Beautiful day for Brewing!

Here's What's on Tap for Todays Brew Session:

Mastiff Drool Amber

American Amber Ale

 

Type: All Grain	Date: 7/25/2010
Batch Size: 5.00 gal	Brewer:
Boil Size: 6.00 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min	Equipment: Brew Pot (6+gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (5 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 40	Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00
Taste Notes: clean and light mouth feel.  Tingle of bitterness, but quickly off set by roasty toasty malt backbone.  Probably my best Amber, great beer to have on tap as its satisfying and great for commercial beer drinkers to try.
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 77.29 % 0.50 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 4.83 % 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.83 % 0.50 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4.83 % 0.30 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.90 % 0.25 lb Caraaroma (130.0 SRM) Grain 2.42 % 0.20 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 1.93 % 0.10 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 0.97 % 1.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 16.6 IBU 1.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (30 min) Hops 12.8 IBU 1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (5 min) Hops 10.3 IBU 1.00 oz Tettnang [4.30 %] (0 min) Hops - 0.91 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.043 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.008 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.77 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.56 %
Bitterness: 39.7 IBU	Calories: 187 cal/pint
Est Color: 16.3 SRM	Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body	Total Grain Weight: 10.35 lb
Sparge Water: 2.45 gal	Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F	TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Single Infusion, Medium Body Step Time Name Description Step Temp 60 min Mash In Add 12.94 qt of water at 169.6 F 154.0 F 10 min Mash Out Add 7.25 qt of water at 197.8 F 168.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Kegged (Corn Sugar)	Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 1.9 oz	Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F	Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F
Notes
Created with BeerSmith

 Slainte`

TASTE UPDATE: have had this on tap for a few weeks now and I think it has finally matured to its sweet spot.  This amber is very clean and light to medium bodied despite the darker than normal appearance.  There is a slight tingle of bitterness but it is quickly subdued by the Roasty-Toasty malt backbone.  The Roasted barley and Biscuit malt are more upfront to give it a tastey roasted character while the Honey and Caraaroma come on strong late to sweeten.  All around a great Amber to have on tap, one everyone can enjoy and nothing over the top.  Under 5% alcohol I will enjoy many of these in one sitting.

Slainte`