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Adirondack Cream Ale 2.0

238 calories 12.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (brew house)
Source: David Medici
Calories: 238 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 18th 2016
1.074
1.002
9.4%
28.4
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row8.25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 70%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 17%
0.75 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.75 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 6.4%
12.50 oz Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light12.5 oz Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light 42 2.5 6.6%
11.78 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 18.98 50%
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 15 min 9.42 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Irish Moss Water Agt Mash 20 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Cream Ale Yeast Blend WLP080
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
97%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 612 B cells required
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.01 g | 20.1 qt) 4.94 19.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.06 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This batch of Adirondack Cream Ale is being brewed on 1/18/2016 with two changes from last years brewing of Adirondack Cream Ale on 3/5/2015.

Original Gravity where I buy the ingredients was out of 6 row so I substituted 2 row for 6 row in the original recipe from March 2015. This change in grain concentration and grain type may affect the flavor of the final beer. Who knows.

The second change is using another .50 ounce of Cluster in the last 20 minutes. Lets see if this makes a difference in the final product.

I was going to use a yeast started but opted not to due to the projected OG to be below the limit of when Whitelab says to use a starter (OG 1.070) I don't get to use my cool Erlenmeyer flask this go around.

1/25/16:
Racked off into glass carboy. Gravity an unbelievable 1.008. Checked hydrometer for accuracy at room temp tap water was 1.00 gm/ml. But it should not go that low given the grain bill. Last year the same thing happened I checked calibrations then too. All was well.

Current ABV calculations are coming out above 8 ABV

Set Carboy on kitchen counter for a day to check for activity and then into a cold closet to rest.

  • After two hours the decanted beer showed no signs of restart so I added a low dose of LD Carlson;s Yeast Energizer (Nutrient Booster). Normal dose would be 2.5 teaspoons. I had only 1 1/2 teaspoons on hand so I used it.

    Checked gravity on 2/4/2016 and found it to be 1.006 g/ml. I may soon.

    Making the ABV 8.93 % Alcohol

    Attenuation was 91% I think it is done.

    2/7/16 - Fermentation not done. Witnessed airlock movement this morning. Keeping the Cream Ale in the glass carboy another week.
    Projected bottling: Feb 15th
    Projected aging in fermenters total: 4 weeks. 1 week in Primary and three in secondary carboy

    2/14/16 - Racked off beer from glass carboy to bottling bucket. I have 5 gallons of beer to bottle. Checked gravity
    OG - 1.74
    FG - 1.002
    Calc ABV - 9.45%

    Used 3/4 cup Extra light DME boiled then put on an ice bath.

    4.9 Gallons bottled.
    6, 22oz Craft Brew bottles
    36, 12 oz
    1, Grolsh bottle
    1 12 oz pour for the brewmiester
    1 busted bottle

    = 4.9 gallons

    9.45% is kicking my ass, but I don't know it yet.

    Current notes as a raw beer without carbonation.

    Smells like a Cream Ale and a Saison.
    Nice even finish maybe leaning dry but currently well balanced.
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