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IMB North American Amber

IMB North American Amber

Specialty Beer • All Grain • 5 gal

Iron Mike's Brewery

February 26, 2002 am 09:53am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 7.5 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • 1 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 1 lbs Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 1 1/3 oz Cascade - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 oz Saaz - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.

Notes

This recipe is designed to approximate one of my favorites---Alaskan Amber Ale. The target gravities, hop selection and IBUs are accurate. (As an alternative, increase Saaz to 2 oz and add to the mash instead of the 1 oz for 15 min)Mash 7.5 lbs. pale malt plus the crystals (as above) and in 12 quarts water at 152° F. Sparge with 15 quarts at 168° F. Bring to a boil, add Cascade hops. Boil 45 minutes, add Saaz hops, boil additional 15 minutes and reduce wort volume to 6.25 gallons.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 23 - Specialty Beer

Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.050 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.008 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 15.4 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 5.6% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 27.6 IBU 0 - 100

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