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Wild Flower Dark Cream Ale

182 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: WIldflower Beer Works
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 15th 2025
1.055
1.014
5.4%
19.6
29.5
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row8.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 72.3%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 17%
8 oz Briess - Carapils Malt8 oz Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 4.3%
8 oz Briess - American - Midnight Wheat Malt8 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 4.3%
4 oz Weyermann - German - Carafa III4 oz German - Carafa III 32 535 2.1%
188 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Artisan - Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.5 First Wort 0 min 15.68 50%
0.50 oz Artisan - Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 11.6 Hop Stand 0 min 3.95 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Cali
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 141 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.72 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.41 17.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.35 21.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.47 -5.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.35 g | 17.4 qt) 4.81 19.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.52 22.1  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.22 36.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wild Flower Dark Cream Ale" Kentucky Common beer recipe by WIldflower Beer Works. All Grain, ABV 5.42%, IBU 19.63, SRM 29.47, Fermentables: ( Brewers Malt 2-Row, Flaked Corn, Carapils Malt, American - Midnight Wheat Malt, German - Carafa III) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Chinook) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt, Phosphoric acid, Whirlfloc tablet)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-15 18:06 UTC