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Cream Ale

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Source: Kevin H
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
URL: http://www.stlbrews.org/competition/hhhc/winners/2015_Winners.html
Created: Monday August 24th 2015
1.045
1.010
4.6%
19.3
4.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 82.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 5.5%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.5%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 5.5%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 1.4%
18.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.70 oz Willamette1.7 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 16.37 77.3%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 20 min 2.92 22.7%
2.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 147 °F 40 min
-- -- 165 °F 20 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.58 gal (54.33 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.58 gal (6.33 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.99 gal (71.97 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.54 gal (42.16 qt) and adding 5.99 gal (23.97 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.53 66.1  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 16.11 g | 64.5 qt) 16.53 66.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 17.57 g | 70.3 qt) 17.99 72  
Grain absorption losses -2.28 -9.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.58 g | 54.3 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Volume into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 16.53 66.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pitch yeast at 62 and slowly ramp up to 65 by about day 3. Day 4-5 set primary on floor and let it finish at 70+ . After 2 weeks from brew date, cold crash primary with 1# of CO2 on it for 2-3 days. Rack to kegs add gelatin. Drink



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