
Uncommon Ale
California Common Beer • Extract • 5 gal
April 19, 2001 pm 01:16pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1/8 lbs
German Light Crystal
German Light Crystal
- 1/4 lbs
Crystal Malt 10°L
Crystal Malt 10°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales. Characteristics & Applications: • In contract to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • Caramel 10L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 80°L
Crystal Malt 80°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- 6 lbs
Liquid Light Extract
Liquid Light Extract
A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- .38 oz
Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 1.25 oz
Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 1.25 oz
Chinook - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.
Notes
Steep grains in 3 qts 160 deg water for 45 minutes. Sparge with 3 more qts 160 deg water into kettle and top up to 6 gallons. Boil for 80 minutes. For best results make a 1 qt starter of yeast and oxygenate your wort before pitching. Primary ferment for 4 - 7 days. Secondary for 6 - 14 days. Prime with 3/4 cup corn sugar at bottling.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - California Common Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.048 | 1.048 - 1.054 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.011 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 14.4 SRM | 10 - 14 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.7% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 37.1 IBU | 30 - 45 | ![]() |
Discussion
Extra EXTRA Bitter?
2002-01-11 11:21am
This may seem like a ludicrious recipe, but if you like Stone Brewing's Arrogant Bastard Ale you're gonna LOVE this! It is VERY hoppy, as you might imagine, but everyone who tried it ended up enjoying it a lot. Give it an extra week or two in the bottle before drinking. Personally, although I liked the boldness of the beer, I couldn't drink more than one in a sitting.