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  Uncommon Cali

  
  

  California Common decoction brewed with Vienna style malt adds a continental-twist to this iconic American beer style.

  
  

  Type: Lager

  Style: Light Lagers / Pilsners

  Batch Size: 5 gallons

  Recipe Type: All grain

  Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Staff

  
  

  Ingredients

  Quantity	Ingredient	Comment	Malt Style
  10.0 lbs	Goldpils® Vienna Malt	Mash Grain	Base
  0.75 oz	Chinook Hops (14.0% AAU0	60 min boil
  0.25 oz	Northern Brewer Hops	10 min boil
  0.25 oz	Northern Brewer Hops	1 min boil
  1 pack	WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast	Fermenter
  1 Capsule	Servomyces Yeast Nutrient	10 min boil

  
  

  Procedures

  1. Mash grains in 3.5 gallons of water at 130ºF to achieve about 4.5 gallons of mash
  2. Remove 5 quarts of thick mash and slowly bring to boil, over 30 minutes, with constant stirring
  3. Add boiled portion back to un-boiled portion and stir (should achieve approximatley 144ºF)
  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 twice more (should achieve approximately 157ºF and 167ºF)
  5. Sparge grain with 170ºF water to obtain desired pre-boil kettle volume
  6. Bring to boil
  7. Add 0.75 oz Chinook Hops
  8. Boil for 50 minutes
  9. Add 0.25 oz Northern Brewer Hops and Servomyces Yeast Nutrient
  10. Boil for 9 minutes
  11. Add 0.25 oz Northern Brewer Hops and boil for 1 minute
  12. Turn heat off and cool wort to 62ºF
  13. Transfer to fermenter
  14. Pitch one pack of WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast

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  Primary Fermentation: 3-4 weeks at 60-64ºF, then lager for 4 weeks at 34-36ºF

  Secondary Fermentation:

  Fermentation Notes: Force carbonate, or bottle condition with dissolved priming sugar and 1/4 packet of WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast for 2-3 weeks

  Original Gravity: 1.053

  Final Gravity: 1.014

  Alcohol by Weight:

  Alcohol by Volume: 5.2%

  IBU: 37

  Color: 10 SRM

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