California Common Recipe - Batch 18 -- Mexican Steamer -- clone of 17

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Batch 18 -- Mexican Steamer -- clone of 17

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Extract
5.5 Gallon(s)
3.5 Gallon(s)
65 min
75%
Mexican Lager Yeast only one available and Perle Hops needed as substitue to Northern Brewers (otherwise this recipe is close to the Classic Sligo Steamer)

This recipe was cloned from 17. Variation Of 16. Classic Sligo Steamer -- Adaptation from 1980s.

Fermentables

94% - Pilsner - US
9.5
34
1
Extract
6% - Crystal 40L - CA
0.556
34
40
Steep

Hops

Northern Brewer
0.5
Pellet
Boil
50 min(s)
8.2
12.3
Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5.2
4.1
Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
5.2
3.0
Perle
1
Pellet
Boil
50 min(s)
5.8
17.3
Perle
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5.8
14.0
Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
5.2
1.6
Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
5.2
1.6

Yeast

White Labs Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
74%

Other Stuff

Gypsum
0.5
tsp
Boil
Sodium Chloride
0.5
tsp
Boil
Epsom
0.125
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
One hour to chill the wort, add make-up water, test specific gravity and finally add yeast at 74 degrees.
2.
Note: fermentation temperature 59-61 degrees F
3.
Obtain Sp. Gr. reading after inoculation with yeast
4.
Note that Final fuggle hops added for last 5 minutes of 65 minute boil at minute 60 of stove

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Recipe Facts

Batch 18 -- Mexican Steamer -- clone of 17
California Common
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 3.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 65  min Boil Time
  • 1.060 OG
  • 1.016 FG
  • 53.9 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.89 BG:GU
  • 5.0° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.8% ABV Alcohol
  • 204 per 12oz Calories
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California Common

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.048-1.054 / Your OG: 1.060
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.011-1.014 / Your FG: 1.016
IBU 0
120
IBU: 30-45 / Your IBU: 54
SRM 0
40
SRM: 10-14 / Your SRM: 5.0
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.5-5.5 / Your ABV: 5.8
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.56-0.94 / Your BG:GU: 0.89

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