Steam 5
From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed May 2, 2024
Specifics
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BJCP Style Info: California Common Beer
| O.G.: | 1.048 - 1.054 |
| F.G.: | 1.011 - 1.014 |
| ABV: | 4.5 - 5.5% |
| Bitterness: | 30 - 45 IBUs |
| Color: | 10 - 14 SRM |
| Info: | A lightly fruity beer with firm, grainy maltiness, interesting toasty and caramel flavors, and showcasing the signature Northern Brewer varietal hop character. Commercial Examples: Anchor Steam, Southampton Steem Beer, Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager. |
General Information
| Method: | All Grain |
| 7.50 pounds | Rahr Pale Malt (2-Row) | 78.9% of grist |
| 1.00 pounds | Simpsons Caramalt | 10.5% of grist |
| 1.00 pounds | Dingemans Biscuit Malt | 10.5% of grist |
| 9.50 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 100% of grist |
| 0.66 ounces |
Northern Brewer 8.8% Pellets @ 60 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil |
5.8 AAUs |
| 0.66 ounces |
Northern Brewer 8.8% Pellets @ 40 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil |
5.8 AAUs |
| 1.00 ounces | Hallertauer Hersbrucker 3.7% Pellets @ 15 minutes Type: Flavor Use: Boil |
3.7 AAUs |
| 2.32 ounces | Total Hop Weight | 15.3 AAUs |
Boil
| Total Boil Time: | 60 minutes |
Yeast
| Name: | California Lager |
| Manufacturer: | Wyeast |
| Product ID: | 2112 |
| Type: | Lager |
| Flocculation: | High |
| Attenuation: | 69% |
| Temperature Range: | 58–68°F |
| Amount: | 125 ml |
Water Profile
Hastings, Minnesota
| Calicum: | 55 ppm |
| Bicarbonate: | 196 ppm |
| Sulfate: | 7.9 ppm |
| Chloride: | 8.9 ppm |
| Sodium: | 3 ppm |
| Magnesium: | 24 ppm |
| PH: | 7.4% |
| Notes: | Taken from: Prepared by GWMAP |
Special Procedures
-Yeast built up from frozen sample of WY2112. The frozen sample was thawed and the clear liquid discarded. The remaining yeast was added to a 500ml starter and fermented for 2 days. Then, the yeast cake was added to another 500ml starter. Finally, the yeast was added to a 2000ml starter. At completion, this cake was slightly less than a smack pack fermented out in a 2000ml starter. |
Steam 5
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Brew Day Data
| Target | Actual | |
| Strike Water Amount: | 3.2 | |
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| Sparge Water Amount: | 5.4 | |
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| Pre-Boil Gravity: | ||
| Pre-Boil Amount: | 6 | |
| Post-Boil Amount: | 5 | |
| Boil Time: | 60 | |
| Original Gravity: | 1.045 / 11.2° P | |
Brew Day Notes