I have 18 AG brews under my belt and I decided I should try creating my own recipe. I brewed this amber ale up today, what are your thoughts? I tried to keep it simple.
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.77 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 12.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 81.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 84.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs Malteurop American 2-Row Pale Malt (2.4 Grain 1 77.1 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 14.5 %
12.0 oz Crystal Dark - 77L (Crisp) (75.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.2 %
2.0 oz Chocolate Pale (250.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.2 %
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 23.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 6.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 6.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 13.97 qt of water at 164.4 F 150.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.78 gal water at 168.0 F
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 7.77 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 12.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 81.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 84.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs Malteurop American 2-Row Pale Malt (2.4 Grain 1 77.1 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 14.5 %
12.0 oz Crystal Dark - 77L (Crisp) (75.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.2 %
2.0 oz Chocolate Pale (250.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.2 %
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 23.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 6.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 6.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 13.97 qt of water at 164.4 F 150.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.78 gal water at 168.0 F