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Cali common BFD

179 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: California Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 70 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 73.88 gallons
Post Boil Size: 70.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Genus Brewing & Supply
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 4th 2026
1.054
1.014
5.4%
40.0
10.0
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 lb OiO - Flaked Corn50 lb Flaked Corn 41.4 0.7 38.2%
50 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row50 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 38.2%
10 lb Munich - Light 10L10 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 7.6%
10 lb Maker's Malt - Caramel 6010 lb Caramel 60 37.3 60 7.6%
5 lb Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Aromatic5 lb BEST Caramel Aromatic 34.5 19 3.8%
1 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate1 lb Pale Chocolate - (late mash tun addition) 33 207 0.8%
5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 3.8%
131 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 oz Northern Brewer10 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 19.68 20%
20 oz Cascade20 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 17.53 40%
20 oz anchovy20 oz anchovy Hops Pellet 12.6 Boil 1 min 2.74 40%
50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 oz Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L05 Cablecar
Amount:
12.73 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1237 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
*Most Recent Genus H²O- Winter 2024
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 73.38 gal (293.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 61.38 gal (245.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 49.46 gal (197.82 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 1.92 gal (7.68 qt) and adding 37.46 gal (149.82 qt) sparge/top-off. 39.38 157.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 39.38 157.5  
Mash volume with grains 49.46 197.8  
Grain absorption losses -15.75 -63  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 49.61 g | 198.4 qt) 50.12 200.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.39 1.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 73.38 g | 293.5 qt) 73.88 295.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.88 -7.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 70 g | 280 qt) 70.5 282  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 70.5 g | 282 qt) 70 280  
Total: 89.49 358
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cali common BFD" California Common beer recipe by Genus Brewing & Supply. All Grain, ABV 5.44%, IBU 39.95, SRM 10.04, Fermentables: (Flaked Corn, Pale 2-Row, Munich - Light 10L, Caramel 60, BEST Caramel Aromatic, Pale Chocolate, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Cascade, anchovy) Other: (Citric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-01-05 00:15 UTC