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Cream Ale (NB)

156 calories 13.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Northern Brewer
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 24th 2021
1.048
1.008
5.2%
24.5
5.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb US - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 70%
0.75 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt0.75 lb Honey Malt 37 25 7.5%
0.25 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.25 lb Biscuit 35 23 2.5%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 20%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 24.48 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.80 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.20 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.30 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.46 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Campden Tablet Water Agt Mash --
1 each Whirfloc tablet Fining Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
10 ml White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Fining Primary --
1 tsp Gelatin Fining Secondary --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 186 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.75 psi       Temp: 36 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 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
15 qt Sacch' Rest Strike 162 °F 150 °F 60 min
3 gal Mashout Infusion 150 °F 170 °F 10 min
3.25 gal Sparge Fly Sparge 170 °F 172 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 4.3 g | 17.2 qt) 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.54 g | 18.2 qt) 4.25 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.79 g | 27.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Top off amount 0.25 1  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

An ale version of the light, fizzy American lager style, cream ale is a specialty of the eastern US. This Cream Ale is medium-light bodied and smooth, gold in color and low in bitterness; the specialty grain blend adds some complexity with a clean, sweet malt profile and a hint of buttered toast in the aroma and flavor. A homebrewed "lawnmower beer” is pretty hard to beat as a summertime thirst-quencher. Can be ready in as little as two weeks if keg priming. Chug-a-lug!

1 week primary, 1 week secondary, 1 week conditioning.

Liquid Yeast Option: Wyeast 1056 American Ale.

Make 1L starter. Use 2 lbs flaked corn to boost OG.

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