Beer Style: Amber Ales & Lagers Family
Gordon Strong’s Bière de Garde
An amber bière de garde in the style of Jenlain using (mostly) malts from the area.
Saddle Mountain Brewing Co.’s Taildragger Clan-Destine clone
Checking in at 6.2% ABV and 22 IBU, Clan-Destine is medium-full bodied, drinks rich with notes of toffee and caramel from Golden Promise and Crystal 77 additions, yet finishes clean without being heavy.
Gordon Strong’s Scottish Export
This recipe can easily be scaled down to make a Scottish heavy, say at 3.5% ABV, or scaled up to a stronger but still export strength 5.2% beer. Pick the alcohol level you want, and let your recipe software do the work for you to scale it.
Left Hand Brewing Co.’s Oktoberfest clone
The beer is crystal clear with copper hues. Biscuit and bread crust notes lead, supported by noble hop character that provides a dry and spicy finish.
Gordon Strong’s American Amber Ale
The challenge in this style is restraint, and keeping the flavors in balance. If you do that, this could be a choice as one of your regular house beers.
Roggenbier: A rye twist on a dunkelweizen
Rye malt is a necessity to make a roggenbier. While that may be obvious, the techniques required to optimize your efforts (and time) to brew one are not. Gordon Strong takes us on a journey to explore this rye twist on a dunkelweizen.
Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Bob’s ’47 clone
Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Bob’s ’47 clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.055 FG = 1.011IBU = 27 SRM = 11 ABV = 5.8% A tribute to Bob Werkowitch, former Master Brewer of Kansas
Old Man Dark
Old Man Dark (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.051 FG = 1.012IBU = 20 SRM = 15 ABV = 5% Ingredients11 lbs. (5 kg) German dark Munich malt (10 °L)2 oz. (57
Brewing Traditional Scottish Ales
The beer styles of Scotland have been misunderstood for years. While entire books have been written on these beers, it seems that many brewers and beer enthusiasts have focused on minor points,
Scottish 70/- Heavy
Scottish 70/- Heavy (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.035 FG = 1.012IBU = 13 SRM = 13 ABV = 3% Ingredients6.5 lbs. (2.7 kg) Golden Promise pale ale malt6 oz. (170 g) flaked
Scottish 60/- Light
Scottish 60/- Light (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.032 FG = 1.012IBU = 17 SRM = 18 ABV = 2.5% Ingredients4 lbs. (1.8 kg) Golden Promise pale ale malt1 lb. (0.45 kg)
Drew’s March Beer
Drew’s March Beer (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.055 FG = 1.013IBU = 21 SRM = 10 ABV = 5.5% Ingredients8.8 lbs. (4 kg) Weyermann Munich malt (6 °L)3.3 lbs. (1.5 kg)
