Anchor California Lager clone?

[Scriv]

Anyone have a recipe for Anchor California Lager? I can't seem to locate one, found lots for Anchor Steam, but none for the California Lager. All-grain preferred.

 

[jdauria]

From 12/14 BYO magazine scaled for my system:

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Anchor California Lager - 12/14
Brewer: Joe Dauria
Asst Brewer:
Style: Premium American Lager
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.25 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.25 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.047 SG
Estimated Color: 3.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.1 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 100.0 %
0.68 oz Cluster [7.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 17.7 IBUs
0.32 oz Cluster [7.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 3 6.4 IBUs
1.0 pkg German Lager (White Labs #WLP830) [35.49 Yeast 4 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs 12.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 4.50 gal of water at 160.2 F 149.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 4.17 gal water at 168.0 F
Notes:
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Chill to 48F pitch yeast and ferment at 50F for 10 days. Two day rest at 62F then lager for 30 days at 34F.

Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com

 

[DenBobber]

I'm a fan of the California Lager; a tasty, but dead simple beer. I'd be curious to hear how this comes out if anyone gives it a try since I was planning on brewing it later this year. Figured I'd probably use the White Labs Cream Ale yeast since I can't lager. I'm hoping I can fit this in by the end of the summer.

 

[rahines08]

You can always try yeast 2112

 

[Scriv]

Thanks for the recipe, I'll definitely be trying this in the future.

 

[jdauria]

Thanks for the recipe, I'll definitely be trying this in the future.

You're welcome, let me know how it comes out!

 

[outdrosman]

Anyone brew this yet?

 

[VictoryAle]

The recipe provided above is not actually a typical Anchor Steam beer clone, but rather a more straightforward lager.

Should be easy to find a proper California Common clone in the recipe section, but two things that really make a cali common are the right yeast (cali common/cali lager yeast), and the use of northern brewer hops.

 

[outdrosman]

I've tried the steam beer and I liked it but last night I tried the Anchor Lager (different beer by Anchor) and loved it. I would like to imitate that beer but I just wanna see if it turned out well for anyone else.

 

[VictoryAle]

My bad! I thought we were talking about their steam beer.

 

[Scriv]

We aren't talking about a steam beer.

http://www.anchorbrewing.com/mobile/beer/california_lager

 

[VictoryAle]

Gotcha. Wyeast calls their California Common yeast 'California Lager yeast', so that threw me off.

 

[cjbalough]

Well, can't get a much simpler recipe..

 

[Scriv]

I haven't brewed this yet (to be honest I completely forgot about it) But I think I'll be doing it next! Stay tuned...

 

[Ruckusz28]

I brewed that recipe from BYO last year and opted to use WLP 810 - san francisco lager yeast.

Decent results. I had some soapy off flavors. This was one of those "lesson learned" beers.

 

[theheroguy]

Gotcha. Wyeast calls their California Common yeast 'California Lager yeast', so that threw me off.

I think not reading the OP threw you off.

 

[cjbalough]

Curious if anyone has tried this crazy simple recipe? - 2row & cluster smash.

 

[rtstrider]

Brewing this tomorrow. Going to be the football season kickoff brew