Cali Common
California Common Beer

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 2/9/2009

Batch Size: 6.00 gal

 Brewer: Mike Young
Boil Size: 7.74 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 70 min Equipment: Brew Pot (8 gal) and Cooler (48 qt)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 37.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 78.00
Taste Notes: Nice orange color. More dry than expected. Flavor with the Perle hops pretty good. Not as hoppy as I would have liked.
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 68.23 %
2.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 17.06 %
1.00 lb Gold Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 8.53 %
0.50 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4.26 %
0.13 lb Chocolate Malt (400.0 SRM) Grain 1.07 %
0.10 lb Chocolate Malt - Light (200.0 SRM) Grain 0.85 %
0.75 oz Magnum [12.00 %] (60 min) Hops 26.7 IBU
1.00 oz Pearle [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 10.3 IBU
0.50 oz Pearle [7.00 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
1 Pkgs San Francisco Lager (White Labs #WLP810) [Starter 650 ml] Yeast-Lager

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.055 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.055 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.93 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.87 %
Bitterness: 37.5 IBU Calories: 243 cal/pint
Est Color: 12.7 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 11.73 lb
Sparge Water: 5.30 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 16.42 qt of water at 164.7 F 154.0 F

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 4.5 oz Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F  
 

Notes
Runnings:
1st = 14
2nd = 6
PB = 11

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