Flavor addition(s) for amber lager

[ehope411]

Any ideas or recommendations? Fruit? Spice?Not going for anything in particular, but this batch will be ready around Christmas if that inspires anybody.

 

[aiptasia]

A: It depends on what you're trying to go for in the flavor of the beer. An Amber Lager generally is a malt forward lager of German ancestry that uses noble hops for bittering, flavor and aroma. The usual recipe is base malt (2 Row or 6 Row), a little light crystal malt and a little medium crystal. That's about it, nice and light and octoberfest-like.

No flavor adjuncts typically go in an Amber Lager. Just German lager yeast and a nice long, slow fermentation (six to eight weeks). If you're considering serving this up around the holidays in December, you need to switch your yeasts to an ale yeast and get brewing now. Since you seem to want something with interesting flavor combinations, check out the recipes in the recipes section at the top of this page and browse the ales between the Fruit Beer area and the Specialty Beer area. You can attempt to clone a recipe from there or just use the recipes as inspiration to formulate your own beer.

 

[timrox1212]

Maybe a vanilla amber? That's what I'm brewing next lol.

 

[Tippsy-Turvy]

I brewed a most delicious amber the other month (the second batch is almost ready) but the flavors came from the specialty grains. Special B, Caramel 80L and some chocolate malt. Next time I'm going to add a touch of peated malt to bring a little smokiness to the table.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Roasted pumpkin seeds.