In Search Of A Good Amber Ale Recipe

[jayandcath]

Howdy All,
Have any of you got a recipe for a good Amber Ale that I could get? Keen to have a go at one, all comments appreciated.

Jay

 

[brendo]

what method of brewing are you looking at using? K&K, K&B, Extract, Partial, AG?

 

[jayandcath]

what method of brewing are you looking at using? K&K, K&B, Extract, Partial, AG?

Sorry all, I'm a relatively new AG'er.

 

[brendo]

Sorry all, I'm a relatively new AG'er.

I haven't progressed quite that far myself as of yet - but there appears to be a handful of AG recipes in the recipes tab - no idea what they are like, but would be a possible place to start.

 

[Tony]

use the search function

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

What are you looking at Jay, something like JS AA or
something with an American or English hop presence?

C&B
TDA

 

[Henno]

Yes Jay,

Use the search function. It will hardly ever give you a thousand results of **** you have to slog through that have nothing to do with what you want to know. How dare you interupt us people with perfectly good amber ale recipes that couldn't be stuffed helping you!

DON'T DO IT AGAIN!

 

[hoohaaman]

5.0kg ale malt
0.25kg crystal
0.17kg amber
0.05kg pale chocolate
use a clean high AA hop @ 60 mins
21g williamette @ 10 mins
21g williamette @ 5 mins

to achieve 38- 40 IBU

Roughly 22 lt into fermenter.Brewhouse efficiency 75%

Hope that helps,it works for me.

 

[Tony]

Yes Jay,

Use the search function. It will hardly ever give you a thousand results of **** you have to slog through that have nothing to do with what you want to know. How dare you interupt us people with perfectly good amber ale recipes that couldn't be stuffed helping you!

DON'T DO IT AGAIN!

I told him in a PM before he posted this not to listen to people saying "use the search function"

I wanted to see who would be first to bite

nice bite too i must say........ constructive, witty and well said!

cheers

 

[Henno]

Wow, now i feel like a real duffer. As long as you told him not to listen to people saying use the search function in a pm before actually posting use the search function in your post then more fool me....... I think.

You wouldn't know any good amber ale recipes by any chance?

Too many words. Not enough answers.

 

[Tony]

your not a fool mate. I much prefer to give an answer thats been posted 20 times.

The search function is crap anyway.

I did give him one recipe to try

Pilsner base
8% crystal
2% pale chocolate

POR or EKG to bitter at 45 min
1/2g/liter EKG flame out.

JSAA is reportedly made with Wilamette late in the boil but it and fuggles are not kept in my hop stocks. I just cant warm to them. Im not saying they are bad..... i just dont like tham as much as other hops.

Another good option is ale malt base...... or 50/50 pils/munich base
15% carared
3% Caraaroma
0.5% roast barley

hopping as above.

This will be darker and is more a red ale but bloody nice.

you could also go 10% dark crystal with a base malt of your choice as well.

cheers

 

[browndog]

This one is alright, had a some good reports from those who have tried it. Has a very nice balance between the malt and hops. you can sub any high alpha hops for the magnum.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Browndog's American Amber
Brewer: Tony Brown
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (45.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 32.79 L
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 17.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.25 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (3.0 SRM)Grain 77.98 %
0.40 kg Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 7.34 %
0.35 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 6.42 %
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.59 %
0.20 kg Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3.67 %
20.00 gm Magnum [13.50 %] (60 min) Hops 28.1 IBU
20.00 gm Amarillo [8.90 %] (10 min) Hops 6.7 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [6.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
0.50 tsp Koppafloc (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Sodium Chloride (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs US-56 (Safale) [Starter 200 ml] Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.45 kg
----------------------------
Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Mash In Add 14.22 L of water at 76.7 C 65.6 C


cheers

Browndog

 

[Effect]

Wow, now i feel like a real duffer. As long as you told him not to listen to people saying use the search function in a pm before actually posting use the search function in your post then more fool me....... I think.

You wouldn't know any good amber ale recipes by any chance?

Too many words. Not enough answers.

Tony knows everything about american beers. They are his favourite. Any questions about American Amber Ales, American Pale Ales etc - see tony. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to basically anything american...

 

[Effect]

your not a fool mate. I much prefer to give an answer thats been posted 20 times.

The search function is crap anyway.

I did give him one recipe to try

Pilsner base
8% crystal
2% pale chocolate

POR or EKG to bitter at 45 min
1/2g/liter EKG flame out.

JSAA is reportedly made with Wilamette late in the boil but it and fuggles are not kept in my hop stocks. I just cant warm to them. Im not saying they are bad..... i just dont like tham as much as other hops.

Another good option is ale malt base...... or 50/50 pils/munich base
15% carared
3% Caraaroma
0.5% roast barley

hopping as above.

This will be darker and is more a red ale but bloody nice.

you could also go 10% dark crystal with a base malt of your choice as well.

cheers

I really admire how you give everything in percentages and fractions. So we can make it suit our own set ups and capacity! Well done mate, I wish everyone were as clued up as you when it came to brewing!

 

[hoohaaman]

Tony knows everything about american beers. They are his favourite. Any questions about American Amber Ales, American Pale Ales etc - see tony. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to basically anything american...

Whats your all time favourite Tony recipe, Phillip?

 

[Effect]

Whats your all time favourite Tony recipe, Phillip?

omg what a silly question....lcba clone duh!

 

[jayandcath]

What are you looking at Jay, something like JS AA or
something with an American or English hop presence?

C&B
TDA

Yes something like a JS AA would be great, and for all you boofheads that say use the search function........I bloody did, and I wasn't happy with the results, so I thought I would use the abundant pool of knowledge that is AHB.

Jay

 

[jayandcath]

Wow, now i feel like a real duffer. As long as you told him not to listen to people saying use the search function in a pm before actually posting use the search function in your post then more fool me....... I think.

You wouldn't know any good amber ale recipes by any chance?

Too many words. Not enough answers.

Henno's obviously found the keys to the beer fridge again. Having a few are we????

Jay

 

[Henno]

That's it I'm making this one for sure. The LCBA clone is a regular on tap here and I reckon it's better than the stubbies of it I bought the other day. If this JS AA clone is anywhere near as good it may join the ranks.

Now I have to get my hands on some amber malt though as I hardly ever use it.

 

[kabooby]

Hey mate,

This is the recipe for the one you tried at Pumpy's. I love it and think it is perfectly balanced and not over the top with hop bitterness or flavour. I have the second cube cold conditioning atm that was fermented with WLP010 (White labs anniversary ale blend).

Ingredients for a 40L batch. 31IBU

8.00 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (5.9 EBC) Grain 91.95 %
0.70 kg Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 8.05 %
25.00 gm Horizon [10.90 %] (60 min) Hops 16.6 IBU
25.00 gm Pearle [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 9.4 IBU
40.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 4.9 IBU
80.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
200.00 ml Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale V (White Labs #WLP051) Yeast-Ale

You wouldn't have found this using the search function

Kabooby