Steam Beer

Classification: steam beer, California common, all-grain, Anchor

Source: Brian Smithey (smithey@esosun.css.gov) Issue #739, 10/7/91

Side by side with Anchor Steam, this beer was very close. The color of this beer was a bit darker, and the late hop additions gave mine a bit more hop flavor than Anchor. The bitterness was right on, but my water has pretty high sulfate content; if you have "better" water, you might want to bitter it a bit more.

Ingredients:

9-1/2 pounds, Klages malt
1-1/2 pounds, Crystal malt 40L
1/2 pound, Cara Pils malt
2-1/2 ounces, Northern Brewer whole hops, 6.9%
Wyeast #2007

Procedure:

Using a standard mash procedure: Protein rest of 30 minutes at 125 degrees. Raise temperature to 155 degrees and hold for 90 minutes or until starch is converted. Sparge to collect enough that a 1 hour boil will still leave you 5 gallons of beer (brewing -- art or science?). Bring wort to boil. Add 1-1/2 ounces of Norther Brewer at beginning, 1/2 ounce at 30 minutes and 1/2 ounce for the last ten minutes.

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.054
F.G.: 1.015