Hey Guys,
Was gonna knock out a porter this weekend but what with summer being just around the corner I thought I might knock out a nice little hoppy number instead.
I was thinking of an amber ale and with the ingredients I have in stock it was going to go with something like this:
23l batch
4.5kg Marris Otter
350g crystal 145 EBC
150g Crystal 400 EBC
Was thinking of 60, 15 and 1 minute additions of both cascade and Amarillo, maybe dry hop with both aswell. Bitter to about 40 ibu
The only yeast I have is White Labs Irish Ale yeast, should be ok
How does this sound to people. What type of water profile is good for amber ales?
Kevin
Amber Ale Advise
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kaymak
Re: Amber Ale Advise
Right guys, finalised my recipe,
4500.00 gm Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 89.64 %
300.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (145.0 EBC) Grain 5.98 %
200.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 3.98 %
20.00 gm Chocolate Malt (886.5 EBC) Grain 0.40 %
20.00 gm Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (60 min) Hops 17.3 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 10.1 IBU
15.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 2.7 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (10 min) Hops 4.7 IBU
15.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.3 IBU
Est Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.73 %
Bitterness: 35.1 IBU Es
t Color: 25.9 EBC
The only yeast I have is White Labs Irish Ale yeast, should be ok
How does this sound to people. What type of water profile is good for amber ales?
4500.00 gm Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 89.64 %
300.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (145.0 EBC) Grain 5.98 %
200.00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 3.98 %
20.00 gm Chocolate Malt (886.5 EBC) Grain 0.40 %
20.00 gm Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (60 min) Hops 17.3 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 10.1 IBU
15.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 2.7 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [9.40 %] (10 min) Hops 4.7 IBU
15.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.3 IBU
Est Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.73 %
Bitterness: 35.1 IBU Es
t Color: 25.9 EBC
The only yeast I have is White Labs Irish Ale yeast, should be ok
How does this sound to people. What type of water profile is good for amber ales?
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HighHops
Re: Amber Ale Advise
Hi kaymak!
You should try 300-500g of munich in there too, to increase the maltiness to balance the hops. I usually add 100-200g of amber malt to my amber ales aswell to add a bit of roasty / biscuity depth.
wrt water : not too sure about your water profile. You want a lowish alkalinity for hoppy beers 30 - 50 mg/l CaCO3.
Normally you want a fairly neutral yeast like WLP001 or us05 for amber ales. Irish ale yeast would be good for an irish red ale, which is a good quaffable ale too. My reds are usually 4Kg MO, 400g crystal & 200g roast barley. I sometimes add a bit of amber to offset the RB and a healthy wodge of munich aswell. Back right off on the hops. Your looking for 25IBU with Irish Red and use Goldings or Fuggles or Bobek goes really well with this style.
You should try 300-500g of munich in there too, to increase the maltiness to balance the hops. I usually add 100-200g of amber malt to my amber ales aswell to add a bit of roasty / biscuity depth.
wrt water : not too sure about your water profile. You want a lowish alkalinity for hoppy beers 30 - 50 mg/l CaCO3.
Normally you want a fairly neutral yeast like WLP001 or us05 for amber ales. Irish ale yeast would be good for an irish red ale, which is a good quaffable ale too. My reds are usually 4Kg MO, 400g crystal & 200g roast barley. I sometimes add a bit of amber to offset the RB and a healthy wodge of munich aswell. Back right off on the hops. Your looking for 25IBU with Irish Red and use Goldings or Fuggles or Bobek goes really well with this style.