AG#3 - San Francisco 4.9er (California Common)

[periolus]

Okay! Well, a shed load has happened since I last posted in earnest. I now have a brewery, which I will post pics of at some point. I have done AG1 and AG2, and now on for a hat-trick!

This time it's a California Common, one of my favourite styles of all time:

Grain:
78.1% Pale
8.0% Munich
7.6% Crystal
4.3% Biscuit
1.0% Vienna
1.0% Pale Chocolate

Hops
30g (25 IBU) Northern Brewer @ 60
25g (10 IBU) Northern Brewer @ 15
25g Northern Brewer @ 0

Fermenting with White Labs WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast @ 16.5C. I am aiming for ABV 4.9%, hence the name. Hope it goes well - just need to build my brew fridge beforehand!

Will post details of AG1 and AG2 at some point. AG1 has been in the bottle just over a week and the sneaky bottle had on Thursday tasted very nice :thumb:

 

[Good Ed]

nice brewing :thumb: I spent some time there so it's one of my favourites as well

 

[periolus]

I'm going to be brewing one of these every 3 or 4 brewdays, I reckon. Haven't been out there myself yet, but one day I will and build a holiday home next to the Anchor Brewery :

 

[Good Ed]

ha ha

You might want to try this version from Linden Street Brewery across the Bay in Oakland, they sent me the recipe

Pale 70%
Munich I 10%
Carahelle 10%
Vienna 10%

NB 45mins (I use 25IBU)
NB 15mins (& 14IBU)

OG 1054; FG 1012; IBU 39; EBC 12 (yes not to syle I know)

It's a nice blend of sweetness and bitter, and I find it best after 8weeks.

 

[periolus]

Nice one. I'll have to try that. Do you bottle or keg it?