New Batch - California Common Lager (Steam-esque)

Our success with the porter made up ambitious, and we tried a steam type beer last weekend. This time I know the recipe we used, it is a slight modification of the recipe in the palmer book and goes as follows:

Malts:

8.5 lbs 2-row American base malt

0.8 lbs Crystal 40L

0.25 lbs Maltodextrin Powder

Hops:

Bittering 1 oz Northern Brewer (9.8%)

Finishing 1oz Northern Brewer (9.8%)

Yeast:

Liquid California Pilsner

As you can see in the photo attached we decided to attach a heating pad to the carboy, it's been kind of cold her lately and the yeast took a while to get going. Thankfully it seems like it is going strong now.

2 weeks til bottling. I'll try to post again with then.

UPDATE: Peter posted this, you can see it bubbling.

First 5 Gallon Results

The first batch with the new equipment came out surprisingly well, we made it from some malt extract I had laying around the house and a combination of the brown ale and porter recipes from the Palmer book. Despite being completely from the seat of our pants, the end result came out really nicely (dark and carmelly, with a light carbonation), makes me regret not taking more careful notes on what went into it. I'll try to remember to take photos of the next bottle we open.