Brew Day #8 - Festivus American Red, Batch 2

This doesn't really fit neatly into a category. Maybe it's a smallish, but too dark IPA. Maybe it's a biggish, but too dark and hoppy Pale Ale. Maybe it's an overly-hopped Amber Ale. I call it a hoppy American Red, whatever that is. Second go around for this, a little bigger this time. 1.059, 50 IBU's.

American Red

10-B American Amber Ale
Author: StunnedMonkey
Date: 2/21/2010

Size: 6.5 gal
Efficiency: 80.83%
Attenuation: 78.0%
Calories: 195.71 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.059 (1.045 - 1.060)

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Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.010 - 1.015)

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Color: 18.17 (10.0 - 17.0)

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Alcohol: 6.04% (4.5% - 6.2%)

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Bitterness: 50.9 (25.0 - 40.0)

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Ingredients:

12.0 lb American 2-row
0.5 lb Cara-Pils® Malt
0.6 lb Crystal Malt 80°L
1.0 lb Crystal Malt 120°L
1.5 oz American Black Patent
1.1 oz Columbus (14.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
.5 oz Amarillo (8.2%) - added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
.5 oz Simcoe (12.2%) - added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
.5 oz Amarillo (8.2%) - steeped after boil
.5 oz Simcoe (12.2%) - steeped after boil
1 White Labs WLP001 California Ale
1.0 oz Amarillo (8.2%) - added dry to secondary fermenter

Schedule:

01:14:32 Mash - Liquor: 4.84 gal; Strike: 164.66 °F; Target: 152.0 °F

Notes

Mash Water - 2 tsp chalk, 2 tsp gypsum, 1 tsp epsom salts, .5 tsp calciu, chloride, .5 tsp baking soda
Sparge -  2 tsp gypsum, 1 tsp epsom salts, .5 tsp calciu, chloride, .5 tsp baking soda

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