Brew facts

Batch

#1

Batch size

20 L (40 bottles)

Bottled

2026-05-26

Ingredients

• Beer Kit - Muntons Flagship American Amber Ale 3 kg
• Centennial Hop 30 g
• Cascade Hop 30 g
• SafAle US-05 yeast 11.5 g

Fermentation

Original gravity

11 °Blg (OG 1.044)

Final gravity

2.9 °Blg (FG 1.011)

Primary fermentation started approximately 12 hours after pitching the yeast. Fermentation was carried out at room temperature, around 20–22°C (May was relatively cool). The hops were dry hopped on the 10th day of fermentation and left in contact with the beer for 3 days.

Bottling

Bottled

2026-05-26

Priming

Glucose — 4 g

Tasting notes

Quite nice overall. The hops are clearly noticeable both in the aroma and on the palate, although the bitterness is not particularly pronounced. The beer has an amber colour, as expected. The head is attractive and has good retention, lasting quite a while.

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