Cambridge Brewing Company Amber clone
Cambridge Brewing Company’s Amber
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.048 FG = 1.012 IBU = 24 SRM = 14 ABV = 4.7% “Well balanced, medium-bodied, with a deep amber-red color, this beer’s complex palate covers all the bases. A malty caramel sweetness is followed by notes of chocolate and a dry, slightly roasty finish, complemented by a touch of fruity, spicy hops.” Ingredients 8.5 lbs. (3.9 kg) 2-row pale malt 1 lb. (0.45 kg) British crystal malt (45 °L) 0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) US crystal malt (40 °L) 1.33 oz. (37 g) chocolate malt 0.66 oz. (16 g) black patent malt 4.5 AAU Willamette hops (60 min.) (1 oz./28 g of 4.5% alpha acid) 2.25 AAU Willamette hops (45 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g of 4.5% alpha acid) 4.7 AAU Yakima Goldings hops (0 min.) (1 oz./28 g of 4.7% alpha acid) 2.25 AAU Willamette hops (0 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g of 4.5% alpha acid) 1 tsp. Irish moss (15 min.) White Labs WLP001 (California Ale) or Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) or Safale US-05yeast 3/4 cups corn sugar (if priming) Step by Step Mash all the crushed grains for 60 minutes at 152 °F (67 °C). Vorlaf until your runnings are clear, sparge, and then boil the wort for 60 minutes, adding hops and Irish moss as directed in the ingredients list. After the boil, turn off the heat and chill the wort rapidly to 68 °F (20 °C). Aerate the wort well and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 68 °F (20 °C). When the beer has reached final gravity, bottle or keg as normal. Extract with Grains Option: Omit the 2-row pale malt. Replace with 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kg) Coopers light liquid malt extract and 1.85 lbs. (0.84 kg) Coopers light dried malt extract. Steep the crushed grains in 3 gallons (11 L) water at 152 °F (67 °C) for 30 minutes. Remove grains from wort, add the malt extracts, and bring to a boil. Boil for 60 mnutes. Add the hops at the times indicated in the ingredients list. Now cool the wort, transfer to a sanitary fermenter, and top off with cool water to 5.5 gallons (21 L). Aerate the wort and pitch your yeast. Follow the remainder of the all-grain recipe.
