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Cali Creamin' Clone

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Mother Earth Brew Co - Devin Trudgen Clone
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 15th 2018
1.049
1.011
5.0%
18.4
5.9
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row4.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
1.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 13.9%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 11.1%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11.1%
0.75 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.75 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 8.3%
0.50 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5.6%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 14.7 Boil 20 min 18.37 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Madagascar Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary 5 days
4 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.75 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Built from R/O Water.
Gypsum=1.75g
Epsom Salt=1g
Table Salt=.75g
Calcium Chloride=4g
Lactic Acid=1g per calc (check mash ph)
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.92 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge -- 175 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.03 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.03 qt/lb 4.57 18.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.29 21.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.33 g | 13.3 qt) 2.81 11.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.52 g | 26.1 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.38 29.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mother Earth website:
1.048 OG - 1.011 FG
Madagascar Vanilla Bean used (assuming amount)
Grain Bill - Pale 2-Row, Light Crystal, Flaked Corn, Dextrin, Honey Malt, Flaked Oats
ABV - 5.0%
SRM - 6.0
IBU - 18
Yeast - Not listed (assuming Cream Ale Yeast)

Brew #1 - 3/31/18 - Soaked vanilla beans in bourbon before adding to secondary. Beer turned out well. Nice vanilla flavor.

Brew #2 - 3/2/18 - Upping vanilla beans to 4 to see difference in amount of vanilla flavor.

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