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Summer beer Mint Cream Ale

166 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Post Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Me
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 16th 2019
1.050
1.015
4.6%
24.4
3.6
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb Great Western - California Select 2-Row Malt16 lb California Select 2-Row Malt 37 2 80%
4 lb Briess - Rice, Flaked4 lb Rice, Flaked 32.2 1 20%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Sterling1 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 60 min 16.3 50%
1 oz Sterling1 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 15 min 8.09 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 oz mint Spice Secondary 7 days
5 tbsp Lime Zest Flavor Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 164 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 25 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
44 21 0 98 121 111.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 gal Steeping 160 °F 155 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.35 gal (57.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.4 gal (41.6 qt) and adding 2.35 gal (9.4 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.75 51  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 12.83 g | 51.3 qt) 12.75 51  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 14.43 g | 57.7 qt) 14.35 57.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 10.08 g | 40.3 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 8.5 34  
Top off amount 1.5 6  
Volume into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 12.75 51
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Soak Mint and lime in Ever Clear for one week and add to secondary for one week before kegging or bottling.

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