Hop Barley and the Alers

Recipe: California Common

Fermentables

• 5.5 lbs pale + 1.5 lbs munich malt extract syrup
• OR 7.0 lbs pale malt extract syrup
• OR 6 lbs dry malt extract
• (enough malt extract to get OG 1.046-1.050)
• 1 lb crystal malt 40L
• (all-grain: try 75% 2-row, 15% munich, 10% crystal 40L)

Hops

• Northern Brewer - 1.0 oz (60 min) : 10-11 HBU to get about 42 IBU
• Northern Brewer - 0.5 oz (30 min)
• Northern Brewer - 0.5 oz (10 min)
• Northern Brewer - 0.5 oz (0 min)

Other

• Wyeast 2112 California Common

Procedure

• steep crystal malt at approximately 150F for 15 minutes, rinse, then add extract and boil for 60 min
• top up fermenter to reach desired OG (probably 5.5G)
• ferment as cool as possible, target of 55F, but don't worry at 60-65F
• if bottling, prime with 2 cups XLDME in 1 pint water instead of the usual corn sugar

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