Cream Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (ending kettle)
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday June 1st 2026

Original Gravity:

11.9 °P

Final Gravity:

2.2 °P

ABV (alternate):

5.2%

IBU (tinseth):

14.2

SRM (morey):

3.0

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

88.84

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
88 lb	Great Western - Premium 2-Row88 lb Premium 2-Row	$ 0.75 / lb $ 66.00	37	2	80%
16 lb	Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes16 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes	$ 1.06 / lb $ 16.96	34.5	0.8	14.5%
6 lb	Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT6 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT	$ 0.73 / lb $ 4.38	38.1	3.5	5.5%
110 lbs / $ 87.34

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum3 oz Magnum Hops	$ 0.50 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	11.5	Boil	60 min	8.99	23.1%
10 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette10 oz Willamette Hops		Pellet	4	Boil	15 min	5.17	76.9%
13 oz / $ 1.50

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum (Pellet)	$ 0.50 / oz $ 1.50	8.99	23.1%
10 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette (Pellet)		5.17	76.9%
13 oz / $ 1.50

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
60.5 gal		Strike	159 °F	151 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
20 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
20 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
80 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast

Amount:	1.07 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1195 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90.9	30	61	96.8	97.7	1.5
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Notes

3 scoops of rice hulls per tube

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Last Updated: 2026-06-02 18:33 UTC

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