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melanoidin in an amber?
maaswinhester:
I just put .25 lbs in an amber recently, and I think it tastes quite nice. It was a 3 gallon batch. I'm pretty sure Denny uses it in his Waldo Lake Amber as well.
The Professor:
--- Quote from: tschmidlin on June 25, 2012, 10:21:49 PM ---I agree with EHall, if you don't care about the style guidelines throw some in, but 1.5# would be too much for me. I wouldn't go with more than 0.5#.
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+1
I've used it in 'American Amber' myself and it works quite nicely. I would keep it around 0.25# or as Tom points out, no more than 0.5#, at least in this beer. But if you want more of the malt character (like there is in at least a few commercial examples I've had), go for it.
Besides, you can always adjust the amount higher or lower to your own taste if you make a second batch.
For me personally, the rule of thumb for questions like this one has always been "when in doubt, just try it."
kylekohlmorgen:
--- Quote from: maaswinhester on June 26, 2012, 06:49:00 AM ---I just put .25 lbs in an amber recently, and I think it tastes quite nice. It was a 3 gallon batch. I'm pretty sure Denny uses it in his Waldo Lake Amber as well.
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Waldo Lake Amber is still the best amber I've ever brewed. I now use the malt bill and adjust the hops to my tastes.
I like a more complex malt profile than an American Pale or an English Bitter, but you should err on the side of fewer, higher quality malts than more types of malts. Since malt profile is secondary to hops (although a closer second than pale), "complex" can turn to "muddy" fairly easily.
denny:
--- Quote from: maaswinhester on June 26, 2012, 06:49:00 AM ---I just put .25 lbs in an amber recently, and I think it tastes quite nice. It was a 3 gallon batch. I'm pretty sure Denny uses it in his Waldo Lake Amber as well.
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I use carared, not melanoidin. The 2 seem very different to me. I use. couple lb. in 5 gal.
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maaswinhester:
--- Quote from: denny on June 26, 2012, 08:25:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: maaswinhester on June 26, 2012, 06:49:00 AM ---I just put .25 lbs in an amber recently, and I think it tastes quite nice. It was a 3 gallon batch. I'm pretty sure Denny uses it in his Waldo Lake Amber as well.
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I use carared, not melanoidin. The 2 seem very different to me. I use. couple lb. in 5 gal.
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My apologies. I should have looked at the recipe before I spoke for it.
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