British Amber Ale
Amber beer is more of an American style (and Irish Red Ale is similar) but it has many similarities with British Bitter. I called this amber as it is darker and less bitter than the beers I normally brew. It’s the first recipe I’ve put here as I was delighted with how nice it is, especially when served through a traditional beer engine. Although I’ve called it British it is a mixture of British and Canadian malt and British and American hops. The yeast is distinctly British though (although via Oregon!).
Edit: I forgot to make it clear this is a BIAB (brew in a bag) recipe. It can be brewed with 3-vessel and other forms of AG (all grain) equipment but you’ll need to adjust the ingredients for your equipment. I use the BIABacus spreadsheet.
| British Amber | |
|---|---|
| OG: | 1.046 |
| FG: | 1.010 |
| ABV: | 4.6% |
| IBU: | 36 |
| Colour | 25 EBC |
| Batch size | 20L |
| Mash | 67C |
| Boil | 70min |
| Total water | 29.2L |
| Grain | EBC | Weight | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale Malt | 6 | 2588g | 69% | |
| Torrefied wheat | 4 | 375g | 10% | |
| Vienna malt | 9 | 375g | 10% | |
| Honey malt | 60 | 189g | 5% | |
| Roast barley | 1300 | 38g | 1% | |
| Crystal malt | 150 | 187g | 5% |
| Hop | Alpha | Weight | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | 19.1% | 11g | 60min |
| Mosaic | 12% | 11g | 15min |
| Challenger | 8.2% | 11g | 15min |
| Epic | 5% | 19g | -15min |
| Summit | 19.1% | 11g | -15min |
| Mosaic | 12% | 12g | -15min |
| Challenger | 8.2% | 15g | -15min |
-15min means 15 minutes after flame out. Leave to steep for 30min.
Yeast: Wyeast WY1318 London Ale III
