American Amber Ale

Name: American Amber Ale
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1272 Wyeast American Ale II; 198 grams brown cane sugar; 3 kilograms pale ale liquid malt extract (LME); 50 grams Black Patent malt; 40 servings Yeast

American Amber Ale

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give American Amber Ale a try. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 60 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 40. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. If you have pale ale liquid malt extract, patent malt, brown cane sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 2 gallons water to 170°F.

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Remove from heat and add specialty malts to the water, contained in a mesh bag. Cover and let steep for 1 hour, then discard the malt.

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Malt

Bring 2 gallons water to a boil.

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Add steeping tea from step

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Tea

Slowly add LME and sugar, stirring.

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Sugar

Add enough water to reach a total of 7 gallons. Bring to a boil once more on high heat.

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When you reach a boil, start a countdown timer for 90 minutes.

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Add hops quantities at times indicated above.

At the end of 90 minutes, remove from heat. Cool the wort to below 70°F with an ice bath or a wort chiller. Remember to keep things sanitary for every stage after the boil.

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Ice