Soft Catch Common (California Common)

Working Title, but it kind of works for the style...An easy drinking beer that goes down smooth and is low-alcohol to keep you up off the ground. Just like a good belayer.

Recipe is from Brewing Classic Styles, Brewsheet from Beersmith:

Brewing Steps: California Common

California Common Beer

Type: All Grain	Date: 3/25/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 12.00 gal	Brewer: Jim Parker
Boil Size: 15.52 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Stainless Kegs (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
Final Bottling Volume: 11.25 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00
Fermentation: Steam Beer (California Common), Two stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:

Prepare for Brewing
	Create a yeast starter with 2.00 l of wort
	Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
	Total Water Needed: 20.61 gal
Mash or Steep Grains
	Mash Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 20 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 77.7 % 2 lbs 8.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.7 % 2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.8 % 1 lbs Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.9 % 3.8 oz Pale Chocolate Malt (200.0 SRM) Grain 5 0.9 %
	Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time Mash In Add 40.17 qt of water at 159.1 F 150.0 F 60 min
	Fly sparge with 10.57 gal water at 168.0 F
Boil Wort
	Add water to achieve boil volume of 15.52 gal
	Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.047 SG
	Boil Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.76 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 28.4 IBUs 1.67 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 7.2 IBUs
	Steeped Hops Amt Name Type # %/IBU 3.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
	Estimated Post Boil Vol: 13.52 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 SG

Cool and Prepare Fermentation
	Cool wort to fermentation temperature
	Transfer wort to fermenter
	Add water to achieve final volume of 12.00 gal
	Fermentation Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 2.0 pkg San Francisco Lager (White Labs #WLP810) [35.49 ml] Yeast 9 -
	Measure Actual Original Gravity _______     (Target: 1.056 SG)
	Measure Actual Batch Volume _______     (Target: 12.00 gal)
Fermentation
	3/25/2012 - Primary Fermentation (3.00 days at 66.0 F ending at 66.0 F)
	3/28/2012 - Secondary Fermentation (10.00 days at 66.0 F ending at 66.0 F)
	Dry Hop and Prepare for Bottling/Kegging
	Measure Final Gravity: _________  (Estimate: 1.015 SG)
	Date Bottled/Kegged: 4/7/2012 - Carbonation: Keg with 14.89 PSI
	Age beer for 24.00 days at 65.0 F
	5/1/2012 - Drink and enjoy!
Notes
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