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Recipe: American Amber w/ Summit and Jade

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.

Contributor:

Ben Lipman

Yield:

12 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

11.4/22.5

Bitterness (Calc):

43.4 IBU

BU/GU:

4.34

Calories:

33 (12 ounces)

ABV:

0.7%

ABW:

0.5%

OG:	1.010
OG (Plato):	2.56° P
FG:	1.005
FG (Plato):	1.28° P
Real Extract:	1.52° P
App. Atten.:	49.8%
Real Atten.:	40.8%

General Information

Method:	All Grain
Source:	Llama

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

20.00 pounds

Pale Malt, Maris Otter

82.5% of grist

1.50 pounds

Munich Malt

6.2% of grist

1.25 pounds

Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L

5.2% of grist

0.75 pounds

Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L

3.1% of grist

0.75 pounds

Victory Malt

3.1% of grist

24.25 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	12 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	14 gallons	12 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	24.3 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	5.2 gallons
Total Water Needed:	20.2 gallons	14 gallons (runoff) + 5.2 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	8.1 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	12.1 gallons	20.2 gallons (total water) – 8.1 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

1.00 ounces	Summit 18.00% Pellet @ 7200 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Dry Hop	18 AAUs
1.00 ounces	NZ Jade 13.00% Pellet @ 7200 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Dry Hop	13 AAUs
1.00 ounces	Summit 18.00% Pellet @ 60 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil	18 AAUs
0.50 ounces	NZ Jade 13.00% Pellet @ 60 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil	6.5 AAUs
0.50 ounces	NZ Jade 13.00% Pellet @ 30 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil	6.5 AAUs
0.50 ounces	Summit 18.00% Pellet @ 10 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Aroma	6.5 AAUs
0.50 ounces	NZ Jade 13.00% Pellet @ 10 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Aroma	6.5 AAUs
0.50 ounces	Summit 18.00% Pellet @ 1 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Aroma	9 AAUs
0.50 ounces	NZ Jade 13.00% Pellet @ 1 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Aroma	6.5 AAUs
6.00 ounces	Total Hop Weight	93 AAUs

Yeast

White Labs California Ale — Liquid — 0

White Labs California Ale — Liquid — 0

Fermentation

Primary:	4 days @ 68° F
Secondary:	7 days @ 68° F
Tertiary:	0 days @ ° F
Age:	28 days @ 52° F

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