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OK so I started out wanting to clone the Mountain Goat Fancy Pants amber ale and pretty soon realised (despite some well intentioned advice) that I have no idea. For this reason I have decided to simply aim for an amber ale with a beuatiful chestnut/ red glow that has a fairly "thick" mouth feel and a load of hop flavour and aroma that isn't overpowered by bitterness. Not aiming for a session beer but something that you can have one or two of and feel like you've had a substantial beer. All very subjective descriptions but for those familiar with Fancy Pants I thought they ticked all the boxes.
Putting aside my lack of talent and experience, the restrictions within which I have chosen to operate are thus....
BIAB with a bucket sparge. Only hops I have are Galaxy, Citra and Simcoe. I am using BeerSmith 2 but it's pretty new to me.
The recipe I have cobbled together is as follows. It is incomplete at present so I would appreciate any advice.
Anything general on hops and /or grains even if it is a brief comment.
Also for Melbourne water and this recipe should I add any Gypsum, bicarb, epsom salts any of that sorta gear?
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Fancy Ale.
Brewer: Ben and Ant
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 33.27 l
Post Boil Volume: 27.90 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l
Bottling Volume: 21.30 l
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 33.9 EBC
Estimated IBU: 43.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3.50 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) ( Grain 1 62.5 %
0.75 kg Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 2 13.4 %
0.50 kg Munich, Light (Joe White) (17.7 EBC) Grain 3 8.9 %
0.50 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 Grain 4 8.9 %
0.25 kg Amber Malt (Joe White) (45.3 EBC) Grain 5 4.5 %
0.10 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (750.6 EBC) Grain 6 1.8 %
15.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 21.1 IBUs
10.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 13.1 IBUs
0.30 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
10.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 4.4 IBUs
10.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 4.7 IBUs
15.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
15.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 14 -
Mash Schedule: BIAB, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.60 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 36.69 l of water at 72.7 C 68.9 C 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min 75.6 C 10 min
Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
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Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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Putting aside my lack of talent and experience, the restrictions within which I have chosen to operate are thus....
BIAB with a bucket sparge. Only hops I have are Galaxy, Citra and Simcoe. I am using BeerSmith 2 but it's pretty new to me.
The recipe I have cobbled together is as follows. It is incomplete at present so I would appreciate any advice.
Anything general on hops and /or grains even if it is a brief comment.
Also for Melbourne water and this recipe should I add any Gypsum, bicarb, epsom salts any of that sorta gear?
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Fancy Ale.
Brewer: Ben and Ant
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 33.27 l
Post Boil Volume: 27.90 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l
Bottling Volume: 21.30 l
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 33.9 EBC
Estimated IBU: 43.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3.50 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) ( Grain 1 62.5 %
0.75 kg Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 2 13.4 %
0.50 kg Munich, Light (Joe White) (17.7 EBC) Grain 3 8.9 %
0.50 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 Grain 4 8.9 %
0.25 kg Amber Malt (Joe White) (45.3 EBC) Grain 5 4.5 %
0.10 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (750.6 EBC) Grain 6 1.8 %
15.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 21.1 IBUs
10.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 13.1 IBUs
0.30 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
10.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 4.4 IBUs
10.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 4.7 IBUs
15.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
15.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 14 -
Mash Schedule: BIAB, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.60 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 36.69 l of water at 72.7 C 68.9 C 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min 75.6 C 10 min
Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
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Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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