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7bbl cream ale

157 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 228 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 248.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 244 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 26th 2025
1.048
1.009
5.2%
15.7
3.0
6.0
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
375 lb Avangard - Pilsner375 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 100%
375 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
32 oz Barth-Haas - Tettnang Tettnanger32 oz Tettnang Tettnanger Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Boil 60 min 12.96 40%
48 oz Saaz48 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 2.76 60%
80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3598 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.82 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Colonial Beach Brewing Water Summer 2021
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
150.62 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
145 gal Sparge 175 °F 160 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 232.5 gal (930 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 220.5 gal (882 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 170.63 gal (682.5 qt) 140.63 562.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 140.63 562.5  
Mash volume with grains 170.63 682.5  
Grain absorption losses -46.88 -187.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 139 g | 556 qt) 154.75 619  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 232.5 g | 930 qt) 248.25 993  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3 -12  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 228 g | 912 qt) 244 976  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 244 g | 976 qt) 228 912  
Total: 295.38 1181.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

swapped back to tett on boil
yellow dry profile
was one bag of pils short. had to sub 2 row

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