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Uncommonly Dark CA Ale

209 calories 21.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: California Common Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mellow Fellow
Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 28th 2015
1.063
1.016
6.2%
18.4
35.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Pilsner4 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 32.7%
4 lb German - Smoked Malt4 lb Smoked Malt 37 3 32.7%
3 lb German - Munich Dark3 lb Munich Dark 37 15.5 24.5%
0.75 lb German - Carafa III0.75 lb Carafa III 32 535 6.1%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.5 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 4.1%
12.25 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Magnum0.3 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 18.41 100%
0.30 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 125 °F 20 min
-- -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.59 18.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.57 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.53 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.45 g | 17.8 qt) 4.69 18.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.26 g | 29 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.28 37.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Taking AHA recipie for a dark lager and brewing it as a dark CA common.

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  • Last Updated: 2015-01-28 19:05 UTC