brain fart ale, maybe?

[jarrid]

tuesday was a brew day for me. The first in a while, and it felt good. There will be much more in the near future.

I was attempting a 2nd version of my Do Re Mi Steam Beer, but I was a complete moron and bought WLP001 California Ale Yeast instead of the San-Fran Lager yeast.

I'm sure it will still be a fine beer, just not sure what to call it. A pale ale, maybe?


.5 lb Crystal 10L (steep)
.25 lb Honey Malt (steep)
6 lb Light LME
1 lb dextrose
1.5 oz Mt Hood (boil)
.5 oz Cascade (finish)
OG= 1.059
I will dry-hop with my remaining .5 oz of Mt Hood when fermentation levels off tonight or tomorrow.

 

[Orfy]

mmmm..


Isn't steam beer Lager made with Ale yeast? Or have I got it wrong?

 

[john from dc]

other way around, steam beer is an ale type beer made with lager yeast at ale temperatures.

 

[SRFeldman79]

im no expert but it seems like it will be a relatively well balanced american pale ale...

 

[Orfy]

other way around, steam beer is an ale type beer made with lager yeast at ale temperatures.

Cheers.

Not a style you see over here.
Is that the same as a Calafornian Common?

Too to go read.

 

[john from dc]

Cheers.

Not a style you see over here.
Is that the same as a Calafornian Common?

Too to go read.

yep, the line i heard was that the anchor steam brewing company copyrighted the term "steam" beer so now only they can use it. everyone else has to call theirs "california common."

 

[jarrid]

yup, it would be a california common, if i had gotten the right yeast, i really liked the way it came out the last time, a slight fruity character that balanced out well without too much extra conditioning. It will be interesting to see the difference when this one is done, only there are other changes to the recipe... so this will definitely be a different beer.