Hopewell Amber Ale (Revised)
I thought up this recipe after touring the Samuel Adams Brewery in Boston.
Brewer: | Woodcrest Brewery | Email: | smm1067@aol.com | |||||
Beer: | Hopewell Amber Ale (Revised) | Style: | American Amber Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 81 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.000 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
Alcohol: | - | |||||||
Water: | Used Gallon bottles of store bought spring water. | |||||||
Grain: | 8 oz. Crystal Malt 2 row | |||||||
Steep: | Steep grains to 170 degrees for 30 minutes | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.000 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
3.3 lb. Amber malt extract 3.3 lb. Light malt extract |
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Use 1 tsp of Irish Moss at 45 minutes into boil. | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Galena (13.1% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (3.7% AA, 15 min.) 2 oz. Hallertau (aroma) |
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Yeast: | 1 15gm packs of Cooper's dry ale yeast | |||||||
Log: | Add one oz Hallertau hop pellets 55 minutes into boil and turn off heat. Primary fermentation for 1 week. 2 weeks in secondary with one oz Hallertau hop pellets (dry hop) . Primed with corn sugar. Conditioned in the bottle for 2 weeks. | |||||||
Tasting: | Nice tasting brew. Good mouth feel and alot of body. Hoppy aroma. Goes good with red meats. |
Recipe posted 12/13/07.