
Independence Day Steam
California Common Beer • Extract • 6 gal
Crisp and clear brew that is refreshing on a hot July day. You can smell the fruitiness of the Cascade Hops which is pleasant to smell.
July 8, 2013 pm 03:21pm
Ingredients (Extract, 6 gal)
- 0.66 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 0.5 lbs
Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess
Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess
Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 0.75 lbs
Crystal Malt 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .25 lbs
Rye Malt
Rye Malt
Often used in German Ales and specialty beers
- 4 lbs
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.
- 3 lbs
Dry Extra Light; Muntons
Dry Extra Light; Muntons
Contains no colored malts or unmalted products; the light color of this product is achieved by using low processing temperatures and low-colored raw materials.
- .25 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 9.9 AA% whole; boiled 45 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- .5 oz
Cascade - 7.7 AA% whole; boiled 20 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .5 oz
Cascade - 7.7 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 ea
Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - (omitted from calculations)
Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss)
Enhanced Irish Moss in convenient tablet form
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White Labs WLP810 San Fransisco Lager
White Labs WLP810 San Fransisco Lager
This yeast is used to produce the "California Common" style beer. A unique lager strain which has the ability to ferment up to 65 degrees while retaining lager characteristics. Can also be fermented down to 50 degrees for production of marzens, pilsners a
Notes
Single temp mash at 153 degrees for 60 minutes. Add DME at 60 minutes. Add LME at 15 minutes. Pitched yeast at 67 degrees. fermenting at 63 degrees. OG 1.053. FG 1.014. 5.1% ABV.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - California Common Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.053 | 1.048 - 1.054 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.011 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 11.5 SRM | 10 - 14 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 36.1 IBU | 30 - 45 | ![]() |