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Amber and Brown American Beer - California Common


A lightly fruity beer with firm, grainy maltiness, interesting toasty and caramel flavors, and showcasing rustic, traditional American hop characteristics.

Flavor Profile: Moderately malty with a pronounced hop bitterness. The malt character is usually toasty (not roasted) and caramelly. Low to moderately high hop flavor, usually showing rustic, traditional American hop qualities (often woody, rustic, minty). Finish fairly

Ingredients: Pale ale malt, non-citrusy hops (often Northern Brewer), small amounts of toasted malt and/or crystal malts. Lager yeast; however, some strains (often with the mention of "California" in the name) work better than others at the warmer fermentation tempera

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Top 10 California Common Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Steam Beer
23 L 5.03% 31.61 1.054 1.015
All Grain 3711
Californian Common
19 L 5.31% 34.7 1.048 1.007
BIAB 3271
California Lager
5.5 gal 4.79% 40.75 1.045 1.009
All Grain 2653
Sörli
23 L 5.65% 43.4 1.054 1.011
All Grain 2510
NEIPA?
12 L 4.73% 80.54 1.049 1.013
Partial Mash 2414
California Common
3.25 gal 4.79% 30.7 1.052 1.016
All Grain 2388
Obsidian Steam Beer
5 gal 4.69% 37.89 1.046 1.010
All Grain 2125
California UnCommon Bastard
5 gal 5.81% 38.39 1.058 1.013
Partial Mash 1988
California Common
500 L 6.56% 0 1.067 1.017
extract 1596
Bakke Brygg California Common 25 L
25 L 4.95% 38.46 1.051 1.013
All Grain 1471

Newest California Common Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
California Common Beer
5.5 gal 5.66% 43.16 1.052 1.009
BIAB 17
Californian Common
24 L 5.22% 26.87 1.049 1.009
All Grain 28
#56 Anchor Steam Clone
6.5 gal 6.84% 63.07 1.061 1.009
All Grain 9
DBC Cali Common
7 gal 5.45% 40.77 1.052 1.011
All Grain 39
California Steamin'
6 gal 5.43% 41.82 1.056 1.015
BIAB 47
Jed's Anchor Steam Clone
5 gal 5.41% 37.68 1.055 1.014
All Grain 89
Altbier?
341 gal 5.41% 22.06 1.054 1.013
All Grain 42
Uncommon Cali 2
5 gal 5.27% 22.67 1.054 1.014
All Grain 52
Pork Soda
19 L 5.46% 26.89 1.052 1.010
All Grain 85
Reformed Hipster
25 L 4.93% 30.82 1.046 1.008
All Grain 365

Fermentables Used In California Common Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
US - Pale 2-Row 180 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 71% 1% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 133 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 9% 2% - 22%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 114 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 8% 1% - 19%
Munich - Light 10L 103 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 13% 0% - 100%
American - Victory 90 American Grain roasted malt 28°L
34 6% 0% - 24%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 56 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 61% 9% - 100%
United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate 45 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 207°L
33 1% 1% - 2%
American - Chocolate 44 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 1% 0% - 5%
American - Pilsner 36 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 63% 14% - 95%
American - Pale Ale 34 American Grain base malt 3.5°L
37 62% 14% - 94%

Hops Used In California Common Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Northern Brewer 357 7.8 32% 1% - 100%
Cascade 55 7 28% 6% - 67%
Chinook 31 13 28% 7% - 72%
Magnum 28 15 25% 4% - 81%
Saaz 19 3.5 27% 7% - 84%
Centennial 17 10 32% 6% - 100%
Perle 17 8.2 28% 8% - 67%
Amarillo 15 8.6 27% 5% - 60%
Willamette 14 4.5 28% 4% - 78%
Cluster 13 6.5 33% 2% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In California Common Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 10 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 68% 23% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 8 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 64% 33% - 91%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 5 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 33% 10% - 50%
American - Victory 4 American Grain roasted malt 28°L
34 28% 20% - 33%
American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 3 American Grain crystal malt 20°L
35 26% 20% - 35%
American - Chocolate 3 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 10% 7% - 13%
Aromatic Malt 2 Grain specialty malt 20°L
35 27% 20% - 33%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 2 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 75% 50% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 2 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 93% 86% - 100%
Special B 2 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 20% 7% - 33%

Yeasts Used In California Common Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Mangrove Jack - Californian Lager M54 123 Mangrove Jack Lagers n/a Med-High 79.5% 64°F 68°F
White Labs - San Francisco Lager Yeast WLP810 121 White Labs Lagers Med-High High 67.5% 58°F 65°F
Wyeast - California Lager 2112 101 Wyeast Lagers 0.09 High 69% 58°F 68°F
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70 35 Fermentis / Safale Lagers .105 High 83% 48°F 72°F
Imperial Yeast - L05 Cablecar 24 Imperial Yeast Lagers Medium High 71% 55°F 65°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 23 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23 16 Fermentis / Safale Lagers .105 High 82% 48°F 72°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 12 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - German Ale 1007 8 Wyeast Ale 0.11 Low 75% 55°F 68°F
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager 5 Danstar Lagers High High 80% 50°F 59°F

Other Ingredients Used In California Common Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 93 Water Agt Mash 24% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 51 Water Agt Mash 63% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 45 Water Agt Mash 22% 0% - 80%
Lactic acid 40 Water Agt Mash 65% 1% - 100%
Irish Moss 40 Fining Boil 74% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 30 Water Agt Mash 8% 0% - 43%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 24 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 71%
Baking Soda 19 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 29%
Yeast Nutrient 15 Other Boil 26% 0% - 50%
Wyeast - Beer Nutrient 13 Water Agt Mash 36% 0% - 100%

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