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Crystal Clear Cream

206 calories 17.1 g 500 ml
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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: 7.08 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BierMuncher
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 206 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 17.1 g (Per 500ml)
URL: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=66503
Created: Thursday June 2nd 2022
1.045
1.007
5.1%
21.2
2.5
5.3
0.34
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Mecca Grade - Gateway5.5 lb Gateway 38 1.2 55%
2.50 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes2.5 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes 34.5 0.8 25%
1.50 lb Briess - Rice, Flaked1.5 lb Rice, Flaked 32.2 1 15%
8 oz Weyermann - Acidulated8 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Artisan - Saaz (Czech)0.5 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 60 min 11 25%
0.50 oz Artisan - Crystal0.5 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 6.64 25%
0.50 oz Artisan - Crystal0.5 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 3.5 Aroma 5 min 1.32 25%
0.50 oz Artisan - Saaz (Czech)0.5 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops Pellet 5.8 Aroma 5 min 2.19 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each LD Carlson - Whirlfloc Tablet / 345.5 Each $ 0.07 / each
$ 0.03 		Fining Boil 10 min.
2.66 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
6 ml White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 / 991 Milliliters $ 0.05 / ml
$ 0.30 		Fining Primary 0 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.33
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.01 / each
$ 0.01
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 175 B cells required
$ 0.01 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5.9 oz       Temp: 68 °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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 qt Protein Rest Strike 136 °F 125 °F 20 min
6 qt Sacc Rest Infusion 212 °F 153 °F 70 min
8 qt Mash Out Temperature 212 °F 168 °F 20 min
11.4 qt Fly Sparge Fly Sparge 190 °F 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 2.5 10  
Mash volume with grains 3.3 13.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume 6.08 24.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.08 28.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.58 34.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

My adaptation of BierMuncher's original Cream of Three Crops. So easy and so drinkable!

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