Amblyopic Amber Ale

I wanted to try my hand at a "standard" beer to always
have around, when I don't feel like drinking anything
fancy.

Brewer:	Wally Thumbknuckle		Email:	-
Beer:	Amblyopic Amber Ale		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	35 HCU (~17 SRM)		Bitterness:	21 IBU
OG:	1.053		FG:	1.013
Alcohol:	5.1% v/v (4.0% w/w)
Water:	Overall, used 2.0 gallons charcoal filtered tap water, and about 3 gallons or so spring water.
Grain:	1.0 lb. American crystal 40L 0.5 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Steep:	Steeped grains @ 160 deg. for 30 min in 1.5 gal charcoal filtered tap water.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.097	3 gallons
	6.0 lb. Amber dry malt extract
	I don't use clarifiers. Secondary fermentation and cold conditioning does the job just fine.
Hops:	1.00 oz. Northern Brewer (7.6% AA, 60 min.) 0.50 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 15 min.) 0.50 oz. Cascade (6.8% AA, 3 min.)
Yeast:	Cooper's Dry 7g. Made starter for the heck of it.
Log:	Brewed November 5, 2004 Bottling date - November 19
Carbonation:	1 cup of corn sugar.
Tasting:	After 3 weeks in the bottle, beer has nice flavor. Easy drinking with a rich flavor, not too hoppy. The color shown above is too dark, it's more of an orange color, not brown. I'm going to try Crystal 60 next time for steeping.

Recipe posted 12/09/04.