Abita Amber clone

 Abita Amber clone

(5 gallons/19 L extract with grains)
OG = 1.046  FG = 1.011
SRM = 10 IBU =18  ABV = 4.5%

Ingredients
8 oz. (226 g) U.S. crystal malt (40 ºL)
8 oz. (226 g) U.S. crystal malt (80 ºL)
4 oz. (113 g) U.S. crystal malt (120 ºL)
4 lbs. (1.8 kg) Alexander’s pale liquid malt extract
1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) extra light dried malt extract
4 AAU Chinook hops (60 min.) (0.33 oz./9 g at 12% alpha acids)
1/4 oz. (7 g) German Perle hops (15 min.)
1/2 oz. (14 g) German Perle hops (5 min.)
1 tsp. (5 mL) Irish moss
Wyeast 2308 (Munich lager) or Wyeast 2206 (Bavarian lager) yeast
1.25 cups (300 mL) Muntons extra light dry malt extract (for bottling)

Step by Step
Heat 1 gallon (3.8 L) of water to 155 ºF (68 ºC) and add crystal malts. Remove the pot from the heat and steep at 150 ºF (66 ºC) for 30 minutes. Strain the grain water into the brew pot. Sparge the grains with 1/2 gallon (1.9 L) of 150 ºF (68 ºC) water. Bring the water to a boil, remove from the heat and add Alexander’s pale malt extract syrup, Muntons extra light dried malt extract and Chinook bittering hops.

Add water until the total volume in the brew pot is 2.5 gallons (9.5 L). Boil for 45 minutes then add: Perle flavor hops and Irish Moss. Boil for 10 minutes and Perle aroma hop. Boil for five minutes. Remove the pot from the stove and chill the wort for 20 minutes.

Strain the cooled wort into the primary fermenter and add cold water to obtain 5 1/4 gallons (20 L). When the wort temperature is below 70 ºF (21 ºC) pitch the yeast. Keep the primary fermenter at 60–62 ºF (16–17 ºC) until signs of fermentation begin (approximately one day). Move the primary fermenter to 47–52 ºF (8–11 ºC) and ferment for seven days or until fermentation slows. Siphon the wort into the secondary fermenter (5 gallon glass carboy).

Bottle when fermentation is complete, target gravity is reached and beer has cleared (approximately five weeks) with the 1.25 cups (300 mL) Muntons extra light dry malt extract (boiled for 10 minutes in 2 cups (473 mL) of water). Let prime at 70 ºF (21 ºC) for approximately four weeks until carbonated, then store at cellar temperature.

Partial-mash Method:
Mash 2.25 lbs. (1.02 kg) U.S. 2-row pale malt and the specialty grains at 150 ºF (65.6 ºC) for 90 minutes. Then follow the extract recipe omitting 1.75 lbs. (0.79 kg) Muntons extra light dry malt extract at the beginning of the boil.

All-Grain Method:
Mash 7.5 lbs. (3.4 kg) U.S. 2-row pale malt with the specialty grains at 122 ºF (50 ºC) for 25 minutes then at 140 ºF (65.1 ºC) for 90 minutes. Add 3.3 HBU (18 % less than the extract recipe) of bittering hops for 60 minutes of the boil. Add the  hops and Irish moss as indicated by the extract recipe.