american ale

This is a beer from a recipe that my local homebrew store sells. The title it as similar to Sam Adams Boston Lager, but with Ale yeast.

Brewer:	BE		Email:	briegg@yahoo.com
Beer:	american ale		Style:	american ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.25 gallons
Color:	11 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	32 IBU
OG:	1.044		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	4.6% v/v (3.6% w/w)
Water:	Cincinnati Tap
Grain:	.5 lb. American crystal 60L
Steep:	150 for 30 minutes. Sparged with .5 gal @ 170.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.057	4 gallons
	5 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Corn sugar
Hops:	1 oz. Liberty (4.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (5.1% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (4.3% AA, 30 min.) .25 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (4.3% AA, 15 min.) .25 oz. Tettnanger (5.1% AA, 15 min.) .25 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (aroma) .25 oz. Tettnanger (aroma)
Yeast:	re-hydrated Nottingham yeast
Log:	Fermented 1 week. Dry hopped for 1 week, then moved to a keg for 1 week to settle.
Carbonation:	Force carbonated
Tasting:	The Nottingham had quite an affect that I was not anticipating. The beer tastes more like a Belgian ale - spicy. Good, but not the style I was aiming for - nothing like the Sam Adams that the homebrew store mentioned.

Recipe posted 08/15/09.