Mexican American Amber Ale Recipe

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Mexican American Amber Ale

by on
All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Made with locally malted barley from Appalachian Malting in Portage, PA, and some herbs my Mexican sister-in-law brought me on a recent visit. It's been pointed out to me that this could be made "more Mexican" with the addition of some hot peppers — an interesting suggestion. But I'm thinking instead I'd like to make a different, darker beer patterned after mole poblano, with chocolate (from cacao nibs, chocolate malt, and perhaps roasted chicory) balancing out the hot peppers.

Fermentables

62% - Pale 2-Row - US
7
37
1
Mash
18% - Munich - 60L - US
2
33
60
Mash
2% - Caramel/Crystal 60 - US
0.25
36
60
Mash
18% - Brown Sugar - US
2
46
10
Late

Hops

Galena
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
13.7
22.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale US-05
81%

Other Stuff

Epazote or Mexican-tea (Dysphania ambrosioides) leaves, dried
0.5
oz
Primary
flor de jamaica (Hibiscus sabdariffa) flowers, dried
2
oz
Primary
toronjil or Mexican giant hyssop (Agastache mexicana) leaves and flowers, dried
1
oz
Primary

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
153
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Add herbs in hop bag 5 minutes before flame-out to sterilize, and leave in fermenter as long as you wish, depending on how herbal a taste you want.

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Recipe Facts

Mexican American Amber Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.069 OG
  • 1.013 FG
  • 22.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.32 BG:GU
  • 16.4° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 7.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 231 per 12oz Calories
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