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Brewing Discussions => Extract Brewing => Topic started by: molc on September 23, 2014, 10:34:10 AM

Title: California Common Recipe - Thoughts?
Post by: molc on September 23, 2014, 10:34:10 AM
Heya,
First time making my own recipe, so just wondering if anyone has any tweaks or suggestions.

Basically, adding a bit of biscuit for a more toasty flavour and then some liberty with the Northern Brewer to tweak the spice note.

Type: Extract
Batch Size: 19.60 l
Boil Size: 22.28 l
Boil Time: 60 min
Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.2 %
Bitterness: 45.4 IBUs
Est Color: 19.4 EBC

Grains to Steep
0.439 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (118.2 EBC) Grain 1 13.4 %
0.100 kg Biscuit Malt (45.3 EBC) Grain 2 3.0 %

Boil Ingredients
2.744 kg Extra Light Dry Extract (5.9 EBC) Dry Extract 3 83.6 %
16.00 g Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 18.2 IBUs
35.00 g Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 19.7 IBUs
20.00 g Liberty [4.30 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 5.7 IBUs
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
35.00 g Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 8 1.7 IBUs

Yeast
EDIT: 1.0 pkg  WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast
Title: Re: California Common Recipe - Thoughts?
Post by: Bubbles on September 23, 2014, 10:59:09 AM
Recipe looks more like an amber/pale ale. Defining characteristic of a cal common is fermenting with a lager yeast at ale temperatures. Other than the yeast strain, looks fine though. You could up the biscuit malt.
Title: Re: California Common Recipe - Thoughts?
Post by: molc on September 23, 2014, 11:05:29 AM
Yeah, using up the leftover ingredients from the year, so all I have at the moment is the ale yeast, otherwise I'd be trying the lager alright. Maybe I should hunt out a lager yeast though, as I have the fermenting fridge to do it justice...
Title: Re: California Common Recipe - Thoughts?
Post by: molc on September 23, 2014, 11:39:09 AM
Actually, it's free shipping from Get'Er Brewed, so might just pick up a lager yeast. I can't find WYeast 2112 there though, so a little unsure what to pick instead...

EDIT: Feck it, put in an order to HomeBrewWest for a cider kit and some WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast. Roll on delivery and brewday! :)
Title: Re: California Common Recipe - Thoughts?
Post by: molc on November 08, 2014, 04:24:45 PM
So this has fermented for 2 weeks now and about to keg (yay) slight issue though, my cider is in the fermentation fridge. I can't cold condition for about two weeks as a result and I'm just wondering if that will have any effect on the beer.
Planning on popping it in at about 4C for a month to condition in the keg.
Title: Re: California Common Recipe - Thoughts?
Post by: DEMPSEY on November 08, 2014, 05:57:46 PM
Weather is getting colder  so put it outside :)
Title: Re: California Common Recipe - Thoughts?
Post by: molc on November 08, 2014, 08:11:24 PM
Hehe its out in the "sunroom" right now. Must get a therometer for in there but I'm guessing it's about 6 C right now. Brrr :)
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