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Full Steam Ahead!!

Lager - California Common
All Grain

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Brewer's Notes

This is a great lager since it doesn't force you into temperature controllers etc to make a decent lager beer. Choice of yeast and hops is key to a good California Common, IMHO.
Credit is due to Scott Morgan for his excellent recipe which I based mine on!!

Malt & Fermentables

%	KG	Fermentable
	4 kg	Weyermann Pilsner
	0.4 kg	TF Flaked Barley
	0.25 kg	JWM Crystal 140
	0.2 kg	Flaked Wheat
	0.1 kg	Flaked Oats

Hops

Time	Grams	Variety	Form	AA
	28 g	Northern Brewer (Pellet, 8.5AA%, 60mins)
	20 g	Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 2mins)
	20 g	Northern Brewer (Pellet, 8.5AA%, 20mins)

Yeast

500 ml

Wyeast Labs 2112 - California Lager

Misc

0.5 tablet

Whirfloc

22L Batch Size

Brew Details

• Original Gravity 1.053 (calc)
• Final Gravity 1.016 (calc)
• Bitterness 39.9 IBU
• Efficiency 75%
• Alcohol 4.8%
• Colour 15 EBC
• Batch Size 22L

Fermentation

• Primary 7 days
• Secondary 7 days
• Conditioning 2 days