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California Common Small Batch

184 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.09 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 8th 2025
1.055
1.018
4.9%
50.3
16.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale3 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 2.5 43.2%
2.50 lb Great Western - California Select 2-Row Malt2.5 lb California Select 2-Row Malt 37 2 36%
10 oz Munich - 60L10 oz Munich - 60L 33 60 9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.2%
0.25 lb Briess - Victory Malt0.25 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 3.6%
1 oz American - Chocolate1 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.9%
6.94 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.38 oz Northern Brewer0.38 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 21.7 20.2%
0.75 oz Northern Brewer0.75 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 15 min 21.25 39.9%
0.75 oz Northern Brewer0.75 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Whirlpool 0 min 7.3 39.9%
1.88 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Francisco Lager Yeast WLP810
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
67.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 54 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 26.08 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.69 g | 22.8 qt) 6.12 24.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.24 g | 25 qt) 6.67 26.7  
Grain absorption losses -0.87 -3.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.57 g | 18.3 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 3.03 g | 12.1 qt) 3.09 12.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.03 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 3.06 g | 12.2 qt) 3 12  
Total: 6.12 24.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"California Common Small Batch" No Profile Selected beer recipe by kgschneider. BIAB, ABV 4.89%, IBU 50.26, SRM 16.41, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale, California Select 2-Row Malt, Munich - 60L, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Victory Malt, Chocolate) Hops: (Northern Brewer) Other: (Whirlfloc, Beer Nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-07-08 15:00 UTC