
Mike's CA Common
California Common Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
June 4, 2002 am 02:18am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7 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
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1/2 lbs
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
- 1 lbs
Toasted Pale Malt
Toasted Pale Malt
Imparts nutty flavor and aroma. Use in IPAs and Scottish ales.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- .05 lbs
English Chocolate Malt
English Chocolate Malt
Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.
- .5 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 1 oz
Columbus - 13.2 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Columbus
Used mainly for bittering with some flavor qualities as well. Aroma is pleasant.
- 2.75 oz
Fuggle - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1 tsp
Irish moss at 15 min remaining - (omitted from calculations)
Irish moss at 15 min remaining
- .5 tsp
Gypsum in Mash - (omitted from calculations)
Gypsum in Mash
-
Wyeast 3766 Cider
Wyeast 3766 Cider
Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.
Notes
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Style (BJCP)
Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - California Common Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.047 | 1.048 - 1.054 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.011 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 14.1 SRM | 10 - 14 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.5% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 66.1 IBU | 30 - 45 | ![]() |