It's been a while since I've done an amber and I've always like Drop Top, so why not brew one! I found a recipe for this from a commercial home brew supply store online and I just copied their recipe and then ordered the goods from Brew Brothers. Half as much money that way and they delivered! Seriously, if you don't go to Brew Brothers and you live within an hour of Hillsboro, Oregon, you're wasting your money. Plus their selection is crazy good. Anyways, here's what I did...
Recipe:
5.5 Gallons
Grains:
8.25 lb GW 2-Row
.5 lb Crystal 10L
.5 lb Honey Malt
.5 lb Special B Malt
8oz Lactose (Milk Sugar) added at the start of the boil
Mash:
Strike: 3.66gallons at 170 degrees.
Sparge: 4.19 gallons at 170 degrees.
Anticipated OG: 1.051
Actual OG: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.013
ABV: 5.4%
Hops:
.25oz CTZ for 60m
.5oz Magnum for 60m
1oz Northern Brewer for 10m
It was supposed to be Magnum for 1oz for a full hour, but I only had .5oz and didn't want to buy more that I wouldn't use right away. Since I had so much CTZ, I figured for the bittering it would be close enough.
Yeast:
Safale 05. This is my first time using this one. Fermented fast even without a starter.
Notes:
Brewed back on June 22, but I forgot to post about it. The mash/boil gave out less wort than I should have had, so I added about 3/4 a gallon of water after the boil. This gave me the right gravity as well as enough wort.
Update 7/3/12: Racked to secondary and got the final gravity at 1.013. Right on target. The flavor is really close to Drop Top. Probably a dead ringer. If you want some Drop Top, then this will do the job nicely! I'll update again after secondary and once it's on tap.
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