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164 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 17th 2024
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1.011
5.2%
17.5
3.7
n/a
2.28
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Canada Malting - CMC 6-ROW MALT5 lb CMC 6-ROW MALT $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		37 2.2 50%
4 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row4 lb Premium 2-Row $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		37 2 40%
1 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes1 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes $ 2.28 / lb
$ 2.28 		34.5 0.8 10%
10 lbs / $ 2.28
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 g Comet7 g Comet Hops Pellet 12.9 Boil 60 min 12.49 33.3%
14 g Comet14 g Comet Hops Pellet 12.9 Boil 5 min 4.98 66.7%
21 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.00 / tsp
$ 0.00 		Other Boil 10 min.
1 each Carrageenan $ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00 		Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.28 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 151 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.13 12.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.93 15.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.15 g | 20.6 qt) 5.28 21.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.78 g | 27.1 qt) 6.9 27.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.63 22.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.63 g | 22.5 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 8.4 33.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Original version used Triumph hops.

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