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Banana Cream Ale

170 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 90%
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 23rd 2021
1.052
1.009
5.6%
37.5
3.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 90.9%
0.25 lb Flaked Corn0.25 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.5%
0.25 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.25 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.5%
5.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz BSG - Willamette1.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 60 min 37.49 75%
0.50 oz BSG - Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 3.8 Hopback 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 tsp Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 oz Dried banana chips Flavor Secondary 4 days
2 each Vanilla Bean Spice Secondary 4 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 47 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
64.9 0 33.2 79.1 117.6 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.79 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Mashout Temperature 152 °F 168 °F 5 min
Vorlauf 168 °F 168 °F 10 min
1.5 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 90 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 1.79 7.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.21 g | 8.8 qt) 2.23 8.9  
Grain absorption losses -0.69 -2.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.46 g | 13.8 qt) 2.4 9.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.31 g | 17.2 qt) 3.25 13  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 2.75 11  
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.02 -0.1  
Top off amount 0.02 0.1  
Going into fermentor 2.75 11  
Total: 4.19 16.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

90-minute boil

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  • Last Updated: 2021-07-23 16:16 UTC