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recipe "BCS American Amber (modified)"

nameBCS American Amber (modified)
input byjsled
style American Amber Ale (10-B)
batch size5.00 gallons
boil length60 minutes
efficiency75 %
typeAll Grain
notesFrom Zainasheff and Palmer's Brewing Classic Styles, page 137. Slightly modified for LHBS ingredient availability.
grain amount gravity
Pale Ale 8.500 lb 1038 - 1038
Munich Malt 1.000 lb 1034 - 1034
Crystal Malt: 90 0.750 lb 1033 - 1035
Victory Malt 0.500 lb 1034 - 1034
Crystal Malt: 60 0.500 lb 1033 - 1035
hop amount AAU usage
Magnum 1.00 oz 13.0 % - 15.0 % 60 minutes
Cascade 0.50 oz 4.5 % - 7.0 % 10 minutes
Cascade 0.50 oz 4.5 % - 7.0 % 0 minutes
adjunct amount boil time notes
yeast is ideal
Wyeast 1056: American Ale yes

derivations

  Original gravity
  low average high
  1.062 1.062 1.063
IBUs
(Tinseth)
low 43.3 43.2 43.1
average 47.1 47.0 46.9
high 50.9 50.9 50.8
SRM 23