Can anyone help make Rolling Rock clone

[krops13]

A Friend is all about this stuff. He knows I brew and is tired of paying store prices for beer. So he asked me if I can make a batch of it for less cash. He has not been a big fan of home brew before but I'm sure if he trys something a little bit closer to his favorite brew he'll start to like good beer. So I call forth the brain trust that is HBT.COM to help me put one together.

P.S. I used the search box getting one recipe but with no out come.

 

[ChshreCat]

*standard "pee in a bottle and you're there" comment here, just to get it out of the way before anyone else says it*

Constructive part of the reply:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/request-rolling-rock-clone-2093/

ps... if that's the one recipe you found, I'd go with it. It's from a pretty good book.

 

[krops13]

Ok I thought the "standard comment" would have came to at least the 2nd or 3rd comment. dang your quick. any suggestions about fermenting it at low ale temps 62 ish

 

[Beernik]

I can't find my Clone Brews book my brother gave me. I don't remember if it's in there anyway.

I think if you started with a generic American Light Lager, under hopped it, and used 1 or 2 pounds of candi sugar or rice syrup to thin it out, you'd be close.

To do it as an ale, use something neutral like Safale-5.

 

[masonsjax]

Don't forget to leave the carboy in the sun for a few weeks to get the hops good and skunky.

 

[krops13]

Would White labs California ale be the same as the safale. I also have san fran lager (White Labs)

 

[ChshreCat]

Whatever you use, I'd keep it as cool as you can without stalling the yeast.

 

[krops13]

Ok then san fran it is.

 

[ChshreCat]

Oh and whitelabs 001 and Safeale 05 are pretty much interchangeble.

 

[Beernik]

Finally found my book. The closest I can get is Molsen, Grolsh, or Heineken.

 

[krops13]

Hmmm well gorlsh and RR are owened by the same People so I wonder.........

 

[Coastarine]

Wasn't rolling rock the often cited commercial example of DMS?

 

[withak]

Don't forget to leave the carboy in the sun for a few weeks to get the hops good and skunky.

This is an important step if you want the authentic RR aroma.

 

[midfielder5]

I think the trick is to boil with the lid on, to get that authentic cabbage/DMS taste

 

[Beernik]

I'll give you the grolsh if you want to compare it to that RR. Do you wan AG, PM, or extract?