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Thunder Cream Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.08 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: 2 Turn Larry
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday December 31st 2017

Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

19.3

SRM (morey):

3.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

37.25

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
14 lb	Rahr - Canadian - Pale 2-Row14 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row	$ 0.86 / lb $ 12.04	36	1.75	77.8%
1.50 lb	Flaked Corn1.5 lb Flaked Corn		40	0.5	8.3%
1.50 lb	Gambrinus - Munich - Light 10L1.5 lb Munich - Light 10L	$ 0.81 / lb $ 1.22	37.3	10	8.3%
1 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	$ 1.06 / lb $ 1.06	33	1.8	5.6%
18 lbs / $ 14.32

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Perle1 oz Perle Hops	$ 2.49 / oz $ 2.49	Pellet	9.3	Boil	60 min	16.11	50%
1 oz	Pearle1 oz Pearle Hops		Pellet	9.3	Boil	5 min	3.21	50%
2 oz / $ 2.49

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Perle (Pellet)	$ 2.49 / oz $ 2.49	16.11	50%
1 oz	Pearle (Pellet)		3.21	50%
2 oz / $ 2.49

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.75 gal	Strike	163 °F	152 °F	60 min
9.65 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.23 / each $ 0.45	Fining	Boil	0 min.
4 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
16.46 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 0.45

Yeast

Wyeast - American Ale 1056

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 19.99 / each $ 19.99
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 72 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	66 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 162 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 11.17 psi Temp: 34 °F CO₂ Level: 2.7 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

2016 Gold Medal Light Hybrid ale. Ales Open, Regina, Saskatchewan

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	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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