Recipe Help - 4 Pines Amber clone - All Grain

[sparkycameron]

Hi All,

Long time reader, first time poster. Had a few 4 Pines Amber Ales on the weekend and am keen on attempting to recreate it. From their website:

Tasting Notes:Ruby in colour, with rich copper hues. Hop driven aromas of currant & pear, rounded on the palate with a toasted malt character, light fruitiness & a balanced bitter finish.

Malts: Ale, Carapils, Crystal, Cara-Munich, Carafa

Hops:Columbus, Mosaic

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My first attempt at the recipe

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 60.75 l
Post Boil Volume: 53.65 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 41.50 l
Bottling Volume: 38.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 36.0 EBC
Estimated IBU: 38.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 86.9 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7.95 kg Pale Malt (Weyermann) (6.5 EBC) Grain 1 78.6 %
0.72 kg Caramunich II (Weyermann) (124.1 EBC) Grain 2 7.1 %
0.72 kg Carapils (Briess) (3.0 EBC) Grain 3 7.1 %
0.47 kg Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 4 4.6 %
0.25 kg Carafa III (Weyermann) (1034.2 EBC) Grain 5 2.5 %
20.37 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 60. Hop 6 14.7 IBUs
20.37 g Cryo - Mosaic [13.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 14.6 IBUs
10.15 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 20. Hop 8 4.4 IBUs
10.15 g Cryo - Mosaic [13.90 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 9 4.4 IBUs



Any Feedback welcomed. I do intend on No Chill / BIAB, bit I will alter the recipe once I'm comfy with the recipe itself.

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[sponge]

I don't know anything about the beer and haven't done any further research in to existing clone recipes out there, but 20% crystal malts seems excessively high, and I'd be moving more of the hops to late additions for more flavour/aroma.

I'm sure on the interwebs somewhere there'd be information about IBUs, gravity, and EBC, which would help with building a recipe.

 

[sparkycameron]

I don't know anything about the beer and haven't done any further research in to existing clone recipes out there, but 20% crystal malts seems excessively high, and I'd be moving more of the hops to late additions for more flavour/aroma.

I'm sure on the interwebs somewhere there'd be information about IBUs, gravity, and EBC, which would help with building a recipe.

Thanks a heap. Will look into it. ABV = 5.1%, IBU = 37. The Colour is close and to be fair, not the biggest factor. is it in the ballpark?