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Christmas In California
| Brewer: | Erroin Martin | Email: | erroin@vongehrconsulting.com | |||||
| Beer: | Christmas In California | Style: | Munich Dunkel | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 242 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.061 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.3% v/v (4.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 5 Gallons of distilled Arrowhead Bottled Water. | |||||||
| Grain: | 12 oz. American crystal 10L | |||||||
| Steep: | Crystal 15L was steeped until water temperature got to be 170°F | |||||||
| Boil: | 65 minutes | SG 1.102 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 8 lb. Dark malt extract | ||||||||
| Used Irish moss at the last five minutes of boil. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 8 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Pacific Ale Yeast from White Labs WLP 041. First time used. | |||||||
| Log: | 68°F at time of brew date on 28 November 2012. Primary fermentation was 60°F. Dry hopped 2 oz of Cascade Hops at secondary fermentation on 6 December 2012. Secondary fermentation temperature was 60°F. Bottled beer at 68°F temperature on 11 December 2012. OG was 1.052 and FG was 1.020 creating an ABV of 4.2% which is within the range for the recipe. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Dark sweet flavor that is close to dark German beers. Has a hint of Christmas spices. Can be too sweet near finish. Best served in a 16 oz tall pilsner glass, or Stella Artois glasses. | |||||||
Recipe posted 01/08/13.