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My Vanilla Cream Ale

185 calories 19.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Wolfbrew
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 15th 2019
1.056
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5.6%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row2.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 40.8%
1.50 lb American - White Wheat1.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 24.5%
1 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes1 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes 34.5 0.8 16.3%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 8.2%
8 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)8 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 8.2%
2 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar)2 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 2%
6.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Cascade0.25 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 9.87 20%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 20 min 5.98 40%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 1 min 0.85 40%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
2 oz Vanilla Extract Flavor Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 46 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 2.4 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.75 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.25 9  
Mash volume with grains 2.73 10.9  
Grain absorption losses -0.75 -3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.79 g | 11.1 qt) 2.45 9.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.04 g | 16.1 qt) 3.7 14.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.01 0  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 2.5 g | 10 qt) 3.1 12.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 3.1 g | 12.4 qt) 2.5 10  
Total: 4.7 18.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2 oz Lactose addition at 15 min boil
2 oz Vanilla in Secondary for week

2 weeks in primary
1 week in Secondary
3 weeks keg/Bottle conditioning

For Reg Cream Ale omit Flake Corn and Vanilla adjust strike water

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  • Last Updated: 2019-08-15 19:02 UTC