Amber Ale - 1 Hour Recipe Kit

Light caramel malty sweetness balanced with hops

Inspired by beers such as: Bell’s Amber Ale, New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale, North Coast Red Seal Ale

An Amber Ale is a medium-bodied beer that falls between a Pale Ale and a Brown Ale in terms of color and flavor. It has a rich, malty flavor with hints of caramel and toffee, and a moderate hop bitterness that balances out the sweetness.

This Amber ale features caramel malt steeping grains that impart a toasty sweetness, as well as two American hop additions — a Pre-Boil addition for bitterness, and a Post-boil addition for citrusy, piney aroma.

Recipe Type: Ale
Malt Base: Extract
Steeping Grains: Yes
Hop Additions: Pre-Boil, Post-Boil
Fermentation Time: 2 weeks
Conditioning Time: 2 weeks

Maltiness: Moderately high
Hoppiness: Moderately high
Bitterness: Moderate
Color: Amber to brown
Aroma: Pine, floral, caramel, toasty
Flavor: Caramel malt, pine, floral, orange, lemon, grapefruit
Body: Medium to medium-full
ABV: 5.6% (+/- 0.5%)
Great For: Beginner/Intermediate brewers

Simply Brewing® 1 Hour Recipe Kits contain all the ingredients for new and experienced brewers to easily brew 2.5 gallons of beer in a simple, 1-hour brewday with the use of a 1 Hour Equipment Kit and any 10+ quart stovetop pot. The brew process involves dissolving malt extract into heated water, steeping bags of milled grain (if applicable), boiling and/or steeping bags of hop pellets, and cooling the wort (unfermented beer) in a sink to be added to your fermentation vessel. The wort is then topped off with chilled water for an even faster cool, and the yeast is added. All this including cleanup takes just 1 hour!

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