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Hoppy Amber

Specifics

Style:

American Amber Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10B

Like an American pale ale with more body, more caramel richness, and a balance more towards malt than hops (although hop rates can be significant).

Commercial Examples: North Coast Red Seal Ale, Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale, Deschutes Cinder Cone Red, Pyramid Broken Rake, St. Rogue Red Ale, Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale, Lagunitas Censored Ale, Avery Redpoint Ale, McNeill’s Firehouse Amber Ale, Mendocino Red Tail Ale, Bell's Amber.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Brew Date:

February 14, 2015

Yield:

11 gallons

Color:

17 SRM

Bitterness:

58 IBU

Batch No:	74
OG:	1.060
Reading 1:	1.010 (8 days)

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Mash at 152 for 60 mins (actually ended up mashing 90 mins)

60 min boil

Ferment @ 64 to 66

Added 2 oz of mosaic for keg hops to the second 5 gallons

Recipe

Scale This Recipe
Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Grains

20.00 pounds

American Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

73.4% of grist

2.00 pounds

Crystal Malt 40L

Color (L):	40 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

7.3% of grist

2.00 pounds

American Munich Malt

Color (L):	10 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles.

7.3% of grist

1.00 pounds

Belgian Biscuit Malt

Color (L):	23-25 °L
Info/Use:	Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

3.7% of grist

1.00 pounds

Crystal Malt 120L

Color (L):	120 °L
Info/Use:	Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.

3.7% of grist

1.00 pounds

American Wheat Malt

Color (L):	2 °L
Info/Use:	Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

3.7% of grist

0.25 pounds

British Pale Chocolate

Color (L):	200 °L
Info/Use:	Not provided.

0.9% of grist

27.25 pounds

Total Grain Weight

100% of grist

Hops

1.50 ounces

Mosaic

Region:	US
AAU Range:	12 - 12%
Typical Use:	All

12% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: First Wort

18 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Mosaic

Region:	US
AAU Range:	12 - 12%
Typical Use:	All

12% Pellets @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

12 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

5.3% Pellets @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

5.3 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Simcoe

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Pine-like aroma. Mainly a bittering hop with good aroma characteristics
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma
Example:	American Ale

12.2% Pellets @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

12.2 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Mosaic

Region:	US
AAU Range:	12 - 12%
Typical Use:	All

12% Pellets @ 5 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

24 AAUs

1.50 ounces

Mosaic

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

5.3% Pellets @ 5 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

8 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Simcoe

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Pine-like aroma. Mainly a bittering hop with good aroma characteristics
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma
Example:	American Ale

12.2% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

12.2 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Mosaic

Region:	US
AAU Range:	12 - 12%
Typical Use:	All

5.3% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

10.6 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Simcoe

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Pine-like aroma. Mainly a bittering hop with good aroma characteristics
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma
Example:	American Ale

5.3% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

10.6 AAUs

13.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

112.9 AAUs

Yeast

Safale US-05 — Dry — 2 packets

Water Profile

Source:	RO plus Additions
Sulfate:	46.7 ppm
Calcium:	44.5 ppm
Magnesium:	1.3 ppm

Amount:	17.5 gals gallons
Chloride:	40 ppm
Sodium:	28 ppm

Fermentation

Primary:	64 days @ 7° F
Secondary:	66 days @ 7° F

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