I've made the same basic California Common recipe so many times...I wanted to do something a little different.
I usually have American Pale Malt, German Vienna, and a bit of American Chocolate Malt for color. WLP810 San Francisco Lager is my go-to yeast (very spicy and funky.)
This time I wanted something maltier. I'm going with Maris Otter, American Munich, and English Chocolate Malt.
I'm also going with the Wyeast 2112 California Lager yeast. It's a bit cleaner than the WLP810.
Sticking with the usual German Northern Brewer hops.
Should make for a great Steam Beer with an English twist! Brewing with my tea-bag method tomorrow evening. Wish me luck...
I usually have American Pale Malt, German Vienna, and a bit of American Chocolate Malt for color. WLP810 San Francisco Lager is my go-to yeast (very spicy and funky.)
This time I wanted something maltier. I'm going with Maris Otter, American Munich, and English Chocolate Malt.
I'm also going with the Wyeast 2112 California Lager yeast. It's a bit cleaner than the WLP810.
Sticking with the usual German Northern Brewer hops.
Should make for a great Steam Beer with an English twist! Brewing with my tea-bag method tomorrow evening. Wish me luck...
092409 Steam Beer
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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07-B Amber Hybrid Beer, California Common Ale
Min OG: 1.048 Max OG: 1.054
Min IBU: 30 Max IBU: 45
Min Clr: 10 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.19
Anticipated OG: 1.052 Plato: 12.83
Anticipated SRM: 12.7
Anticipated IBU: 48.9
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 6.47 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.044 SG 10.98 Plato
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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78.5 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
19.6 2.00 lbs. Munich Malt(2-row) America 1.035 6
1.8 0.19 lbs. Chocolate Malt Great Britain 1.034 475
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.75 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet Pellet 8.80 29.3 60 min.
1.00 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet Pellet 8.80 13.1 20 min.
1.00 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet Pellet 8.80 6.5 5 min.
Extras
Amount Name Type Time
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1.00 Tsp Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)
1.00 Unit(s) Servomyces Other 15 Min.(boil)
Yeast
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WYeast 2112 California Lager
Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 10.19
Water Qts: 13.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.25 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.28 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 150 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 10
Total Mash Volume Gal: 4.07 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.