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Competition Cream Ale

164 calories 16 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: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 16th 2019
1.050
1.011
5.1%
12.1
3.7
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row4.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45%
2 lb American - Pilsner2 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 20%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 10%
0.50 lb Finland - Munich Malt0.5 lb Munich Malt 36 7 5%
0.50 lb German - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna 37 4 5%
1.50 lb Grits1.5 lb Grits 37 1 15%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 12.11 50%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 0 min 50%
1 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:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.79 g | 19.2 qt) 4.75 19  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cereal Mash
0.5 2 Row
Grits
48 oz Water

Bring to boil, soft boil for 30 mins.

Strike grains (9lbs) with 3.31 gal of water at 161.5 °F.
Cool Cereal Mash to 150 (higher or lower depending on temp of main mash)
Mash at 150 °F for 60 min.
Vorlauf and lauter 1.91 gal in your first runnings.
Add 5.09 gal of sparge water at 168 °F.
Vorlauf and lauter 5.09 gal in your second runnings.
Your combined runnings should be 7 gal.

Ferment lower: 56-64°F
Cold Crash and fine if necessary

Some references:
https://learn.kegerator.com/cream-ale/

Next time:
6 row would be nice

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  • Last Updated: 2019-03-19 21:45 UTC