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Not so common Ale

This is a revised version of a recipe that previously turned out pretty good. Changed the hops, and went with a different yeast.

Brewer: poah Email: -
Beer: Not so common Ale Style: California Common
Type: All grain Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
9 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 35 IBU
OG: 1.051 FG: 1.014
Alcohol: 4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water: The local water here is pretty hard, which tends to intensify hop bitterness. It also has a good ph for all grain recipes.
Grain: 6 lb. American 2-row
1 lb. 8 oz. German Pilsner
8 oz. American crystal 10L
8 oz. American crystal 40L
8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
8 oz. Belgian biscuit
Mash: 80% efficiency
Used 12 qts to mash for the total 9.5 # of grain. I Have a cooler set up with a false bottom that I use to mash, and batch sparg. From previous experience, I heat the cooler up with tap water and dump it. This allows a consistent 13 degree difference from strike temp.
Boil: 90 mins. minutes SG 1.046 6.0 gallons
Add Irish moss at the same time as last hop addition.
Hops: .5 oz. Galena (13% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: The yeast was Whitelab WLP820 that I harvested from the primary of a previous batch of Octoberfest, and froze using glycerin.
Log: I Let fermentation start at room temperature (62 degrees)then moved to my celler after 2 days, which is 53 degrees. Racked to secondary after 10 days. Bottled using corn sugar after another 10 days.
Carbonation: 2.6 volumes Corn Sugar: 4.34 oz. for 5.5 gallons @ 53°F
Tasting: Not too shabby.

Recipe posted 03/28/09.