anyone have a good amber recipe?

chemman14 · 06-07-2009, 06:27 PM

I want to brew an amber for my second beer and I am looking for a good recipe. I want something fairly high in ABV, around 6-7 and I love hops so dont be afraid of those little guys

chemman14 · 06-07-2009, 06:35 PM

oh and an extract based recipe please

gnoeou · 06-07-2009, 06:37 PM

I just finished an amber that was from the Palmer Book. Everyone that has had one loves it. Mine came out to 5.5 ish ABV and the hop notes are decent.

It doesn't looks like the Amber recipe is out on his site though...

sconnie · 06-07-2009, 08:04 PM

This is an amber I've made a bunch of times, it's really good. I've done it all grain and partial mash, both work well. Here's an extract based version:

6 lbs light liquid malt extract
3 lbs Munich malt (I use briess)
.5 lbs crystal 40
2 oz chocolate
2/3 oz chinook @ 60
.5 oz Tettnanger @15
.5 oz Tettnanger @ 5

If you really want some aroma dry hop it; I have but usually don't. Comes in at around 5% with a stove top partial mash. Good beer.

chemman14 · 06-07-2009, 08:05 PM

is that 2 oz chocolate malt or actual chocolate?

sconnie · 06-07-2009, 08:06 PM

Sorry, that's Chocolate Malt. Gives it a nice color and touch of roasted flavor.

cdburg · 06-07-2009, 10:47 PM

If you like the hops, Jamil's Amber is a really good one.

JZ Amber - Extract - Red Rocket Clone

chemman14 · 06-08-2009, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdburg

If you like the hops, Jamil's Amber is a really good one.

JZ Amber - Extract - Red Rocket Clone

that seems a little complex for my 2nd ever brew, will keep it in mind after a couple more.

snailsongs · 06-08-2009, 11:56 AM

Here's one I just bottled yesterday. It came it at exactly 6% ABV (1.058 - 1.012) and the sample was awesome.....I'll be drinking 'em young! I went for a balanced Amarillo hop-itude, but if you like hoppy it would be easy to bump the IBU's on this, and you could certainly use whatever American-style hop(s) you like.

EDIT: Whoops, I just realized you wanted extract......Beersmith says it would take 6.5 lbs of light Liquid extract to get you to 1.060 with this recipe. two cans of LME are 6.6 lbs....how convenient! You can steep the rest of the grains (you won't get conversion from the wheat, but you'll still get some body from it) and you're there.

Amberillo Ale

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.5 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 76.9 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4.8 %
0.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 4.8 %
0.40 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3.8 %
0.35 lb Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 3.4 %
0.15 lb Pale Chocolate (200.0 SRM) Grain 1.4 %
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 15.9 IBU
0.45 oz Cascade [7.10%] (60 min) Hops 10.8 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (5 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (10 min) Hops 2.6 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 4.8 %
2 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

Est Original Gravity: 1.059 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.2 %
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.0 %
Bitterness: 32.2 IBU
Est Color: 15.2 SRM

**humann_brewing** · 06-08-2009, 04:12 PM

Rogues American Amber is a good example of a Hoppy Amber with 53 IBUs although it is very well balanced with high Lovibond Crystal that it has in it.

Rogue Ales

I think they bitter with a crap load of EKG since it is a lower alpha hop and then finish with Cascades. I am not good at extract recipes so I don't know how this would be but the grain is just 2-row with 2 higher Crystals like 100L and 140L.