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Imperial Cream Ale

247 calories 22.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 247 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 22nd 2020
1.075
1.015
7.8%
9.0
4.1
6.0
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
22.73 lb US - American - Pale 2-Row22.73 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80.6%
4.55 lb Flaked Corn4.55 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 16.1%
0.91 lb Rice Hulls0.91 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 3.2%
28.19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.91 oz Cluster0.91 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 8.97 50%
0.91 oz Crystal0.91 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 0 min 50%
1.82 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Cream Ale Yeast Blend WLP080
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 241 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11.7 gal Strike 152 °F 149 °F 60 min
3.3 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.65 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 69 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.88 gal (55.53 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.74 gal (38.98 qt) and adding 1.88 gal (7.53 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.63 46.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.65 qt/lb 11.63 46.5  
Mash volume with grains 13.88 55.5  
Grain absorption losses -3.52 -14.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.71 g | 14.9 qt) 3.9 15.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.57 g | 46.3 qt) 11.75 47  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10 g | 40 qt) 11.1 44.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.1 g | 44.4 qt) 10 40  
Total: 15.52 62.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Imperial Cream Ale" Cream Ale beer recipe by cerillion. All Grain, ABV 7.83%, IBU 8.97, SRM 4.07, Fermentables: (American - Pale 2-Row, Flaked Corn, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Cluster, Crystal) Other: (5.2 pH Stabilizer)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-06-24 22:13 UTC