rivertranced
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Style: California Common Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.10 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.60 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 12.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 52.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 71.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 77.8 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 13.3 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.9 %
1.00 oz Cascade [6.40 %] - First Wort 30.0 min Hop 4 15.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 36.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.40 %] - Aroma Steep 5.0 min Hop 6 0.0 IBUs
Yeast: WLP833 repitch
I thought it worthwhile to share this recipe as it turned out pretty well. I designed using the help of Designing Great Beers, and decided to repitch WLP833 despite not knowing how it would perform. It turned out great! It seems to me that you could use most any lagering yeast for a Steam Beer, and if you treat the fermentation right it will turn out magnifico.
This beer scored a 34 at a large HB competition. I've also tasted with a group studying for the BJCP and it scored a little higher. If I were to brew it again, I'd use a bit more caramel malt to boost the maltiness and mouthfeel. The hop character came through pretty well, though you could boost the bittering hops a hair as well.
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 7.10 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.60 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 12.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 52.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 71.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 77.8 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 13.3 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.9 %
1.00 oz Cascade [6.40 %] - First Wort 30.0 min Hop 4 15.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 36.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.40 %] - Aroma Steep 5.0 min Hop 6 0.0 IBUs
Yeast: WLP833 repitch
I thought it worthwhile to share this recipe as it turned out pretty well. I designed using the help of Designing Great Beers, and decided to repitch WLP833 despite not knowing how it would perform. It turned out great! It seems to me that you could use most any lagering yeast for a Steam Beer, and if you treat the fermentation right it will turn out magnifico.
This beer scored a 34 at a large HB competition. I've also tasted with a group studying for the BJCP and it scored a little higher. If I were to brew it again, I'd use a bit more caramel malt to boost the maltiness and mouthfeel. The hop character came through pretty well, though you could boost the bittering hops a hair as well.
