Not so common Ale

This is a revised version of a recipe that previously turned out pretty good. Changed the hops, and went with a different yeast.

Brewer:	poah		Email:	-
Beer:	Not so common Ale		Style:	California Common
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	9 HCU (~7 SRM)		Bitterness:	35 IBU
OG:	1.051		FG:	1.014
Alcohol:	4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water:	The local water here is pretty hard, which tends to intensify hop bitterness. It also has a good ph for all grain recipes.
Grain:	6 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. 8 oz. German Pilsner 8 oz. American crystal 10L 8 oz. American crystal 40L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. Belgian biscuit
Mash:	80% efficiency
	Used 12 qts to mash for the total 9.5 # of grain. I Have a cooler set up with a false bottom that I use to mash, and batch sparg. From previous experience, I heat the cooler up with tap water and dump it. This allows a consistent 13 degree difference from strike temp.
Boil:	90 mins. minutes	SG 1.046	6.0 gallons
	Add Irish moss at the same time as last hop addition.
Hops:	.5 oz. Galena (13% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	The yeast was Whitelab WLP820 that I harvested from the primary of a previous batch of Octoberfest, and froze using glycerin.
Log:	I Let fermentation start at room temperature (62 degrees)then moved to my celler after 2 days, which is 53 degrees. Racked to secondary after 10 days. Bottled using corn sugar after another 10 days.
Carbonation:	2.6 volumes	Corn Sugar: 4.34 oz. for 5.5 gallons @ 53°F
Tasting:	Not too shabby.

Recipe posted 03/28/09.