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Burton Mercer

228 calories 27.9 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: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Brian Lupo
Calories: 228 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 23rd 2017
1.068
1.023
6.0%
55.2
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 lb Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 3.8%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 3.8%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.8%
5 lb German - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 38.5%
1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 7.7%
0.50 lb Honey0.5 lb Honey 42 2 3.8%
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 38.5%
13 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 44.91 25%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 5.97 12.5%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 2.82 12.5%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 1 min 1.49 25%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz Orange Zest Flavor Boil --
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - West Coast Ale I
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 173 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Fly Sparge -- 160 °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 4.31 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.23 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.41 g | 17.6 qt) 4.76 19  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.12 0.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.07 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Lactose and Honey added with 10 minutes left in boil.

Organic Oranges zested and added at flame out

SG : 1.020

FG : 1.020
ABV : 6.3%

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  • Last Updated: 2017-05-07 18:06 UTC