California Common with WLP001 - Page 2

KayaBrew · 01-18-2012, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HbgBill

Well, guess you didn't get up to Sonoma and/or Mendocino County to try the girlie brews here.

Yep, Russian River Pliny the Elder.. real girlie.
RR Blind Pig.. same
Bear Republic Racer V, Racer X, HopRod Rye, etc.. hmm.. pretty effeminate.
Anderson Valley Brewing Brother Davids Double and Brother Davids Triple... yep, you guessed it.. girlie..
Lagunitas IPA
North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout.. Oh gee....
On and on and on.

Love the WC brews.. and that's only the local to me stuff

Uh...what's this have to do with California Common or Anchor Steam?

**HbgBill** · 01-19-2012, 05:23 PM

Uhhh (Duhhh)... Nothing.. I somehow responded to the wrong thread.. too many windows open I guess.. Redfaced

imrook · 02-08-2012, 01:41 AM

Well, in addition to using the wrong yeast, I dry hopped with too much NB hops. The original recipe was for 10gal. I cut everything in half except the dry hop addition.

It's very drinkable, but a far cry from Anchor Steam at this point. The WLP001 did a good clean fermentation at low temp, but it's still an ale, no question. I got some Wyeast 2112, but have made a bock and a schwarzbier with it as I currently have the temps and time that I need to lager them in my garage. The Anchor Steam clone will have to wait a bit longer.

**BrewMU** · 02-08-2012, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by KayaBrew

WLP 810 is what makes a CC a CC. It's a hybrid yeast. It's technically an ale yeast but when it ferments, it gives lager-like characteristics. What you've brewed is essentially a pale ale. I'm sure it will be a good beer, but it just won't be a Cali Common without that yeast.

Edit: I like your idea of brewing an identical batch with the 810. Do it, and you'll see the difference. What was your recipe, by the way?

It's a lager yeast that tolerates unusually high temps - it can be treated like an ale yeast but still produce drinkable lager-like beer. If you brewed Anchor Steam with wlp-001, wouldn't it just be a pale ale or an IPA?

**remilard** · 02-08-2012, 03:13 AM

I'm not sure I would dry hop a california common but most of the homebrewed examples I have are nowhere near as hoppy as (fresh) Anchor Steam.

I made one once and it was like toothpaste. I must have run into some bad NB hops or something. Never bought NB hops and never brewed a Cali Common since. I drink Anchor Steam from time to time when on the West Coast. It doesn't seem to travel well.