Seat-of-the-pants amber ale

Just a quick and easy amber for summertime drinking.

Brewer:	Rathole		Email:	-
Beer:	Seat-of-the-pants amber ale		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	Extract		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	12 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	27 IBU
OG:	1.042		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	4.2% v/v (3.3% w/w)
Water:	Reverse-osmosis filtered water
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.042	5 gallons
	3.3 lb. Amber malt extract 2 lb. Light dry malt extract
	1 teaspoon irish moss for the last 10 minutes of boil
Hops:	1 oz. Willamette (6.6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (6.6% AA, 5 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma) .25 oz. Willamette (aroma)
Yeast:	coopers brewing yeast (dry) rehydrated
Log:	The theme of this was quick and easy, and also to get rid of some extra hops. Only two days in the primary then dry hopped with some leftover hops (1/4 oz willamette and 1/2 oz kent goldings) I think it was like 7-8 days in the secondary, maybe ten, I don't remember.
Carbonation:	1 cup corn sugar for priming. I wanted it to prime fast, and my non-brewing friends get really impressed with overcarbonation for some reason.
Tasting:	Quick, easy, early drinking. Came out just like I expected. Perfect color amber, nice crisp bitterness makes it a very refreshing summer brew. The dry hopping did not make as much difference in the nose as I thought, but it was a seat-of-the-pants adjustment to get rid of the odd hops. (get it ha ha) I was drinking this one (!) day after I bottled it, because that was the theme. It was already bubbly. Should get better, (it's been a week in the bottle now) but everyone likes it so much it's kinda my go-to brew right now when the friends come over. Next time, the traditional 6 oz corn sugar, it's too foamy.

Recipe posted 09/03/03.