California Amber Ale #3

Once again, I brewed the California amber ale for the Harvest Moon cabin party, October 2005. Lasted almost 30 hours. Hoppy doesn't even begin to describe this beer.

Grain bill (steep for 30 min at 155°F)
4 oz Carapils
8 oz Crystal (60°L

Extract/fermentables
7 lb Pale LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	2 oz Cascade (6.3%AA) 0.5 oz Magnum pellets (14.4%AA) 0.5 oz Nugget (12.7%AA)
Flavoring	0.5 oz Willamette
Aroma	0.5 oz Willamette

Yeast
White Labs California Ale (WLP001)

California Amber Ale #2

Tinkering with California Amber Ale #1, I made this batch for the Harvest Moon cabin party at Big Creek Cabin, Oct. 2005. It lasted 28 hours. I preferred #1 and will dry hop this the next time I make it.

Grain bill (steep for 30 min at 155°F)
4 oz Carapils
4 oz Victory (25°L)
1 lb Crystal (80°L)

Extract/fermentables
7 lb Amber LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	2 oz Cascade (5.7%AA)
Flavoring	0.5 oz Cascade
Aroma	0.5 oz Cascade 0.5 oz Fuggles (4.4%AA)

Yeast
White Labs California Ale (WLP001)

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)