California Common

**kal** · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 5:25 pm Post subject: California Common

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Recipe is here: https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com/pages/california-common

Questions? Ask below. Cheers!

Kal

duelerx · Joined: 09 Sep 2015 Posts: 3

Thanks for the recipe! Laughing

Is it posible to download your beersmith file of this recipe?

**kal** · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:10 pm Post subject:

I'm afraid I do not use BeerSmith. Sorry! (More info on what I use and why here).

Everyone's efficiency is different so you'll have to adjust for your specific setup as well, and odds are the hops AA% won't the same either so some adjustment (mostly in the 60 min addition) would be required.

BeerSmith I believe also has a bunch of equipment based parameters that won't necessarily transfer from one setup to the next, so I highly recommend that people just recreate recipes themselves in whatever software they use to make sure they don't overlook something that the original person created that may not apply to your setup. It also helps the new brewer learn.

Good luck!

Kal

duelerx · Joined: 09 Sep 2015 Posts: 3

You are totally right! i will recreate this recipe as you recommend.
Btw do you still recommend the Hanna Phep 5 pH meter?, i will buy my first ph meter soon and seems the Hanna is the first candidate.

**kal** · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:46 pm Post subject:

Yup! I use and recommend this pH meter here:

http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/parts-list-using?page=5

It's been working great, zero issues. I'm also still on my first probe after 6 years. Follow the storage instructions I outline there with the special storage solution and you should be able to get the same sort of use out of it.

Kal

duelerx · Joined: 09 Sep 2015 Posts: 3

Great thanks Very Happy

Jerz · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 1:01 pm Post subject:

I love this beer.... thanks for sharing!

MikeOH · Joined: 20 Dec 2015 Posts: 8 Location: Ohio

Neat story about the upside down label.

**kal** · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:56 pm Post subject:

Brewed this again over the weekend, some videos:

Making the yeast starter: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBJ7nDAIAf/
Yeast starter done: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByL468lnfzD/
Heating up the water for brew day: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNZsnanFfb/
Clear first runnings: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNwkIgnpGW/
Brew day done: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOJOXnHGLq/
Fermenting away: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByP8okmHKFx/

Kal

**kal** · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:19 pm Post subject:

Recipe has been re-written and moved to our new site.

See: https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com/pages/california-common

This thread will remain open for questions. Cheers!

Kal

**kal** · Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:55 pm Post subject:

Changed the crystal malt in the recipe from 40L to 60L. Very minor change, but figure it should reflect what I actually used. (It was a typo).

Kal

KB · Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:37 pm Post subject:

I brewed Kal's California Common. Bought Anchor Steam at a local store. Had folks do a blind taste test/evaluation between the two beers. Everyone thought mine (thanks to Kal's recipe) was better than the real thing!

**kal** · Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:21 pm Post subject:

That's great to hear!

Kal