Sunset Amber Ale Beer Kit - Extract
Brand : Label Peelers
- SKU:
- LP-Sunset-Amber-Ale-Extract
- UPC:
- 00810194956362
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Your Label Peelers Sunset Amber Ale – Extract Original Beer Kit is built around freshness; your malt extract is packed to order, your specialty grains are crushed only when you buy them, and you never pay for flashy packaging. You get exactly what you want: ingredients chosen for quality, prepared with care, and ready for you to turn into your best beer.
With your Sunset Amber Ale Extract Kit, you create a rich and welcoming amber ale that pours with a deep hue and a satisfying malt presence. Light Liquid Malt Extract provides a smooth, full-bodied backbone; Munich malt adds warm, bready richness; caramel and crystal malts introduce layers of sweetness, subtle toffee, and the signature amber glow you expect from a well-crafted ale. The result is a beer that feels balanced, flavorful, and easy to drink.
Your hop profile unfolds in two stages: Magnum offers a clean bitterness at the start of the boil, creating structure that keeps the malt sweetness in check; Cascade follows with a late-boil addition that brings a gentle, earthy aroma, touched with floral brightness, rounding out the ale’s refreshing finish. A clean-fermenting US-05 yeast guides the fermentation, allowing your malt character to shine while keeping the final beer crisp and approachable.
When you brew this Sunset Amber Ale, you’re crafting a beer that feels familiar yet rewarding: rich malt flavor, balanced bitterness, and a glowing amber presentation that invites you to pour another. Whether you brew all the time or only once in a while, this extract version gives you everything you need to enjoy a well-built amber ale made entirely by you.
ABV: 5.8% - 6.3%
IBU: 67
Original Gravity (OG): 1.056 - 1.062
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 - 1.016
SRM: 10
6 lbs Light Dry Malt Extract
Specialty Grains: ***Combined into one bag***
1 lb Aromatic Munich Malt - 20L
0.5 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L
Hops: ***Substitutions based on availability***
1 oz Magnum Hops (60 min)
1 oz Cascade Hops (10 min)
Yeast: ***Substitutions based on availability***
1 packet US-05 Ale Yeast
- 5 oz Priming Sugar
- Packet Yeast Energizer/Irish Moss Combo (Last 15 minutes)
- Muslin Grain Bag
HOPS SCHEDULE
1 oz Magnum Hops - (60 min)
1 oz Cascade Hops - (10 min)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Heat 2-3 gallons of water to 155°F.
2. Place grains in a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the grain bag, sparge (rinse) with warm water, and discard.
4. Stir in dry malt extracts and mix until evenly dissolved.
5. Bring wort to a rolling boil.
6. Add the hops according to the hop schedule.
7. Boil for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. At 15 minutes remaining, add Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet.
9. Terminate boil and cool the wort to 70°F. An immersion chiller or ice bath works well for this.
10. Transfer the wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with clean, filtered water to 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter.
12. Ferment at 68-70°F for 10-14 days. (Or until fermentation is complete)
13. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
14. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!
