Beer Style: Amber Ale Family
Lazy Day Blonde Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis is the lightest, and simplest, extract beer we’ve ever made. You can get in and out and have a tasty beer in no time flat. What kind of beer? The beer-flavored variety, naturally.
Gordon Strong’s Bière de Garde
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAn amber bière de garde in the style of Jenlain using (mostly) malts from the area.
Heisler
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Gordon Strong’s American Amber Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe challenge in this style to me is restraint, and keeping the flavors in balance. If you do that, this could be a choice as one of your regular house beers.
Coffee American Rye Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis combines the spicy flavor profile of you basic rye ale and adds a shot of coffee to boost the complexities found in the beer’s profile.
X Marks the Bock
Digital and Plus Members OnlyX Marks the Bock (5 gallons/19 L, extract only)OG = 1.060 FG = 1.012IBU = 35 SRM = 9 ABV = 6.3% When formulating an extract version of the all-grain recipe Old Timer’s Bock, we had to make some sacrifices due to the large percent of flaked corn in that recipe. As such, this recipe
Old Timer’s Bock
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOld Timer’s Bock (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.060 FG = 1.010IBU = 35 SRM = 13 ABV = 6.6% This recipe is our attempt of brewing an American bock similar to that of Hartmann Brewing Co.’s 1904 version. Ingredients8.2 lbs. (3.7 kg) Simpsons Best Pale Ale malt1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) Simpsons medium crystal malt
Gordon Strong’s Cream Ale
Digital and Plus Members Only(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.052 FG = 1.010IBU = 14 SRM = 3 ABV = 5.6% Ingredients3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) German Pilsner malt3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) US 2-row malt2 lbs. (907 g) flaked corn (maize)1 lb. (454 g) corn sugar (15 min.)1.15 AAU Vanguard hops (first wort hop) (0.25 oz./7 g at 4.6% alpha
Fyne Ales’ Jarl clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyFyne Ales’ Jarl clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.038 FG = 1.009IBU = 38 SRM = 4 ABV = 3.8% Jarl is a simple recipe designed to showcase the grapefruit and lychee character of Citra® hops in a very sessionable pale ale. The difficulty lies in managing the brewing process in order to strike
Heretic Brewing Co.’s Evil Twin clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyHeretic describes Evil Twin as follows: “This blood-red ale may not be what you might expect from a malty and hoppy craft beer. Evil Twin has a rich malt character, without being overly sweet. It has a huge hop character, without being overly bitter. It is a great example of a bold, rich, balanced craft beer, without being heavy and hard to drink in quantity. Our Evil Twin is only bad because it is too good to resist.”
Magnum/Chinook Blonde Ale
Digital and Plus Members Only(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.047 FG = 1.010IBU = 33 SRM = 4 ABV = 4.8% This recipe accompanies an experimental brew that Drew Beechum and Denny Conn introduce in their May-June 2019 column titled “The Bitter Challenge.” Ingredients9.5 lbs. (4.3 kg) pale malt4.1 AAU Magnum hops (60 min. — Boil A) (0.35 oz./10
Autumn Apple Spiced Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAutumn Apple Spiced Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.064 FG = 1.018IBU = 25 SRM = 11 ABV = 5.9% Courtesy of Maltose Express Monroe, Connecticut Our Apple Spiced Ale has captured Autumn in a glass. Subtle spices combine with apple flavor in a malty, warming seasonal brew. The addition of maple syrup