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Imperial Adirondack Cream Ale 4.0

262 calories 25.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: David P Medici
Calories: 262 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 21st 2018
1.079
1.018
8.5%
23.3
6.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row13.25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 72%
2.40 lb Flaked Corn2.4 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 13%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.7%
1.50 lb American - Pale 6-Row1.5 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 8.2%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.1%
18.40 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Cluster1 oz Yakima Cluster Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 23.25 50%
1 oz Yakima Cluster1 oz Yakima Cluster Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 0 min 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Cream Ale Yeast Blend WLP080
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 588 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 154 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.9 27.6  
Mash volume with grains 8.37 33.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.3 -9.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.1 g | 16.4 qt) 3.65 14.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.45 g | 33.8 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6.5 26  
Going into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 10.55 42.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Obtained 6 gallons of 2-row from COTU, equivalent 13.25 lbs.

Mashed at 154
Sparged at 184
Boiled 75 minutes.
Pitched yeast around 6 pm
OG adjusted 1.066(temp was 111)

1/27/2018
Gravity 1.008 g/ml
Air lock not bubbling but beer slowly bringing up CO2
Put lid back on.
Added Yeast Cell Energizer on 1/28/18

Transferred into secondary on 2/4/2018
Gravity was 1.006 g/ml

2/24/18 Bottling day
OG: 1.066 g/ml
FG: 1/006 g/ml
8.16 SG
But add priming DME
may add a few points
4.5 oz of Light DME

Yield
56 12 oz
2 22 oz

I broken neck, and some gack and brewers treat,



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