California Steam Beer

[dad_of_jon]

I've done 4 cali commons using MJ's m54 - I only use one packet re-hydrated for 21 litres.

30/01/2021 brew 65 - california steamin - red cap
2 litres cs - boiled
50g Simcoe 10 boil 20 flameout
1.5kg extra light dme
1.5kg light
500g dwe
mj 54 Californian
1.062 pitched at 21.5
4 day 100g mouteka dry hop
110g brewing sugar for priming
23/02/2021 fg 1.014 = 6.3%

 

[dmtaylor]

I've done 4 cali commons using MJ's m54 - I only use one packet re-hydrated for 21 litres.

30/01/2021 brew 65 - california steamin - red cap
2 litres cs - boiled
50g Simcoe 10 boil 20 flameout
1.5kg extra light dme
1.5kg light
500g dwe
mj 54 Californian
1.062 pitched at 21.5
4 day 100g mouteka dry hop
110g brewing sugar for priming
23/02/2021 fg 1.014 = 6.3%

That's not a Cali Common at all. Looks like an American IPA.

 

[crescent city Mike]

There's a bit more to "Steam Beer" than Anchor. I do like this beer but there's quite a history of the style.
https://crescentcitybrewtalk.com/california-steam-beer/

 

[Pennine]

There's a bit more to "Steam Beer" than Anchor. I do like this beer but there's quite a history of the style.
https://crescentcitybrewtalk.com/california-steam-beer/

34/70 fermented above 15c doesn't produce sulfur

 

[Bosch]

Fermenter was bubbling away within 12 hours.
Threw in 2 packs of re-hydrated MJ jacks cali lager.

Fermenting at 19degrees.

Fingers crossed it works out

 

[Bosch]

Took gravity readings yesterday & today.

Both read 1020.
Have a bad feeling it has stalled

 

[Agentgonzo]

There seems to be a lot of beers stalling at about 1.020 at the moment. Different yeasts, different beers, but hearing it more in the last 6 months than at other times. I wonder whether there is a reason or whether it's just random a correlation.

 

[Bosch]

There seems to be a lot of beers stalling at about 1.020 at the moment. Different yeasts, different beers, but hearing it more in the last 6 months than at other times. I wonder whether there is a reason or whether it's just random a correlation.

Brexit, undoubtedly.

 

[dad_of_jon]

That's not a Cali Common at all. Looks like an American IPA.

I stand corrected. The yeast is cali common and its low in ibus compared to my ipas.

 

[dad_of_jon]

There seems to be a lot of beers stalling at about 1.020 at the moment. Different yeasts, different beers, but hearing it more in the last 6 months than at other times. I wonder whether there is a reason or whether it's just random a correlation.

maybe our hydrometers have caught covid?

 

[Donegal john]

maybe our hydrometers have caught covid?

My hydrometer has had both jabs and 2 boosters so it’s not that

 

[Bosch]

Argh!
Just realised that I hadn't pluged my heatbelt to the inkbird.

Hopefully the rise in temp will wake/speed the yeast up.