Thanks for the help!