American Amber Ale Recipe - Summer Session Amber Ale

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Summer Session Amber Ale

by on
All Grain
12 Liter(s)
17 Liter(s)
90 min
65%
A summerish and easily drinkable light amber ale, with a mild hoppy character and hint of citrus. Hoppy but not overly hoppy (i had to brew it to the taste of my lady too ;) ) with a strong flowery not given by the Callista hops.

Fermentables

55% - Pale Ale - DE
1.3
39
2
Mash
13% - Biscuit Malt - BE
0.3
36
23
Mash
21% - Dark Munich - DE
0.5
36
10
Mash
9% - CaraMunich II - DE
0.2
34
46
Mash
2% - Wheat - BE
0.05
37
2
Mash

Hops

Magnum
3
Pellet
Boil
90 min(s)
12
8.9
Columbus
2
Pellet
Boil
90 min(s)
15
7.4
Magnum
3
Pellet
Boil
45 min(s)
12
7.7
Perle
10
Pellet
Boil
45 min(s)
8.3
17.7
Callista
10
Pellet
DryHop
2 day(s)
3.5
0.0
Amarillo
7
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
9
7.2
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
10
Pellet
Boil
0 min(s)
4.3
0.0
Callista
5
Pellet
Boil
0 min(s)
3.5
0.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale US-05
70%

Other Stuff

Orange or Lemon peel
8
each
FlameOut
Irish Moss
2.5
each
Boil

Mash Steps

Protein Rest
Direct Heat
48
20 min
Saccharification Rest
Direct Heat
68
50 min
Mash-Out
Direct Heat
77
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
At flameout add 2 grams each of Bergamot, Sweet Orange, Bitter Orange and Lemon peels
2.
Dry hop with 10 grams of Callista for 2 days after the first fermentation has ended.
3.
Prime in bottles with approx 7 grams of table sugar per liter.

Tasting Notes (1)

DrHogan

Tasted on 8/30/2020 by DrHogan

Notes:

This one brutally failed, I can't understand why. While the smell is incredible (I love Callista), the off-flavor is already present in the foam with a metallic unpleasant bitterness. It could either be over-hopped, or have contracted some smaller infection. Worth saying that the yeast failed to start on the first pitching and i had to re-pitch the next day with a lot more yeast, maybe it is somehow related.

Recipe Facts

Summer Session Amber Ale
American Amber Ale
  • 12.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 17.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.040 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 48.9 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 1.23 BG:GU
  • 10.3° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 3.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 132 per 12oz Calories
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