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Ingredients
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Brewing Ingredients
Method
Brewing Instructions
- 1
Mashing the Grains
Begin by heating 3 gallons of water to approximately 165°F (74°C). Add the Pale Malt, Crystal Malt, and Caramel Malt to the water in a mash tun.
- 2
Stir the grains well and maintain the temperature at 156°F (69°C) for 60 minutes. This process converts the starches in the grains to sugars.
- 3
Sparging
After mashing, drain the liquid (wort) from the mash tun into a brew kettle.
- 4
Then, sparge the grains with 2 gallons of water heated to 170°F (77°C) to extract any remaining sugars.
- 5
Boiling
Bring the collected wort to a boil, then add the Cascade Hops.
- 6
Boil for 60 minutes, adding the Centennial Hops in the last 15 minutes of the boil.
- 7
Cooling the Wort
Once the boil is complete, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller or an ice bath until it reaches about 70°F (21°C).
- 8
Fermentation
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and pitch the yeast.
- 9
Seal the fermenter with an airlock and let it ferment for 1-2 weeks at room temperature.
- 10
Bottling
After fermentation is complete, dissolve the priming sugar in a small amount of boiling water and add it to the beer.
- 11
Bottle the beer in sanitized bottles and cap them. Allow the beer to carbonate for an additional 1-2 weeks.
- 12
Enjoy
After carbonation, chill the bottles and enjoy your homemade Mass Transit Amber Ale!