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I4D Anchor Steam Ale 04.05.20

214 calories 25 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: California Common Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Source: Brewing Classic Styles - Jamil Zainasheff
Calories: 214 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 1st 2020
1.064
1.020
5.8%
48.3
8.1
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 88.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.4%
8 oz German - Munich Light8 oz Munich Light 37 6 3.7%
13.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 25.89 23.3%
1.60 oz Northern Brewer1.6 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 15 min 20.55 37.2%
1.70 oz Northern Brewer1.7 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 1 min 1.9 39.5%
4.30 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal BIAB Temperature -- 145 °F 40 min
8 gal BIAB Temperature -- 154 °F 30 min
8 gal BIAB Temperature -- 170 °F 20 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 tsp Nutrients Other Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlock Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp 5.2 pH Balancer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Francisco Lager Yeast WLP810
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
67.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 653 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.63 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Used 5.2 ph balancer.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

♦ BREW DATES:
Date: Brew Day 04/05/2020
Gravity End of Sparge • SG
Gravity (OG) • 1.064
Gravity (FG) • 1.025
ABV 5.12%
Date: Pitch Yeast 04/06/2020
Date: Keg Day • 04/25/20 should have on 04/20/20
Drafted Who’s House •
19 Days Fermentation

♦ SESSION NOTES:
Tastes great. Has a little English Bitter in Style. Good!

WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast.
This yeast is used to produce the "California Common" style beer. A unique lager strain which has the ability to ferment up to 65 degrees while retaining lager characteristics. Can also be fermented down to 50 degrees for production of marzens, pilsners and other style lagers.
Optimum Ferment Temp. 58-65°F (14-18°C)

♦ STANDARD BREWING NOTES:
Created 8 gallons sparge water. Bring to 154° strike temperature
Prime pump. Push water through hose.
60 minutes – Add tablespoon 5.2 pH balancer
Add grain – Sparge at 152° for minutes (Minimum 60)
(One gallon loss during sparge process)
Water burn rate: 1-1/2 gallon per hour.
Drain GRAIN from kettle. Adjust water height of
(7 gallons)
Boil clean water for end of boil session adjustment
Mash Option dark beers – Add x tablespoon Calcium Carbonate
60 minutes – Add 2 drops Fermcap
60 minutes – Add 5 tablespoon Gypsum for IPA (Optional)
WAKE UP!!!!!!
15 minutes – Add immersion chiller
15 minutes - Add Whirlfloc
10 minutes – Add 1 teaspoon Yeast Nutrient last 10 minutes
♦ Check to see if nozzle is pointed upwards

♦ KEGGING NOTES:
Purge oxygen with CO2
Chill keg 24 hours before force carbonation.
Force Carbonation Calculator: 20 psi 4 days
Volumes of CO2 2.5 at 36°F = 10.2 psi American Ales

♥ DRINKABILITY: What did you like about it. 06.22.15 Perfect beer. Tested side by side with the original. Remarkable close.

♦ RECIPE NOTES:
Brewing Classic Styles - Jamil Zainasheff
Page 108. Modification to make it more like a Anchor Steam Ale - Style - California Common

♦ Northern Brewer Hops - Origin and Description
Northern Brewer Hops is an England native who is seeing its days live out mainly in Germany and the U.S. There is a separate U.S. hops variety that was bred in the United States that has similar properties. This dual use hops had a higher alpha acid content for the time, however super alphas have doubled, even tripled the content since back in the day. With that said Northern Brewer hops grown in Germany, sometimes referred to as Hallertau Northern Brewer if grown in the region, has made its mark and is used throughout beer styles such as European Ales, Lagers, and Pilsners. It is also synonymous with steam beers as in Anchor Steam.

Northern Brewer hops is used for both bittering and aroma additions in the kettle. It has an alpha acid content of 7.0%-10.0% and is a well rounded variety. The bitterness is moderate and the aroma comes off as plump. As one of Germany's main high alpha hops, Northern Brewer is both versatile yet refined.



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