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Bruce’s AHA Rally Brew

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.

Brew Date:

May 16, 2010

Yield:

5 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

7/13.8

Bitterness:

20 IBU (Daniels)

BU/GU

0.36

Calories:

180 (12 ounces)

ABV:

ABW:

4.7%

Batch No:	1
OG:	1.055
OG (Plato):	13.57° P
FG:	1.010
FG (Plato):	2.56° P
Real Extract:	4.55° P
App. Atten.:	81.1%
Real Atten.:	66.5%

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

This is the wort that I received from the 2010 AHA Membership Rally hosted by Northern Brewer and Lakefront Brewery. I brought the wort home, pumped in some oxygen, and pitched a second generation slurry of White Labs California Ale yeast.

Comments

Fermentation took off within an hour of pitching the yeast! Love those slurries. Blick! Went lactic in the fermenter. After a day I noticed that the trub was coming out of the sides of the blow off tube where it connected to the carboy. I tried to adjust by wrapping some cling wrap around the area but something must have still crawled in there. What a bummer!

Fermentation took off within an hour of pitching the yeast! Love those slurries.

Blick! Went lactic in the fermenter. After a day I noticed that the trub was coming out of the sides of the blow off tube where it connected to the carboy. I tried to adjust by wrapping some cling wrap around the area but something must have still crawled in there. What a bummer!

Recipe

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Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Grains

11.75 pounds

American Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

82.7% of grist

0.83 pounds

Crystal Malt 10L

Color (L):	10 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

5.8% of grist

0.83 pounds

Crystal Malt 40L

Color (L):	40 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

5.8% of grist

0.80 pounds

American Roasted Barley

Color (L):	127 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color.

5.6% of grist

14.21 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6.7 gallons	5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	14.2 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	3.0 gallons
Total Water Needed:	10.7 gallons	6.7 gallons (runoff) + 3 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	4.7 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	6 gallons	10.7 gallons (total water) – 4.7 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

0.25 ounces

Columbus

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	14 - 16%
Notes:	Pungent aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Nugget, Chinook, Wye Target, Northern Brewer, Centennial
Example:	IPA, Pale Ale, Stout

14% @ 90 minutes
Use: Boil

3.5 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

5.5% @ 0 minutes
Use: Aroma

2.8 AAUs

0.08 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

5.5% @ 0 minutes
Use: Aroma

0.4 AAUs

0.83 ounces

Total Hop Weight

6.7 AAUs

Yeast

Name:	California Ale
Manufacturer:	White Labs
Product ID:	WLP001
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	High
Attenuation:	76%
Temperature Range:	68–73°F
Amount:	10000 ml

Water Profile

Milwaukee, WI

Calicum:	96 ppm
Bicarbonate:	107 ppm
Sulfate:	26 ppm
Chloride:	16 ppm
Sodium:	7 ppm
Magnesium:	47 ppm
PH:	7.5%
Notes:	Famous for Pilsners and Lagers.

Fermentation

Primary:	9 days @ 64° F
Secondary:	14 days @ 64° F

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