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Vanilla Cream Ale

99 calories 11.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.019 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (brew house)
Calories: 99 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 11th 2016
1.030
1.009
2.9%
50.5
6.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb United Kingdom - Pilsen7.5 lb Pilsen 36 1.8 77.4%
12.50 oz Flaked Oats12.5 oz Flaked Oats 33 2.2 8.1%
12.50 oz Torrified Wheat12.5 oz Torrified Wheat 36 2 8.1%
10 oz Canadian - Honey Malt10 oz Honey Malt 37 25 6.5%
155 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 90 min 50.51 100%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Lactose Other Boil 10 min.
6 oz Vanilla Beans Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.63 14.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.41 17.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.21 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.36 g | 13.4 qt) 4.33 17.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.53 g | 22.1 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
Total: 7.96 31.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash at 152 for 60min
Add first wort hops & boil for 90min
Drop temp to 60F & pitch yeast. allow to ramp up to 72
3wks in primary, cold crash & add vanilla tincture

[Toasted Flaked Oats]
toast at 350F stirring at 20min increments until golden brown (~1hr. varies on how thick the grain layer is in pan)

Vanilla Tincture]
NOTE: This is how I prepared for this batch. I have also used pure extract and boil in wort methods
Split and chop 6 beans into 1" segments
Place in 8oz canning jar with 4oz of neutral spirits (I used Most Wanted Vodka)
Shake vigorously until seeds are dislodged
Fill sauce pan with luke-warm water with wash cloth on bottom (Water Bath Canning)
Place canning jar in water on the washcloth and wait 5 min
Bring water, jar and washcloth to boil
At roiling boil, time for 15min
Remove from heat
Remove canning jar from water bath and allow to cool
Verify seal and remove canning band
Shake as wanted until use

Extraction
place hop bag or cheese cloth over jar
fix in place with canning band
pour into vessel

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