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California Common

170 calories 20 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: California Common Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20 g (Per 12oz)
Created Saturday May 30th 2015
1.051
1.016
4.57%
40.62
10.69
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
9.5 lb American - Pale 2-Row9.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 86.4%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 9.1%
0.5 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.5%
11 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 30.14 33.3%
0.5 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 15 min 7.48 16.7%
0.5 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Aroma 5 min 3 16.7%
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Aroma 0 min 33.3%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
qt -- 155 °F 60 min
qt -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Yeast
Wyeast - California Lager 2112
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 8.74 35  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.61 18.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 7.11 28.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0.11 -0.5  
Amount going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.74 35
 
Notes

Tasting suggests that I'll replace a half pound of crystal 60 with 2-row next time.

Actual numbers were 1.048 OG, 1.015 FG

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