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California Common

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Method: All Grain
Style: California Common Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday July 25th 2015

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (tinseth):

47.1

SRM (morey):

11.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	74%
1.50 lb	German - Munich Light1.5 lb Munich Light	37	6	13.9%
13 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 60L13 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L	34	60	7.5%
6 oz	American - Victory6 oz Victory	34	28	3.5%
2 oz	United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate2 oz Pale Chocolate	33	207	1.2%
173 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.20 oz	Northern Brewer1.2 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	31.07	40%
0.80 oz	Northern Brewer0.8 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	15 min	10.28	26.7%
1 oz	Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7	Whirlpool at 212 °F	15 min	5.72	33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)		47.07	100%
3 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		--	--	152 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Yeast

Wyeast - California Lager 2112

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	69%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	58 - 68 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	58 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 278 B cells required

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Target Water Profile

Amber Balanced (Bru'n Water)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
55	10	10	63	75	40
LA: .5 mL/gal strike, .4 mL/gal sparge gypsum: .2 g/gal both epsom: .2 g/gal both CaCl2: .4 g/gal both thoughts: 55 calcium is on the low side, so to avoid adding too much Mg, make up some of the SO4 with gypsum. still only hits 75 ppm Ca and 16 ppm Mg.
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Last Updated: 2015-07-25 15:42 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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