Hairy Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I am looking at making an American Amber Ale for my next brew. I have never made one before so I am hoping for a few comments on my recipe. Grand Slamber Ale 1.5kg Coopers Light Malt Extract (liquid) 1.5kg Coopers Amber Malt Extract (liquid) 250g Crystal Malt 300g Dextrose 20g Centennial @ 40 min 30g Cascade @ 20 min 30g Cascade @ 10 min US-05 yeast 23 litres I am not sure whether to run with Tomas Fawcett Pale Crystal malt or Medium Crystal Malt. Or is Caraamber appropriate for this? Also, with regards to the hop schedule, I worked out it will be around 35 IBU. But I am not sure whether I should be putting so much Cascade late in the boil and perhaps I should cut back on the Cascade and increase the early Centennial addition. Any comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Hi Hairy, I think your recipe sounds a lot like the brew I put down last night. Yours of course is the full extract version. I think you will achieve the amber colour you are looking for with out having to go with anything too dark with your choice of grains. Even light Crystal grains will add redness to the colour (I think). As far as the hops schedule I think you are right on the money for my tastes. I really like the Cascade as a late addition. I think It's all an experiment until you have made something once then you can tweek it to your tastes. This is what I put down. Golden Amber Ale 1.7Kg OS Draught 1/2 can (850g) Canadian Blonde 566g Amber Malt (liquid) 275g Crystal Malt (steeped for 60mins) 10g Cascade 15mins 10g Centenial 10mins 10g Cascade dry hop 10g Centenial dry hop 23L water 11.5g US-05 yeast (rehydrated) OG 1.046 It turned out a lttle darker than i was intending but who cares. Chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'd go with that recipe Hairy as it looks a treat just the way it is. I think the light crystal will do it more justice than the medium though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Thanks for the replies guys. I will leave it as is and run with the Light Crystal. It will be a few weeks before I get a chance to put this one down. I've got a Centenarillo Ale chugging away at the moment and then I'm off for a couple weeks. Anyway, once it is done & dusted (and tasted) I will report back and let you all know how it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Is this the first time you've done the Centenarillo?... It's a great drop and would have to be one of my favorites to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Yep, I'm a Centenarillo virgin. This is my first one. Its been on my to do list for a while and after the rave reviews on here and AHB, I thought I should give it a go. I haven't heard one bad review of it. I'm looking forward to popping the cherry on this one. [tongue] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Centenarillo, has Centenial and Amarillo, not Cascade??? Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 You're 100% correct Warren but I believe Hairy means that he has a Centenarillo ale chugging away in addition to the recipe above which he just put down. [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I've got a Centenarillo Ale chugging away at the moment [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'll have to stop my speed reading![pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM1111 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I have been thinking for a while now to try somthing similar to this, all extract amber ale. A question about malt - could you just have 2 tins of the liquid amber malt instead of 1 pale and 1 amber plus some other bits and pieces? Or would this not be on par for flavour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I reckon it would be too sweet with 2 cans of Amber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 I considered two cans of amber extract but thought the same thing, which is why I went for one Light, one Amber, plus a little bit of crystal. I figured using the light extract would give it a better balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM1111 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Thanks - I thought so. I am thinking of a lighter american amber % wise - I think this would come out about 4%. What about this: 1.5 kg Coopers Liquid Amber 1kg Light Dry Malt 200g Crystal 30g Chinook @30 mins 20g Cascade @20 min 20g Cascade @ 10 mins Thoughts on the hop schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Paul, what is the volume of your brew? The recipe looks pretty good and will be around the 4% mark. In terms of bitterness, it should come out around 40-45 IBU (taking a bit of a guess of the AA%). This may be slightly high for the style but the sweetness of the amber malt may counter it. That is, even though the IBU may be slightly high, due to the sweet malt, the perceived bitterness may not be high. Not sure if that made any sense[unsure] Anyway, there is only one real way to find out and that is to make it and drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Paul, 30g of Chinook for 30 min will it not give too much bitternes? I tend to shy away from Chinook, used 10 g -1/2 hour in a brew last year, too,too bitter. Some more experienced than me might say i'm up myself, but thats life. Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hairy, that brew sounds like an Centenarillo with Cascade subtituted for the Amarillo. If its 1/2 as good it will be A1.Lets know how it turns out. Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Warren, what was the style of beer that you used the chinook in? If it was a really light/pale ale then it may be bitter. But it might be ok for an amber ale. Paul, let us know which way you go and how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Hairy it was in a Coopers Draught 10g 1/2 hour.[pinched] Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrockOhopter Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hairy, have you made this brew yet? I'm looking to do an all extract brew for the first time, do you think this recipe would be a good one to start on? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Brock, I haven't made it yet so can't really say if it is worthwhile. Neill's Centenarillo Ale gets good wraps and is full extract. You could try that one as your first. Link to the recipe below: Neill's Centenarillo Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 +1 to Neills Centenarillo. A beautiful drop and a great one to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrockOhopter Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Thanks- I'll give it a crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Bloody beautiful!!!![love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 I finally put down my Amber ale but I changed the hops from the OP to be Centennial & Amarillo. I also added a late addition of Centennial. I had no cascade left and heaps of amarillo so I re-jigged it. The only problem; as I was trying to get the last of the liquid malt out of the tin, I dropped the whole tin in the FV and had to fish it out [crying] Oh well, here's hoping for an infection free beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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