
Winter steam
California Common Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
Double batch day. Looking for a higher alcohol cal common.
December 14, 2012 am 11:45am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 18 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 1 lbs
Honey Malt
Honey Malt
Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.
- 1 lbs
American Caramel 120°L
American Caramel 120°L
Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contribures to foam retention and beer stability. Gives a pronounced to sharp caramel flavor and a deep red color.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 4.9 AA% whole; boiled 90 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- .5 oz
Mt. Hood - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 90 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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Wyeast 2112 California Lager™
Wyeast 2112 California Lager™
Particularly suited for producing 19th century-style West Coast beers. Retains lager characteristics at temperatures up to 65F, and produces malty, brilliantly-clear beers.
Notes
Took only first runnings. Second runnings added to winter warmer.68c for1/2hr mash
Style (BJCP)
Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - California Common Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.067 | 1.048 - 1.054 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.011 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 18.0 SRM | 10 - 14 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 6.7% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 40.9 IBU | 30 - 45 | ![]() |