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Recipe: Annie’s Atomic Amber Ale

A classic style in the American craft pantheon, this amber ale is Annie Johnson’s house beer—the one she’s brewed again and again to dial in her process and ingredients. (She also drinks it.)

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For more on my homebrewers consider having a house beer that they brew often, see How to Level Up with American Amber.

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Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.052 (12.7°P)
FG: 1.012 (3.1°P)
IBUs: 35
ABV: 5.2%

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