RecipeDB - Mac and Jacks African Amber

[bcp]

Mac and Jacks African Amber

Ale - American Amber Ale
All Grain

Brewer's Notes

Sweetened dried orange peel gets 15 minutes boil.
This is arguably Seattle's best beer, and has quite a following. This recipe is adapted from a guy who brewed about a dozen variations before he was happy. You gotta love that commitment. Someone who worked there swears they don't use sweetened dry orange peel, so it must be a peculiar yeast character. If you like APAs, this will surprise you, because the bitter is slightly more menacing and dark. It takes a few weeks before the flavours settle in, so an early taste may scare you, particularly if you used fresh orange peel (seville) instead of the dried.

Malt & Fermentables

%	KG	Fermentable
	5.6 kg	Bairds Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
	0.54 kg	JWM Dark Munich
	0.3 kg	JWM Crystal 140
	0.28 kg	Weyermann Carapils(Carafoam)

Hops

Time	Grams	Variety	Form	AA
	60 g	Centennial (Pellet, 10.0AA%, 60mins)
	34 g	Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 2mins)
	17 g	Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 0mins)

Yeast

1.2 ml

Wyeast Labs 1098 - British Ale

Misc

	25 g	Orange Peel
	1 g	Irish Moss

25L Batch Size

Brew Details

• Original Gravity 1.06 (calc)
• Final Gravity 1.015 (calc)
• Bitterness 58.8 IBU
• Efficiency 70%
• Alcohol 5.86%
• Colour 19 EBC
• Batch Size 25L

Fermentation

• Primary 14 days
• Secondary 3 days
• Conditioning 4 days

 

[razz]

I've tried bcp's version and it's a bloody nice drop. The orange peel flavour had me stumped though.

 

[dcx3]

Do you chuck the peel in primary?

 

[bcp]

Do you chuck the peel in primary?

Sorry, hadn't finished editing when i had to take my son out to the movies. I'll fix the recipe.

Yes, the peel gets about 15 minutes boil. First time I used the packet sweetened dry orange peel, the second time I used the fresh. Both worked a treat.

This is arguably Seattle's best beer, and has quite a following. I find their batches inconsistent, but brilliant at their best. This recipe is at least as good, if not better. It's adapted from a guy who brewed about a dozen variations before he was happy. You gotta love that commitment. Someone who worked there swears they don't use sweetened dry orange peel, so it must be a peculiar yeast character, because this is very close to their flavour.

If you like APAs, this will surprise you, because the bitter is slightly more menacing and dark. It takes a few weeks before the flavours settle in, so an early taste may scare you, particularly if you used fresh sweetened dry orange peel instead of the dried.