Into the Brew Pot

A brewing journal and some recipes. Most of these recipes use extract with steeped grains, but a couple are mini-mash recipes that mash a few pounds of grains. Unless stated otherwise, I boil bittering hops for an hour, flavoring hops for 15 minutes, and aroma hops for a minute or less. I use whole-flower hops, unless otherwise stated. I always use either 1 oz. of Irish moss, or a Whirfloc tablet as a clarifying agent, added during the last 15 minutes of the boil.

March 12, 2009

California Ale 2007

Grain bill (for 45 min at 155°F)
8 oz Caramel 80
8 oz Carastan

Extract/fermentables
7 lb Ultralight LME

Hop schedule
Bittering 1.0 oz. Galena Pellets (12.4.% AA)
1.0 oz Cascade Whole (5.8% AA)
Flavoring 1.0 oz Cascade Whole
Aroma 1.0 oz Cascade Whole

Yeast
American Ale yeast (from MRBC)

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