Into the Brew Pot

A brewing journal and some recipes. Most of these recipes use extract with steeped grains, but a couple are mini-mash recipes that mash a few pounds of grains. Unless stated otherwise, I boil bittering hops for an hour, flavoring hops for 15 minutes, and aroma hops for a minute or less. I use whole-flower hops, unless otherwise stated. I always use either 1 oz. of Irish moss, or a Whirfloc tablet as a clarifying agent, added during the last 15 minutes of the boil.

April 07, 2006

California Amber Ale #1

I made this batch for a friend's wedding party. It was a big hit. It is similar to Hop Back Pale, but has a darker color, less residual maltiness, dryer mouthfeel, and a pronounced hop finish.

Grain bill (steep for 30 min at 155°F)
6 oz Carapils
6 oz Victory (25°L)

Extract/fermentables
8 lb Amber LME

Hop schedule

Bittering 2 oz Cascade (5.7%AA)
Flavoring 0.5 oz Cascade
Aroma 0.5 oz Cascade
Dry 1 oz Chinook pellets in secondary fermenter

Yeast
White Labs California Ale (WLP001)

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