Amber Ale Recipe Check

[vindee]

I'm wanting to do another Amber Ale and have tweeked the recipe a bit.
Looking for some feedback on this. I have added a little oat flakes to try and get a little creamier or heavier beer as this beer has always come out a little thin for me. Also increased the grain bill and hops from the original recipe.
Thanks

8.0 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 3.8 %
9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 68.6 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3 9.5 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4 9.5 %
9.9 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.7 %
8.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 6 3.8 %
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 24.3 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 8 -
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 7.1 IBUs
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg British Ale (White Labs #WLP005) [35.49 ml] Yeast 11 -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs

 

[vindee]

I have since revised my recipe since the last post.
Is there anything that looks out of place here?
Thanks

8.0 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 3.8 %
8 lbs 8oz. Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 68.6 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3 9.5 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4 9.5 %
9.9 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.7 %
8.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 6 3.8 %
0.75 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 24.3 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 8 -
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 7.1 IBUs
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg British Ale (White Labs #WLP005) [35.49 ml] Yeast 11 -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 12 0.0 IBUs

 

[Gnomebrewer]

Personally, I'd replace the carapils with a light crystal (20L to 40L). I like about 15% crystal in an amber, and it doesn't really need extra body from carapils.

I'm also not a fan of oats in ambers. You could raise the mash temp to increase mouthfeel.

 

[vindee]

Thanks for the advise.

 

[rhys333]

I brewed an amber ale recently using 12.5% ~C80 and loved it. I find the darker crytal really adds a lot of depth and complexity. I also included a touch of Melanoidin malt which added an interesting malt background:

AMBER ALE
77.5% MO
12.5% C75
5% Wheat
5% Melanoidin
Warrior @ 60 to 15 IBUs
Centennial @ 10 & 2 (enough to make batch 30 IBUs)
US 05

 

[vindee]

Thanks for the input. That actually looks good! I bumped up my C80 to 12% so well see how it turns out.

 

[rhys333]

Best of luck!