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Second test - Cream ale

130 calories 11 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 56.23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 130 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday February 21st 2026
1.043
1.007
4.6%
23.8
3.4
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg Agrária - Pilsner Malt8 kg Pilsner Malt 37 2 84.2%
1 kg Agrária - Vienna Malt1 kg Vienna Malt 37 4 10.5%
0.50 kg Cane Sugar0.5 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 5.3%
9.50 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Magnum10 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 50 min 8.06 9.1%
100 g Nugget100 g Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 5 min 15.78 90.9%
110 g / 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 188 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
12 4 7 0 0 69.6
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
40 L Strike 72 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.25 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 10.85 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 36
Mash volume with grains 41.9
Grain absorption losses -9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 29.8 L) 29.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.3 L) 56.2
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume 50
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 65.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Second test - Cream ale" Cream Ale beer recipe by Brewer #240093. All Grain, ABV 4.63%, IBU 23.84, SRM 3.41, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Vienna Malt, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Magnum, Nugget)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-02-21 17:49 UTC