Bewitched Amber Ale Mod

[Wings_Fan_In_KC]

Brewed this simple one up yesterday. Put it in the cooler with an ice bottle, holding at 64 F. Krausen starting to skim this morning loosened cap 1/8 turn as these craft series tend to be active in their high krausen stage.


Brewer: Crazy Dog Brewing Company
Style: American Amber Ale
Batch: 2.40 gal Extract

Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.062 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 36 IBU
Recipe Color: 16° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.016


Ingredients
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Briess DME - Sparkling Amber 0.50 lb, Extract
CaraVienne - 0.25 lb, Grain, Steeped
Mr. Beer Bewitched Amber Ale - HME 2.86 lb, Extract

Amarillo - 0.25 oz Pellet, 15 minutes
Amarillo - 0.75 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes (DRY HOP)
Mr. Beer Bewitched Amber Ale 1.00 oz, Pellet, 5 minutes

[gwcr]

Looks tasty Wings!

[Wings_Fan_In_KC]

This sucker went into bottles yesterday. I pulled off a 1/2 a glass to sample after I was done and put it in the fridge to settle out the trub some. After bottling, I cleaned up and then got the sample out.

Man. This is going to be a good beer. It's got the color and body of a nice amber ale and then since I used Amarillo, it's got a really nice flavor and aroma to it. Citrussy and maybe even a little bit piney. Mmmmmmmm.

Gotta love SWMBO (who came home with a 4 pack of Guinness pint pub glasses for me that same afternoon).....when she tasted the bottling sample, she smiled and said, "That's your best on yet!!"

[Wings_Fan_In_KC]

Today is three weeks and I'm going to play nOOb with one 1/2 litre PET tonite because I have to try this beer!

* hangs head in shame *

[Wings_Fan_In_KC]

This is a good beer. Nice nose from the Amarillo hops.

Good body and mouthfeel. Head and lacing are nice.

Normally I make a recipe and say, "I'd change this or this," but on this one.....I'd make it exactly the same.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[ssorck]

Sounds good. I thought Bewitched was the best straight up Mr Beer I tried but still could use some improving, yours sounds like a winner.