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Session Amber Ale Recipe

I mentioned awhile back that this recipe was formulated by accident – but it turned out pretty tasty anyway. This is also the unofficial start to a summer project inspired by some of the session beer talk that’s been going around lately. So stay tuned for a whole series of (hopefully!) interesting homebrew recipes centered around a theme of low gravity but big flavor.

This recipe originally appeared in Brewing Classic Styles (which you should own if you don’t) .

I modified the hops slightly to match what I had on hand. This recipe is a good candidate for experimenting with new hop varieties if you’d like to try.

The starting gravity is lower than the original (read the first link above to find out why).

Session Amber Ale – All Grain

American Amber Ale

Type:
All Grain

Date: 11/14/2008

Batch Size:
6.00 gal

Brewer:
Jimmy

Boil Size: 8.53 gal

Boil Time: 60 min

Equipment: Brew Pot (10 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)

Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00

Ingredients

Amount	Item	Type	% or IBU
8.00 lb	Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM)	Grain	71.43 %
1.00 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt – 40L (40.0 SRM)	Grain	8.93 %
1.00 lb	Munich Malt – 10L (10.0 SRM)	Grain	8.93 %
0.50 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM)	Grain	4.46 %
0.50 lb	Victory Malt (25.0 SRM)	Grain	4.46 %
0.20 lb	Pale Chocolate Malt (165.0 SRM)	Grain	1.79 %
1 oz (28.30 gm)	Magnum [14.20 %] (60 min)	Hops	47.6 IBU
1oz (28.30 gm)	Centennial [9.10 %] (10 min)	Hops	6.1 IBU
1oz (28.30 gm)	Cascade [7.20 %] (10 min)	Hops	4.8 IBU
1 oz(28.30 gm)	Cascade [7.20 %] (0 min)	Hops	-
1 oz (28.30 gm)	Centennial [9.10 %] (0 min)	Hops	-
1 Pkgs	American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter 2000 ml]	Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original
Gravity:
1.046 SG

Measured Original Gravity:
1.042 SG

Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG

Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG

Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.55 %

Actual Alcohol by Vol: 3.38 %

Bitterness: 58.5 IBU

Calories: 190 cal/pint

Est Color: 15.4 SRM

Color:

Color

Mash Profile

Mash Name:
Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out

Total Grain Weight:
11.20 lb

Sparge Water:
6.62 gal

Grain Temperature:
72.0 F

Sparge Temperature:
168.0 F

TunTemperature:
72.0 F

Adjust Temp for Equipment:
TRUE

Mash PH:
5.4 PH

**Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out**
Step Time	Name	Description	Step Temp
60 min	Mash In	Add 14.00 qt of water at 170.1 F	154.0 F

Carbonation and
Storage

Carbonation Type:
Kegged (Forced CO2)

Volumes of CO2:
2.4

Pressure/Weight:
11.2 PSI

Carbonation Used:
-

Keg/Bottling Temperature:
40.0 F

Age for:
28.0 days

Storage Temperature:
52.0 F

Notes

Ferment at 68ºF (20ºC).

Session Amber Ale – Extract