Beer Style: Amber Lager Family
Dovetail Brewery’s Vienna-Style Lager clone
FREEOne of the standouts in the core lineup from Dovetail Brewery is their Vienna-Style Lager. Dovetail employs a double decoction mash for it.
Gordon Strong’s Vienna Lager
Digital and Plus Members OnlyYour goal here is a smooth, standard-strength malty beer with enough hop bitterness to match the malt. It should not be heavy on the palate or sweet in the finish
Festbier is the Best Bier
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA traditional festbier to be enjoyed by the liter during Oktoberfest or any fall festivities.
Monks’ Fortitude Märzen
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMonks’ Fortitude is an homage to the malty Märzens of Franconia.
Gordon Strong’s Pre-Prohibition Lager
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI’m presenting a modern homebrew version of this recipe that uses flaked maize rather than a cereal mash, and has some upgraded malt and hops.
Left Hand Brewing Co.’s Oktoberfest clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe 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.
Maple Amber Lager
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMaple Amber Lager (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.044* FG = 1.008IBU = 23 SRM = 17 ABV = 5.8%* Prior to maple syrup addition Ingredients6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Pilsner malt1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) Munich malt0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) melanoidin malt 4 oz. (113 g) crystal malt (60 °L)4 oz. (113 g) chocolate wheat malt 4 AAU
American-Style Lager
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAmerican-Style Lager (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.046 FG = 1.008IBU = 15 SRM = 2–4 ABV = 4.9% Ingredients7 lbs. (3.2 kg) 2-row pale malt2.5 lbs. (1.1 kg) raw rice or corn0.25 lb. (113 g) acidulated malt12 AAU Mt. Hood hops (60 min.) (2 oz./56 g at 6% alpha acids)0.5 oz. (14 g) Mt. Hood
Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Bob’s ’47 clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBoulevard 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 City’s George Muehlebach Brewing Company and graduate of the U.S. Brewer’s Academy class of 1947. Bob’s ‘47 is Boulevard’s take on a traditional
Old Man Dark
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOld 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 g) Weyermann Carafa® Special II malt3.75 AAU Magnum pellet hops (60 min.) (0.25 oz./7 g at 15% alpha acids) 2.25 AAU Tettnanger hops
Drew’s March Beer
Digital and Plus Members OnlyDrew’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) Weyermann Pilsner malt3.4 AAU Tettnanger pellet hops (first wort hop) (0.75 oz./21 g at 4.5% alpha acids) 1.6 AAU Hallertauer Hersbrucker pellet hops
Gordon Strong’s California Common
Digital and Plus Members OnlyCalifornia Common (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.050 FG = 1.013IBU = 35 SRM = 11 ABV = 5% Ingredients7.7 lbs. (3.5 kg) North American pale ale malt1.25 lbs. (567 g) Vienna malt1.5 lbs. (680 g) crystal malt (40 °L)6 AAU Northern Brewer hops (60 min.) (0.75 oz./21 g at 8% alpha acids)8 AAU Northern