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Modern Cream Ale 1.03

164 calories 15.2 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: 7.23 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.07 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 24th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.75 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row6.75 lb Premium 2-Row 37 2 73%
0.75 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt0.75 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 8.1%
1.75 lb Cane Sugar1.75 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 18.9%
9.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
21 g Amarillo21 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 7.9 Boil 30 min 16.37 27.3%
28 g Citra28 g Citra Hops $ 1.05 / oz
$ 1.04 		Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 200 °F 10 min 7.69 36.4%
28 g Pacifica28 g Pacifica Hops Pellet 4 Whirlpool at 200 °F 10 min 2.42 36.4%
77 g / $ 1.04
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Munich Helles Yeast WLP860
Amount:
10 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 52 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
House
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
146.8 18 65 73 267.8 4.3
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.98 gal Strike 157 °F 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.98 15.9  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.79 g | 19.1 qt) 4.91 19.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.13 0.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.1 g | 28.4 qt) 7.23 28.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.57 g | 22.3 qt) 6.07 24.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.07 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.29 33.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use ground instead of flaked corn. Do cereal mash with ground corn in 1 gal. Add boiled cereal mash to second strike of 4 gal at 145 F to hit overall mash temp of 148 F.

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