Brewing beers for the 2nd half of the Southeastern Homebrewers Association competition series. I don’t have many hoppy beers in the lineup and this one has done well in the past so why not. I decided to switch it up a bit and try a local brewer’s recipe who won at NHC, Keith Eisel and his Dream Steam. Inline with his Zymurgy recipe with minor tweaks for my system.
Recipe Info
Recipe: cal common 3v 3
Style: California Common 19B BJCP 2015
Date: 07-23-2017
|
Recipe |
Guideline Min |
Guideline Max |
|
|
OG |
1.052 |
1.048 |
1.054 |
|
FG |
1.011 |
1.011 |
1.014 |
|
Color |
12.2 |
10.0 |
14.0 |
|
ABV |
5.3 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
|
IBU |
44.0 |
30.0 |
45.0 |
Brewery Info
Efficiency: 71 %
Attenuation: 78 %
Mash Info
Weight: 14.0 Lbs
Thickness: 1.25 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.0 G
Strikewater: 6.38 G
Volume: 7.5 G
Temp: 152.0 F
Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.043
Predicted Mash Run-off: 5.12 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 8.5 G
Boil Duration: 60 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.5 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 7.0 G
Fermentables
|
Weight |
% by Weight |
Name |
Yield |
SRM |
|
10.750 Lb |
77.0 % |
2-row Pale Malt (Briess) |
80.5 |
3.0 |
|
1.000 Lb |
7.0 % |
Caramel 60L (Briess) |
76.0 |
60.0 |
|
1.000 Lb |
7.0 % |
Caramel 40L (Briess) |
75.0 |
40.0 |
|
0.750 Lb |
5.0 % |
Carapils (Briess) |
74.0 |
1.3 |
|
0.500 Lb |
4.0 % |
Victory Malt (Briess) |
75.0 |
28.0 |
Hops
|
Weight |
Name |
AAU |
Time |
Use |
IBUs |
|
0.75 Oz |
Northern Brewer (US) |
10.6 |
60 mins |
Boil |
23.0 |
|
0.75 Oz |
Northern Brewer (US) |
10.6 |
20 mins |
Boil |
14.0 |
|
0.75 Oz |
Northern Brewer (US) |
10.6 |
20 mins |
Aroma |
7.0 |
|
0.5 Oz |
Northern Brewer (US) |
10.6 |
4.0 days |
Dry Hop |
0.0 |
Yeast
|
Amount |
Name |
|
1.000 unit |
San Francisco Lager White Labs WLP810 |
Misc
|
Amount |
Name |
Time |
Use |
|
1.000 tablet |
Whirlfloc Tablet |
15 mins |
Boil |
|
0.500 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Wyeast) |
10 mins |
Boil |
Water
Predicted Mash Ph: 5.38
|
Ca |
Mg |
Na |
Cl |
So |
Bicarbonate |
|
|
Water |
7 |
3 |
21 |
30 |
24 |
30 |
|
Mash |
97 |
3 |
21 |
89 |
160 |
30 |
|
Sparge |
89 |
3 |
21 |
76 |
158 |
30 |
|
Final |
160 |
5 |
36 |
142 |
273 |
51 |
|
Target |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mash Water
Total Water Treated: 6.500 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 6.500 G
Mash Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 6.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 3.0 g
Sparge Water
Leftover Mash Water Used: Yes
Total Water Treated: 5.500 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 5.500 G
Sparge Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 5.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 2.0 g
Notes
Mash 152f 60 mins
168f 10 mins
for whirlpool hops, cool to 200 then add hops for 20 mins
2 weeks at 62f
Lager 3 weeks
8/7/17 made 0.75L 75g DME starter of WLP810
8/9/17 normal 3V brewday
8/10/17 1/4″ kreusen and strong steady bubbling
8/11/17 1/2″ kreusen and strong bubbling
8/12/17 1/2″ kreusen lowed a bit but steady bubbling
8/13/17 kreusen dropped slow steady bubbling
8/19/17 no activity
8/20/17 dry hopped 0.5oz of northern brewer US
8/21/17 slow bubbling ~7 sec
8/23/17 no bubbling. racked ot keg and put in lagering fridge. FG 1.014 really delicious beer
9/6/17 tastes excellent! but clarity not good so added gelatin
9/8/17 put on 30 psi in lagering fridge and then put on draft @ 2.5 vol target
ME vs Anchor Steam
Aroma: Me: Caramel + Toast. Nice sublt hops. Clean. AS: very similar. mine has a bit more hop aroma
Appearance: Exactly the same! Both Crystal Clear with nice heads
Flavor: Me: nice caramel + toast notes. solid hop bitterness and flavor AS: caramel and toast forward. low hops that seem to have dropped. a bit oxidized
Mouthfeel: Me: med body and car nice and dry. AS= same. maybe slightly lower carb
Overall: very similar. AS is a bit more sweet and oxidized but i can tell underneath they are similar.
and I think mine is better 🙂