California Common Recipe - Ubiquitous Table Ale

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Ubiquitous Table Ale

by on
All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
30 min
35%
Small beer from second runnings of the Mamber Ale. I'm going for a weak California Common approach here. Grains: Same as Mamber, with addition of 0.5lb Carapils to ensure proper dextrines Hops: Bravo for bittering as I have it on hand, Loral for a new world approach to old world hops Yeast: Imperial Cable Car Water profile: American lager with enhanced sodium, only using the Sparge column from Bru'n Water

This recipe was cloned from Mamber Ale.

Fermentables

37% - Pale Ale - US
4.25
37
4
Mash
37% - Golden Promise - UK
4.25
37
3
Mash
13% - Carastan 35 - UK
1.5
35
35
Mash
4% - Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US
0.5
33
1
Mash
9% - Belgian Clear Candi Sugar - BE
1
36
1
Late

Hops

Bravo
0.75
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
13
30.7
Loral
0.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
11
8.2
Loral
0.5
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
11
0.0
Loral
1
Pellet
DryHop
3 day(s)
0
0.0

Yeast

Imperial L05 Cable Car
80%

Other Stuff

Gypsum
0
each
Mash
Calcium Chloride
0
each
Mash
Salt (NaCl)
0
each
Mash
Lactic Acid
0
each
Mash
Yeast Nutrient
0
each
Boil
Whirlfloc Tablet
1
each
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
149
30 min

Special Instructions

1.
Add 0.5lb Carapils to grain bed
2.
Sparge with 6.25 gallons with 1.25g gypsum, 3.13g salt, 3.1mL lactic
3.
Transfer 1.5 gallon of sparge runoff to strong beer kettle
4.
Top off with distilled water of 2.5 gallons with 0.50g gypsum, 1.25g salt, 1.1mL lactic
5.
Yeast nutrient and whirlfloc in at 15 minutes
6.
Last hop addition at flame out, perhaps in whirpool at 180F pending time

Tasting Notes (1)

CheeseNips

Tasted on 3/21/2018 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Color is yellow and is very clear. Pours with 1 finger of foam this dissipates fairly quick. Aroma is yeast with light sulfur. Taste is entirely characterized by the yeast, which has a lightly bready and corn flavor that is almost tart at the end; the flavors are very delicate though and, if you eat anything while drinking this, the beer really is nearly tasteless. Carbonation is fine for this light of a beer, though I wouldn't mind a little more. Overall, it's an okay first attempt at a lager, but I wouldn't brew this again. It needs more malt character to give it some complexity and actual flavor.

Recipe Facts

Ubiquitous Table Ale
California Common
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 30  min Boil Time
  • 1.031 OG
  • 1.006 FG
  • 38.9 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 1.26 BG:GU
  • 9.8° SRM Color
  • 35% Efficiency
  • 3.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 100 per 12oz Calories
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