Archive for the ‘Amber Ale’ Category

Batch 77: Harvest Amber Ale

The next in a series of pumpkin ales for the season, inspired by the impeccable Nepenthe Amber Ale recipe (adapted earlier this year to include MO as the base malt), and riding on the heels of the Pumpkin Dubbel that placed 3rd in the professional panel of the homebrew comp for the 2016 Baltimore Craft […]

Posted September 30, 2018 by fbarrett in Amarillo, Amber Ale, Cascade, Centennial, Crystal 120L, Crystal 40L, CTZ, Hops, Malt, Maris Otter, Munich, Nottingham, Pale Chocolate, pumpkin, Pumpkin Ale, pumpkin pie spice, Style

Batch 71: Nepenthe Amber

So, for batch 70, I kindof … planned too large a grain bill for my mash tun. Aaaaaand … maybe we crushed a little too much grain for the plan. PSA: don’t measure and crush grain when you’ve been drinking heavily on St. Patrick’s day. We tried to fit as much as we could in […]

Posted March 25, 2018 by fbarrett in Amarillo, Amber Ale, Cascade, Centennial, Crystal 120L, Crystal 40L, Maris Otter, Munich, Nottingham, Nugget, Pale Chocolate