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California Common

139 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: California Common Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 139 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 21st 2021
1.042
1.012
4.0%
39.8
8.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt6 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt 38 2.65 77.4%
12 oz Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)12 oz Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 9.7%
10 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L10 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 8.1%
5 oz Briess - Victory Malt5 oz Victory Malt 34.5 28 4%
1 oz Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt1 oz Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 0.8%
124 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Northern Brewer0.6 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 19.95 20%
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 9.1 Boil 15 min 17.66 33.3%
1.40 oz Northern Brewer1.4 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 9.1 Boil 1 min 2.15 46.7%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L05 Cablecar
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 273 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal -- 152 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.91 11.6  
Mash volume with grains 3.53 14.1  
Grain absorption losses -0.97 -3.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.43 g | 21.7 qt) 5.06 20.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.8 23.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.97 31.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

04/15/2022-

Amber balanced profile. 2.8 grams of calcium chloride. 2.7ml lactic acid (1.8 to mash, 0.9ml to sparge water).

Set brewzilla to 159f for mash.

OG of 1.038. 5 gallon mash 2.75 gallon sparge was perfect, but I used closer to 8 gallons of water by accident.

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