American Red Ale

[hughyg]

I was thinking of brewing a big amber ale something soon. Here is the recipe. It's based on a Jamil recipe for the Bear Republic Red Rocket. Its a beer I love form California.
Size: 23.93 L
Efficiency: 70%
Attenuation: 76.2%
Calories: 188.97 kcal per 12 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.057 (1.045 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 (1.010 - 1.015)
Color: 31.62 (10.00 - 17.00)
Alcohol: 5.68% (4.50% - 6.00%)
Bitterness: 56.1 (25.00 - 40.00)

Ingredients:
5.3 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
0.12 kg Amber Malt
0.47 kg Crystal 55
0.47 kg Munich TYPE I
0.085 kg Pale Chocolate
0.2 kg Crystal 100
27.0 g Magnum (14.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
26.0 g Cascade (5.50%) - added during boil, boiled 10.0 min
22.0 g Centennial (10.0%) - added during boil, boiled 10.0 min
23.0 g Cascade (5.50%) - steeped after boil
23.0 g Centennial (10.0%) - steeped after boil
0.0 ea WYeast 1272 American Ale II

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 21.11 C
Source Water: 15.56 C
Elevation: 0.0 m

What do people think??? I know it is really bitter, but apparently its how it is brewed! Helps balance all the crystal malt

Cheers
Hugh

 

[Fourstar]

I did a red rocket inspired beer. Cant say i know if it matches beacuse ive never had it but i brewed a beer with its malt bill which is supposed to be pretty much spot on and converted to local malts for your convenience. The hops where not the same unfortuantly. Maybe sometime soon i'll do a true 'clone'.

Cheers!

Red Rocket AWAY!!!
American Amber Ale

Type: All Grain
Date: 23/03/2009
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Brewer: Braden
Boil Size: 31.92 L
Boil Time: 70 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.0

Ingredients
4.50 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 75.0 %
0.50 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM) Grain 8.3 %
0.45 kg Crystal (Joe White) (34.2 SRM) Grain 7.5 %
0.25 kg Amber Malt (Joe White) (17.3 SRM) Grain 4.2 %
0.25 kg Caraaroma (Weyermann) (130.0 SRM) Grain 4.2 %
0.05 kg Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (470.0 SRM) Grain 0.8 %
35.00 gm Simcoe [13.00%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 55.6 IBU
20.00 gm Chinook [11.00%] (10 min) Hops 8.9 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [5.50%] (10 min) Hops 4.4 IBU
30.00 gm Cascade [5.50%] (0 min) Hops -
30.00 gm Chinook [13.00%] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.053 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.2 %
Bitterness: 68.9 IBU
Est Color: 16.6 SRM

Mash Profile
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 16.80 L of water at 71.4 C 65.5 C 60 min
Mash Out Add 11.22 L of water at 96.6 C 77.0 C 10 min