Arctic Expedition Ale





Overview

Info: 5 gallon Alaskan Amber extract clone kit from Austin Homebrew
Brewed: February 4, 2004
OG: 1.054 (from kit instructions, not measured)
FG: 1.015 (from kit instructions, not measured)
abv: 5.1%



Ingredients

Grains
  • 1 lb. Pilsner Malt
Extracts
  • 6 lbs. Pale Malt
  • 1 lb. Munich Malt
Hops
  • Bittering: 1 oz. Mount Hood
  • Flavor: 1 oz. Spalt
  • Aroma: None
Yeast
  • Wyeast German Ale 1007



Brewing Notes

Grains steeped at 150F for 45 minutes (a bit of overkill maybe?) 60 minute boil. ~3 gallon boil. All hops were in pellet form. Flavor hops added with 15 minutes remaining in the boil. The beer came out well, but nothing like the real Alaskan Amber.