Cutthroat Amber Ale

Beer Recipes
1

Just finished brewing this Amber Ale. Any thoughts on the recipe?

Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications

Boil Size: 7.74 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal 
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
Estimated Color: 13.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 38.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.5 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:

Amt                  Name                                    Type          #        %/IBU       
5.50 gal              Missoula, Montana                        Water        1        -           
9 lbs                Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)          Grain        2        76.6 %       
1 lbs                Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)    Grain        3        8.5 %       
12.0 oz              Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)                    Grain        4        6.4 %       
8.0 oz                Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)            Grain        5        4.3 %       
8.0 oz                Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)              Grain        6        4.3 %       
0.50 oz              Nugget [13.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min        Hop          7        21.2 IBUs   
0.50 oz              Mt. Hood [7.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min        Hop          8        8.8 IBUs     
1.00 oz              Willamette [5.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min      Hop          9        8.5 IBUs     
0.28 tsp              Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins)              Fining        10      -           
1.0 pkg              American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124 Yeast        11      -           
1.10 tsp              Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days)        Other        12      -

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs 12.0 oz

Name              Description                            Step Temperat Step Time   
Mash In          Add 15.69 qt of water at 172.5 F        156.0 F      45 min       
Mash Out          Add 5.88 qt of water at 206.9 F        168.0 F      10 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 4.01 gal water at 168.0 F

2

Looks to me like it will be a nice rich amber color, and probably be quite delicious! Keep us updated.

3

I will post when I have it on tap. A little over 24 hors and vigorous fermentation. The OG sample had a slight bitterness with a good hint of spiciness, and a nice orange/amber color. Been a long time reader of the forum but just joined to get feed back. Looking forward to future posts. Slowly but surely expanding the brew set up, waiting on 2nd 10 gallon pot and with the 8 gallon I should be able to finally build a more permanent brew rig.