Animal Kingdom Amber
Should be pretty close to Mac and Jack’s African Amber, possibly a little stronger, surprise, surprise… Name after Animal Kingdom resort in Disney World to celebrate our upcoming trip. Waited a little long to brew after the grain was crushed, but otherwise a pretty decent brew day.
10B. American Amber Ale. OG: 1.060. IBU 43.
Notes:
- Waited 1.5 weeks after grain was crushed to brew
- No starter, used White Labs British Ale Yeast (WLP005) for higher attenuation than 002
- 10/10/10: Brewed
- Mash: 4Qt., strike at 161 degrees
- Sparge: 2Qt at 171 degrees
- turned heat off for 5 minutes at 45 minute mark while I was fighting with the LME; waited to add Cascade until 68 minute mark
- pitched at 78 degrees
- gravity at 3 gal: 1.100, at 5 gal: OG: 1.060
Recipe:
| BJCP Style | Notes | ||||||
| OG | 1.061 | based on Mack & Jack’s African Amber | |||||
| est. FG | 1.015 | 1 week primary, 2 week secondary, 4 week bottle | |||||
| est. ABV | 5.7% | ||||||
| Boil Vol. | 3 | gal | |||||
| Fermentation Vol. | 5 | gal | |||||
| Yeast | |||||||
| White Labs British Ale Yeast (WLP005) | |||||||
| Req. cells | 228.45 | billion | |||||
| Starter (L) | 2 | ||||||
| Malt | |||||||
| Weight (lbs) | % Grain Bill | before Hops (lbs) | Type | ° Lovibond | PPG | Points | Boil Points |
| 6.6 | 73% | 3.3 | Munton’s Light LME | 4 | 36 | 47.52 | 39.60 |
| 1 | 11% | 1 | Munton’s Light DME | 4 | 40 | 8.00 | 13.33 |
| 1 | 11% | 1.00 | CaraMunich Malt | 75 | 18 | 3.60 | 6.00 |
| 0.5 | 5% | 0.50 | Crystal 80 | 80 | 18 | 1.80 | 3.00 |
| Total | 60.92 | 61.93 | |||||
| BG | 1.062 | ||||||
| Adjuncts | |||||||
| Hops | |||||||
| Weight (oz.) | Type | AA | Time (min.) | AAU | Util. | IBU | |
| 1.5 | Centennial | 9.1% | 60 | 13.65 | 0.21 | 43.20 | |
| 1 | Cascade | 8.3% | 2 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 0.5 | Cascade | 8.3% | 0 | 4.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | dry hop |
| Total | 43.20 | ||||||
| Other | |||||||
| Irish Moss | 1 tsp. | boil 15 minutes | |||||