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Mosaic Cream Ale

171 calories 17 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 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Backcrack
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 27th 2017
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5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 6-Row9 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 90%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 10%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Challenger0.4 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 9.6 Boil 20 min 8.75 28.6%
0.50 oz Mosaic0.5 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 10 min 9.41 35.7%
0.50 oz Mosaic0.5 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 1 min 1.12 35.7%
1.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Cream Ale Yeast Blend WLP080
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
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
13.2 qt strike 166.9 F Sparge -- 155 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 3.33 13.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.13 16.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.23 g | 20.9 qt) 5.18 20.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mosaic is one of my favorite hops so I figured it would put an interesting spin on this style. Turns out that they use noble hops in this style for a reason. Next time I will go more traditional and save the Mosaic for my IPAs.

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