Beer Style: European Amber Lager
Includes such styles as Märzens, Vienna Lagers, Kellerbiers, and Czech Amber Lagers.
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.
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.
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
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company’s Croydon is Burning clone
Digital and Plus Members Only(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.063 FG = 1.016IBU = 21 SRM = 16 ABV = 6% Ingredients11 lbs. (5 kg) rauch malt0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) light Munich malt0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) Carapils® malt0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) melanoidin malt3.2 oz. (91 g) Carafa® III malt4.5 AAU Herkules hops (60 min.) (0.3 oz./8.5 g at
Pedal Haus Brewery’s Mexican Amber Lager clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyPedal Haus Brewery’s Mexican Amber Lager clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.048 FG = 1.008 IBU = 17 SRM = 6 ABV = 5.2% A traditional Vienna-style lager with a delicate malt balance from Pedal Haus Brewery in Tempe, Arizona. Ingredients 5.25 lbs. (2.4 kg) Weyermann Vienna malt 4.5 lbs. (2 kg) Weyermann Pilsner malt
Market Garden Brewery’s Boss Amber Lager clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMarket Garden Brewery’s Boss Amber Lager clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.054 FG = 1.014 IBU = 30 SRM = 11 ABV = 5.2% A traditional Vienna-style lager that has a semi-dry, toasted malt finish. A great session beer and a menu mainstay since Market Garden Brewery’s opening in Cleveland, Ohio in 2011.
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.’s Vienna Lager clone
FREEDevils Backbone Brewing Co.’s Vienna Lager clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.050 FG = 1.011 IBU = 18 SRM = 10 ABV = 5.1% The gold standard for Vienna lagers in
Gordon Strong’s Munich Dunkel
FREEThis recipe is somewhat of a compromise in mash techniques. Traditionally, this is a decocted style, but we’re going to use a step mash and a little extra character malt instead. If you want to use a decoction, I’ll describe that as well.