Strong California Common

grain:
- 28 pounds 4 ounces Briess 2-Row Brewers malt
- 3 pounds Briess Caramel 40
- 1 pound 9 ounces Briess Carapils

hop:
- 3 ounces Columbus whole hops (60 minutes)
- 2 ounces Cascade whole hops (30 minutes)

yeast: White Labs San Fransisco Lager Yeast from Columbus Common #2

comments:
Strong steam. Largest grain bill to date.

batch size: 10 gallon

ambient outdoor temperature: 29 degrees Fahrenheit
ambient basement temperature: 58 degrees Fahrenheit

mash notes:
- (10:35 AM) mash start @ 158 degrees Fahrenheit
- (11:30 AM) @ 154 degrees Fahrenheit
- (12:05 PM) @ 152 degrees Fahrenheit
- no-sparge reading @ 15 degrees Brix

boil notes:
- 60 minute boil
- post boil Brix reading: 16 degrees

brew date: 1/29/2011
keg date: 3/17/2011 ... march madness brewing activities ... one force carbonated and one naturally carbonating primed w/ dried malt extract

notes:
- tasting notes: good beer ... malty with herbal and fruit hop flavors ... go with all herbal hops next time
- cheers to spring! here is a shot of the first draw from the tap

- enjoyed a beautiful barleywine on a January afternoon while brewing this batch

- thick bitter sweet brew ... hefty ... the malt and high mash temperatures did the trick ... a very good heavy beer