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Orange Vanilla Sunlight Clone

159 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.49 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Bird Law Brewing
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 13th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row3.5 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 33.5%
1.50 lb Flaked Oats1.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 14.4%
2 lb Flaked Barley2 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 19.2%
3 lb Briess - Wheat Malt, White3 lb Wheat Malt, White 39.1 2.5 28.7%
7 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar)7 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 4.2%
10.44 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Warrior (16 AA)0.25 oz Warrior (16 AA) Hops Pellet 16 Boil 45 min 14.05 33.3%
0.50 oz Liberty (4 AA)0.5 oz Liberty (4 AA) Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 2.78 66.7%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1.50 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
1 oz Vanilla Bean Spice Secondary 4 days
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 oz Orange Zest Spice Secondary 4 days
0.25 oz Pure Vanilla Extract Flavor Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Cream Ale Yeast Blend WLP080
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -1.81 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65
 
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
3.75 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.75 gal Fly Sparge 152 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.74 g | 19 qt) 6.24 25  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.99 g | 28 qt) 8.49 34  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.03 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.75 27  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.75 g | 27 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.99 40
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Slice and scrape vanilla bean into a small amount of vodka on brew day. Add to fermenter after fermentation and 4 days before kegging.

Add orange zest to vanilla vodka mix one day before adding to fermenter

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