Cali Common Extract Recipe

I'm looking for a good Cali common recipe. Not so much an Anchor clone, but just a good steam beer. I'm brewing full boil extract. Any vets here care to point me in a good direction?

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I have two different recipes posted, and I like them both! I think either of them would work out well for you.

I see that you prefer to lager these a bit. I don't currently have the ability to lager properly. I have two questions. The first is what impact on your recipe will not lagering have? The second is does lagering somewhat defeat the purpose or meaning of a steam beer?

brtisbuck said:

I see that you prefer to lager these a bit. I don't currently have the ability to lager properly. I have two questions. The first is what impact on your recipe will not lagering have? The second is does lagering somewhat defeat the purpose or meaning of a steam beer?

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Lagering just really smooths out the flavor. The beer will be fine without it. A steam beer is an ale fermented with lager yeast. Cold conditioning it just makes it taste smoother, and clears it more so it's crystal clear.

Yooper said:

Lagering just really smooths out the flavor. The beer will be fine without it. A steam beer is an ale fermented with lager yeast. Cold conditioning it just makes it taste smoother, and clears it more so it's crystal clear.

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Okay. Are there any other characteristics of a steam beer to be aware of? What I mean is maybe a certain amount of maltiness or hop forwardness that blend with the fermentation temp of the lager yeast? Maybe my question is, I understand fermentation temps and their effects on regular ales, but what is the base characteristic of fermenting lager yeast at ale temps?

Thanks for your help. I'm looking to understand a bit more about what makes a cali common recipe good verse not so much.