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Vanilla Caramel Cream Ale

158 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=2435
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 17th 2016
1.048
1.012
4.7%
19.8
9.1
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light 42 2.5 42.9%
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat 42 3 42.9%
6 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 14.3%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 17.2 50%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 20 min 2.6 25%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp irish moss Fining Boil 10 min.
4 oz lactose Flavor Boil 15 min.
2 oz real vanilla extract Flavor Primary --
1 each 1 cup lactose Other Bottling --
4 oz real vanilla extract Other Bottling --
1 each 1.5 cup light DME Other Bottling --
1 each 4 cups water Other Bottling --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - German Ale 1007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.73 g | 26.9 qt) 2.66 10.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.73 g | 26.9 qt) 2.74 11  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.13 -0.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.47 1.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.66 10.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

EDIT 2/20/07: Please do not PM me with questions on this recipe. Post them to this thread. I get way too many questions that are already answered within this long thread, so consider reading the entire thing (or using the Search function) prior to posting.


Here's the final recipe that I'm brewing RIGHT NOW.

Malts
3 pounds extra light DME
3 pounds light wheat DME
1 pound Caramel 60L (steeped for 45 minutes at 150'-165')

Hops
1oz Cascade for bittering (60 minutes)
.5oz Saaz for flavor (20 minutes)
.5 oz Tettnang for aroma (end of boil)

Yeast
Wyeast German Ale

Extras
1 tsp Irish Moss (10 minutes)
4oz Lactose @ 15 minutes
2 oz real vanilla extract

Priming
>1cup Lactose
4oz vanilla (Be careful! This may be too much vanilla for some people.)
1.5 cups light DME

I'm adding the Lactose in the last 15 minutes of the boil. I'll add the vanilla in the primary, because I don't want to risk losing any that bonds to the trub. So far, it smells fantastic but I'm still at the bittering hops boil. I think this should end up with a nice caramel flavor and a good hint (perhaps a suggestion size amount) of vanilla. I've had vanillas with way too much flavor and they tasted too much like candy. This should have a decent balance.

Notes: 11/4/05

So good. Can't even explain it - you simply must make this beer. I let it prime for almost 2 weeks before fridging it, then cracked one tonight after only about 30 hours. Great head, good lace, nice color, good body and nose. Pictures won't do it justice, but here's one anyways

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