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PiggyBack Amber Ale

PiggyBack Amber Ale

American Pale Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

August 1, 2001 pm 08:19pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 9 1/4 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

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

  • 11/16 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

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

  • 1/4 lbs American Vienna

    American Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • 1/8 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • 1/2 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • 1/2 oz Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 1 oz Styrian Goldings - 6.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1 1/4 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • 1 tsp Gypsum - (omitted from calculations)

    Gypsum

  • 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

Use Step Mash: 130 deg F for 20 minutes, then 152 deg F for 60 - 90 minutes.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 10 - American Ale

Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.055 1.045 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 14.7 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 5.6% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 25.4 IBU 30 - 45

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