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Winter Maple Cream Ale

249 calories 25.9 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: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Meadhawg
Calories: 249 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 31st 2013
1.075
1.019
7.3%
12.8
15.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.7%
16 oz Maple Syrup16 oz Maple Syrup 30 35 6.7%
14 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 80L14 oz Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 5.9%
14.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 15 min 12.82 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Tab Fining Boil 5 min.
2 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Priming
Method: Maple Syrup       Amount: .6 Cup / 6.1 oz       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Bottled spring water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 qt Mash in at 160 Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
14 qt Batch Sparge Sparge -- 168 °F 30 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.07 24.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.18 28.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.73 -6.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.86 g | 11.4 qt) 3.32 13.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.09 0.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
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: 9.39 37.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add Maple Syrup to boil at 30 min
2 Week Primary @ 66-68F
2 Week Secondary @ 68-70F
Scraped and sliced vanilla beans in secondary

OG 1.074
2nd. 1.030 - abv 5.78%
FG 1.013
ABV 8%

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