Dos Equis Amber is pretty darn good, especially with some Mexican food. I've noticed that this beer on tap is great, in the bottle not so much. I have a batch that is just about ready to be kegged after lagering for a month. In a few more weeks I'll see how it is. This is a trial run and if it's good I'll brew it again before summer.
Update 01/12/13 - Just kegged this batch after it lagered at 35* for a month. Tried a sample and I thought it turned out great, much like Dos Equis except this has a bit more malt flavor which is okay by me.
Here's a recipe, not sure if you brew all grain or not. The Bohemian yeast wasn't available, so we'll see how the Czech did for a flavor profile.
Style: Vienna Lager
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.95 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 12.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 65.9 %
2 lbs 11.2 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 25.4 %
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.5 %
6.0 oz Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.5 %
2.9 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 5 1.7 %
1.00 oz Tettnang [5.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 6 20.5 IBUs
0.25 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 0.8 IBUs
0.25 oz Tettnang [5.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 1.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Czech Pilsner Lager (Wyeast Labs #2278) Yeast 10 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 10.1 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 3.62 gal of water at 163.6 F 152.0 F 60 min