I bought 2 of these kits to make a double batch. I put the ingredients into beer smith, and it's anything but an amber color?? What can I add to get it to amber?? It estimates color at 5.4
Recipe
18lbs- 2row
2lbs- Dingemans Caravienne (on the actual grainbag it say's crystal 20l)
4oz-Cascade @ 60min
2oz-Cascade @ 15min
2pkgs- Safale US-05
For my amber I use Crystal 60....2.5 pounds of c-60 along with 7.75 pounds 2-row gives me 16.4 SRM's which is at the top end of the scale for the style...
you could keep upping the c-20 until you hit that range, or you could go to a 40 or 60L
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What about a small amount of roasted barley? Im grasping at straws, I don't have much on hand as far as grains, and lhbs is 40 miles away.
I dunno how it would taste...isn't roasted barley really really really toasty tasting, instead of carmally? It might be good, in a small quantity...but when I think of rasted barley I think of porters and stouts and not Ambers...I like my ambers on the clean and crisp side myself which just a hint of caramel nature.
Are your grains already cracked and mixed??? If not I would consider toasting some of the 20, or some of the 2-row in the oven just a few degrees darker than it is now, but not as dark...THere's a couple threads on here about toasting your own grains, I think they give the time and temp to go from plain 2-row to each lovibond of crystal.
Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured.
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Originally Posted by YooperBrew
I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac!
I called the and it is indeed the wrong kit, they didn't seem overly concerned about it. The guy didn't even want to recommend a way to make it amber. Oh well, looks like i'll have 12 gallons of pale ale.
Would it hurt to throw in 2 lbs of 60l? It would get it close to color, how would it affect taste? I normally wouldn't be to concerned about color, but, 1/2 of this is going to a friend who is expecting "amber ale".
And they don't want to make it up to you somehow???
Wow, if it were AHS, you would at least have been sent a gift certificate or something...not even trying to help you make what you want with what you got???
Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured.
Quote:
Originally Posted by YooperBrew
I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac!
And they don't want to make it up to you somehow???
Exactly. What's the hell's up with that?! I'd call again and find someone else to talk to, or yell at if necessary. There's too much competition out there to treat customers like that.
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I dunno how it would taste...isn't roasted barley really really really toasty tasting, instead of carmally? It might be good, in a small quantity...but when I think of rasted barley I think of porters and stouts and not Ambers...I like my ambers on the clean and crisp side myself which just a hint of caramel nature.
Roasted barley is appropriate as a coloring grain in AAA. 2 oz in 5 gallons will give a lovely color with minimal flavor impact. Most people won't taste it at all through the wall of caramel and hops.
Roasted barley is not appropriate in Porter, at any time. Black patent and chocolate, yes; roasted barley, no.
NB American Amber Ale (AG)
Black patent and chocolate, yes; roasted barley, no.
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