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Chicken Scratch

157 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.63 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 30th 2024
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OG: 1.048 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 16

1.048
1.009
5.1%
13.4
3.1
n/a
0.23
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.60 lb American - Pilsner7.6 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 82.4%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 10.8%
4 oz Flaked Barley4 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 2.7%
6 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose6 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 4.1%
9.22 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Crystal0.5 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 8.98 50%
0.50 oz Crystal0.5 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 15 min 4.46 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each KICK - Carrageenan / 20 Each $ 0.22 / each
$ 0.22 		Fining Boil 20 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient / 159.5 Tsp $ 0.02 / tsp
$ 0.01 		Other Boil 10 min.
$ 0.23
 
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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
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
2.77 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 152 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 2.77 11.1  
Mash volume with grains 3.47 13.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.11 -4.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.1 g | 24.4 qt) 6.22 24.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.51 g | 30 qt) 7.63 30.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.03 0.1  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.75 23  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 8.99 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add sugar with 15 minutes remaining in the boil.

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