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County Seat Cream Ale

151 calories 14.6 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: 7.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: MrBIP
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 7th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 20.5%
8 oz Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 5.1%
4 lb US - Briess 2-Row Malt4 lb Briess 2-Row Malt 36.8 1.8 41%
3 lb US - Rahr 6-Row Malt3 lb Rahr 6-Row Malt 36.3 1.7 30.8%
4 oz US - Briess Caramel 10L4 oz Briess Caramel 10L 35 10 2.6%
9.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 g Glacier16 g Glacier Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 60 min 10.86 50%
16 g Glacier16 g Glacier Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 15 min 5.39 50%
32 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - California Lager 2112
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 179 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated 2018-0602, batch code #101
100% distilled water
Mash and Sparge: 1.1g Gypsum, 1.7g Calc Chlor, 0.8g Epsom Salt, 0.2g Canning Salt
Mash 1.0ml Phos Acid
Sparge 3.3ml Phos Acid

Final water: 51 / 5 / 5 / 70 / 55 / -53; ph 5.4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
16 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 4.39 17.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.17 20.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.12 g | 16.5 qt) 4.48 17.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.4 29.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.7 22.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.7 g | 22.8 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.87 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2nd Place, 2015 Frankfort Beer Week / Stormcloud Brewing.
HM Category 1, Standard American Beer, 2018 Michigan Beer Cup.
1st Place, Table 3, Standard American Beer, 2019 March Mashness
2nd Place, Table 8, American Pale beer, 2019 Virginia Beer Blitz
2019 AHA NHC National Qualifier, Thru Cleveland: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/winners/
HM, Category 1, Standard American Beer, 2019 Michigan Beer Cup



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