Drew's Brew

Now that I have caught up on my drinking a little bit, I can get back to brewing. The ridiculous weather in Seattle might just be leaving us, last night we got out first rain in 29 days, unheard of for May/June. Today I have some company in the brew, my roommate Drew. When asked how he could get a membership to my keggerator, the answer was simply buy me supplies for a batch. So today we are making Drew's beer. Being a huge fan of Mac and Jack's, the request is for an Amber. What I am aiming to do is make a similar northwest style Amber Ale, but try to be noticeably different. Not that I actually know the recipe for the African Amber, but I have a good idea on the main components and will try to avoid making a clone.

Amber Ale
Malts: American 2-Row, Caramunich, Crystal, Munich, Roasted Barley
Hops: Chinook and Cascade
ABV: 6%+ per request of Drew

Post brew day comments: The brew went well and should land well about the 6% minimum set by Drew. Generally speaking I don't drink much when I brew, mostly because I try to start at 8 AM, but with a late start and some motivation we kicked back a good number of beers (in the process. It is definitely more relaxing (brewing drunk that is), but you get a lot lazier with everything. It seems like blasphemy in the homebrewing community to say this (because it is generally a ritual, drinking and brewing), but I am not a fan of getting drunk while brewing(drinking yes, but not getting drunk). Anyway, the beer is well into a healthy fermentation and hopefully this is the Amber where I stop sucking.