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Simply the Zest - Lemon Cream Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Cupcake
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday June 18th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

13.4

SRM (morey):

5.0

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

22.61

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	American - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner	$ 1.50 / lb $ 7.50	37	1.8	42.6%
4 lb	Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4 lb Finest Maris Otter	$ 1.80 / lb $ 7.20	38	3	34%
1.50 lb	Flaked Corn1.5 lb Flaked Corn	$ 2.00 / lb $ 3.00	40	0.5	12.8%
0.50 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt0.5 lb BEST Chit Malt	$ 1.50 / lb $ 0.75	23	1.4	4.3%
0.50 lb	Gambrinus - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt	$ 2.00 / lb $ 1.00	37	25	4.3%
4 oz	Cane Sugar4 oz Cane Sugar	$ 0.10 / lb $ 0.03	46	0	2.1%
11.75 lbs / $ 19.48

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.30 oz	Centennial0.3 oz Centennial Hops	$ 1.20 / oz $ 0.36	Pellet	10	Boil	60 min	9.6	10.3%
0.60 oz	Centennial0.6 oz Centennial Hops	$ 1.20 / oz $ 0.72	Pellet	10	Boil	5 min	3.83	20.7%
1 oz	Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops	$ 1.20 / oz $ 1.20	Pellet	10	Hop Stand at 145 °F	20 min		34.5%
1 oz	Mandarina Bavaria1 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops	$ 0.85 / oz $ 0.85	Pellet	8.5	Hop Stand at 145 °F	20 min		34.5%
2.90 oz / $ 3.13

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.90 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	$ 1.20 / oz $ 2.28	13.43	65.5%
1 oz	Mandarina Bavaria (Pellet)	$ 0.85 / oz $ 0.85		34.5%
2.90 oz / $ 3.13

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4 gal	Strike	163 °F	152 °F	60 min
3.75 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Ascorbic Acid	Water Agt	Boil	0 min.
3 g	BSG - Fermax Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	0 min.
1.50 g	BSG - Kerry Whirlfloc T	Fining	Boil	0 min.
3 g	Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)	Other	Boil	0 min.
3 g	Lemon Zest	Spice	Boil	5 min.
1 g	amylase	Other	Primary	0 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST

Amount:	2 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	77 - 104 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	85 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 5.3 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
70	5	40	90	100	1
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Notes

Post Brewing/tasting notes:
Tastes very good, It's malty, sweet and citrusy. I would not change anything on the grain bill (maybe some sugar to dry it out), or yeast (but any clean yeast would work as well lager or ale). The Voss adds more of an Orange flavor than Lemon, but it really goes well with the rest of the beer. Would be willing to try out some other hops. I want to add more lemon flavor somehow... Maybe a tincture? Lets say 1-3 lemons zest in 1/2 quart of vodka for at least 24hrs shaken every so often? and add to bottling bucket until I'm pleased with the flavor/aroma.

Pre-brewing notes:
Going for a very crisp finish, and lemon flavor in this cream ale from the hops, the yeast, and the zest of one large lemon during the hop stand. Plan to under pitch the Voss and keep the fermenter at ~85F to push the lemon/citrus flavors it can produce. Also going for a very low PH in the final product.

Will add sugar at end of boil to get to ~1.052 OG if needed.

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	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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