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American Ale

176 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.26 gallons
Post Boil Size: 20 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Gary Messmer
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 12th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 lb Sugar Creek Malt - 6-Row Pre-Prohibition25 lb 6-Row Pre-Prohibition 36.1 6 64.1%
10 lb Sugar Creek Malt - Bloody Butcher Malted Corn10 lb Bloody Butcher Malted Corn 37 3.01 25.6%
3 lb Sugar Creek Malt - Rye3 lb Rye 40.2 7.5 7.7%
1 lb Red X1 lb Red X 36 12 2.6%
39 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Comet3 oz Comet Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 15.82 100%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Voss
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 104 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 353 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.28 psi       Temp: 37 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.5 gal Infusion 157 °F 148 °F 30 min
1 gal Infusion 145 °F 165 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 22.36 gal (89.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 10.36 gal (41.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 20.18 gal (80.73 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.88 gal (35.52 qt) and adding 8.18 gal (32.73 qt) sparge/top-off. 17.06 68.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 17.06 68.3  
Mash volume with grains 20.18 80.7  
Grain absorption losses -4.88 -19.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.43 g | 41.7 qt) 10.32 41.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 22.36 g | 89.5 qt) 22.26 89  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 20 80  
Going into fermentor 20 80  
Total: 27.39 109.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Ale" Cream Ale beer recipe by Gary Messmer. All Grain, ABV 5.79%, IBU 15.82, SRM 7.6, Fermentables: (6-Row Pre-Prohibition, Bloody Butcher Malted Corn, Rye, Red X) Hops: (Comet)
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