Name: Alright Already Amber
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 8.0 lb (3.63 kg) British pale two-row malt; 0.5 lb (227 g) Belgian aromatic malt; 0.5 lb (227 g) dextrin malt; 0.5 lb (227 g) flaked barley; 0.13 lb (59 g) roasted barley; 0.25 lb (113 g) Special B malt; 0.5 lb (227 g) 60° L crystal malt; 1.0 oz (28 g) Centennial pellet hops, 10.5% a.a. (60 min); 1.0 oz (28 g) Amarillo Gold pellet hops, 9% a.a. (30 min); 1.0 oz (28 g) Cascade pellet hops, 5.75% a.a. (2 minutes); 1.0 oz (28 g) Amarillo Gold whole hops, 8.6% a.a. (dry hop); White Labs WLP001 California Ale or S-05

The following recipe appears in '2009 GABF Pro-Am Competition' by Amahl Turczyn from the January/February 2010 issue of  Zymurgy magazine. Join the American Homebrewers Association and enjoy access to all Zymurgy recipes.  Homebrewer Jim Yeager teamed up with O'Fallon Brewery for this 2009 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am competition entry. Their amber ale collaboration 'Alright Already Amber' earned the silver medal!

Alright Already Amber

8.0 lb (3.63 kg) British pale two-row malt

0.5 lb (227 g) Belgian aromatic malt

0.5 lb (227 g) dextrin malt

0.5 lb (227 g) flaked barley

0.13 lb (59 g) roasted barley

0.25 lb (113 g) Special B malt

0.5 lb (227 g) 60° L crystal malt

1.0 oz (28 g) Centennial pellet hops, 10.5% a.a. (60 min)

1.0 oz (28 g) Amarillo Gold pellet hops, 9% a.a. (30 min)

1.0 oz (28 g) Cascade pellet hops, 5.75% a.a. (2 minutes)

1.0 oz (28 g) Amarillo Gold whole hops, 8.6% a.a. (dry hop)

White Labs WLP001 California Ale

Mash grains at 152° F (67° C) for 1 hour.

Alright Already Amber

Cook Time: 75 minutes

Servings: 6

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