Our Amber Ale Recipe

[Funky Skunk Brewing]

This is the five gallon version of our Devil's Tail Amber Ale beer that goes off to competitions. This recipe has medaled at several competitions in the past and is what really propelled me at the time to get deeper & deeper into brewing to where we are today.

8 lbs. American 2-Row
1 lb. 60L
1 lb. 90L
0.5 lb. Flaked Wheat

.65 oz. Centennial @60
1 oz. Mt. Hood @22
1 oz. Willamette @7

1 Whirfloc Tablet @15

Safale US-05 Yeast

Specs
OG:1.057
FG: 1.012
ABV: 5.9%
IBU: 33
SRM: 15

Mash Thickness: 1.25 (Quarts/Pound)
Mashed 3.3 gallons of water at 153 for 60 minutes
Recirculated 2 liters of wort back to Mash Tun
Sparged 4.9 gallons of water at 170
Mash Efficiency: 83.96%

Fermentation: 3 Weeks
Carbed/Conditioned: 4 Weeks in Bottles (better after longer conditioning time)
Priming: 2/3 cup of white sugar with 2 cups of water, boiled, cooled to wort temperature, put into priming vessel

[John Sand]

Thanks! It's on my wish list.

[FedoraDave]

Simple, yet profound. Looks like a great recipe, Skunk

[Funky Skunk Brewing]

Simple, yet profound.

Just like me Thanks, Dave.

At times I think people try to make recipes too complex just for the sake of doing so for whatever reason. Looking over the majority of mine, most have no more than four grains in the grain bill. Hops are a different story, but for the most part my recipes are pretty simple and straight forward.

[gwcr]

At times I think people try to make recipes too complex just for the sake of doing so for whatever reason. Looking over the majority of mine, most have no more than four grains in the grain bill. Hops are a different story, but for the most part my recipes are pretty simple and straight forward.

Agree 100%. I like to keep my malt bill very simple as well. I also like to brew to the style guidelines for my standard brews, so that helps keep things from getting too complex. Nothing against brewers who like to have a complex grain bill. I just don't have a refined enough palate to appreciate all those complex flavors...

BTW, that recipe looks very tasty!

[FedoraDave]

Some beers sort of require a more complicated grain bill. My Amber's Amber Lager (third place winner!) has six grains. A couple of them are used in very small amounts, but I wanted the complexity and intrigue of things like Gambrinus Honey and Special B.

That being said, most of my AG recipes don't have much more than 3 grains in them. It's like preparing a steak; the better the cut of meat, the less you have to season it.

[Funky Skunk Brewing]

Some beers sort of require a more complicated grain bill. My Amber's Amber Lager (third place winner!) has six grains. A couple of them are used in very small amounts, but I wanted the complexity and intrigue of things like Gambrinus Honey and Special B.

That being said, most of my AG recipes don't have much more than 3 grains in them. It's like preparing a steak; the better the cut of meat, the less you have to season it.

I like the steak analogy, Dave. Good points on the recipes though.