Lompoc Brewing Co.’s C-Sons Greetings Ale clone, All-Grain

(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.078 FG = 1.016
IBU = 96 SRM = 13 ABV = 8.6%

Ingredients

14.25 lbs. (6.5 kg) 2-row pale malt
1.2 lbs. (0.54 kg) crystal malt (75 °L)
1.2 lbs. (0.54 kg) flaked barley
4.2 AAU Centennial hop pellets (first wort hop) (0.4 oz./11 g at 10.5% alpha acids)
3.75 AAU Sterling hop pellets (60 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 7.5% alpha acids)
9 AAU Nugget hop pellets (60 min.) (0.7 oz./20 g at 12.8% alpha acids)
6.5 AAU Chinook hop pellets (40 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 13% alpha acids)
1.75 AAU Crystal hop pellets (40 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 3.5% alpha acids)
5.75 AAU Cascade hop pellets (20 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 5.75% alpha acids)
10.5 AAU Centennial hop pellets (0 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 10.5% alpha acids)
3.5 oz. (100 g) Falconer’s Flight 7C’s® hop pellets (dry hop)
1⁄2 tsp. Irish moss (30 min.)
1⁄2 tsp. yeast nutrient (15 min.) White Labs WLP001 (California Ale) or Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) or Safale US-05 yeast
3⁄4 cup of corn sugar (if priming)

Step by Step

This is a single step infusion mash. Mix all of the crushed grains with 5.5 gallons (21 L) of 172 °F (78 °C) water to stabilize at 154 °F (68 ºC) for 60 minutes. Slowly sparge with 175 ºF (79 ºC) water and add the first wort hops to the kettle. Collect approximately 6 gallons (23 L) of wort runoff to boil for 60 minutes. While boiling, add the hops, Irish moss and yeast nutrient as per the schedule. During the boil, use this time to thoroughly sanitize your fermentation equipment. Cool the wort to 75 ºF (24 ºC). Pitch your yeast and aerate the wort heavily. Allow the beer to cool to 68 ºF (20 ºC). Hold at that temperature until fermentation is complete. Gently transfer to a carboy, avoiding any splashing to prevent aerating the beer. Add the dry hops for three days and then remove or rack off the dry hops. Allow the beer to condition for an additional week and then add priming sugar and bottle or keg. Allow the beer to carbonate and age for three more weeks and enjoy your C-Sons Greetings Ale clone.

Lompoc Brewing Co.’s C-Sons Greetings Ale clone, Extract with Grains

(5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains)
OG = 1.078 FG = 1.016
IBU = 96 SRM = 13 ABV = 8.6%

Ingredients

6.6 lbs. (3 kg) Muntons light liquid malt extract
1.3 lbs. (0.59 kg) light dried malt extract
2 lbs. (0.91 kg) 2-row pale malt
1.2 lbs. (0.54 kg) crystal malt (75 °L)
1.2 lbs. (0.54 kg) flaked barley
5.25 AAU Centennial hop pellets (first wort hop) (0.5 oz./14 g at 10.5% alpha acids)
4.5 AAU Sterling hop pellets (60 min.) (0.6 oz./17 g at 7.5% alpha acids)
10.2 AAU Nugget hop pellets (60 min.) (0.8 oz./23 g at 12.8% alpha acids)
6.5 AAU Chinook hop pellets (40 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 13% alpha acids)
1.75 AAU Crystal hop pellets (40 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 3.5% alpha acids)
5.75 AAU Cascade hop pellets (20 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 5.75% alpha acids)
10.5 AAU Centennial hop pellets (0 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 10.5% alpha acids)
3.5 oz. (100 g) Falconer’s Flight 7C’s® hop pellets (dry hop)
1⁄2 tsp. Irish moss (30 min.)
1⁄2 tsp. yeast nutrient (15 min.)
White Labs WLP001 (California Ale), Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) or Safale US-05 yeast 3
⁄4 cup of corn sugar (if priming)

Step by Step

Steep the milled grain in 2.5 gallons (9.5 L) of water at 154 ºF (68 ºC) for 30 minutes. Remove grains from the wort and rinse with 2 quarts (2 L) of hot water. Add the malt extracts and first wort hops to the wort. Bring to a boil and boil 60 minutes, adding the Sterling and Nugget hops once a boil is achieved. While boiling, add the hops, Irish moss and yeast nutrients as per the schedule.

During the boil, use this time to thoroughly sanitize your fermentation equipment. When the boil is done, add the wort to 2 gallons (8 L) of cold water in a sanitized fermenter and top off with cold water up to 5 gallons (19 L). Cool the wort to 75 ºF (24 ºC). Pitch your yeast and aerate the wort heavily. Allow the beer to cool to 68 ºF (20 ºC). Hold at that temperature until fermentation is complete.

Gently transfer to a carboy, avoiding any splashing to prevent aerating the beer. Add the dry hops for three days and then remove or rack off the dry hops. Allow the beer to condition for an additional week and then add priming sugar and bottle or keg. Allow the beer to carbonate and age for three more weeks and enjoy your C-Sons Greetings Ale clone.