Recipe help needed! I've got the following ingredients..

I've got 3 lbs amber extract, 1.5 lbs pilsen light, 1oz centennial and 1oz amarillo, I want to use those as I'm broke but wannt to get another batch going! If the results are going to be shotty at best I'll just wait a week.

I was thinking crystal 30, american ale yeast?

I am quite new to this I just started a couple weeks ago, any and all additions, modifications, suggestions and help will be greatly appreciated!

For a 5 gallon batch? If so, it will be a tad weak, alcohol wise, but should turn out ok. Add the crystal to give it a bit more body. The yeast is a good choice. If you like more bitter brews, use both hops. The centennial for bittering and split the amarillo for flavor/aroma.

avidhomebrewer said:

For a 5 gallon batch? If so, it will be a tad weak, alcohol wise, but should turn out ok. Add the crystal to give it a bit more body. The yeast is a good choice. If you like more bitter brews, use both hops. The centennial for bittering and split the amarillo for flavor/aroma.

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You could add some table or corn sugar to boost the OG if you want.

I agree with avidhomebrewer. if you want to add more Alc, add 2lb more pilsen Light. and you will have a little more body and a bit more alcohol. with both hops Centenial for bittering and amarillo for flavor/aroma
and crystal malt. for color and body.
sounds like a decent brew to me...

I just plugged this into BeerSmith and came up with this:
3 lbs Amber LME
1.5 lbs Pilsner LME
.50 oz Amarillo 60mins
.50 oz Centennial 45mins
.50 oz Centennial 5 min
.50 oz Amarillo 5 mins
(depending on qty, the Crystal 30 would add some color and flavor)

For a 4 gallon batch should give you:
1.040 OG
7.6 SRM (depending on Crystal additions)
40.4 IBU's
The yeast should leave you at about 1.005 FG
The late hop additions should give you some flavor too

Just an idea of course and good luck!