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Vanilla Coffee Cream Ale

150 calories 13.1 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 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: AVE
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 28th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb German - Pilsner4 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 41%
4 lb US - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 41%
0.75 lb Flaked Corn0.75 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 7.7%
0.50 lb Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5.1%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.1%
9.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Liberty1.5 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 17.99 100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
3.66 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 154 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.66 14.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.44 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.87 g | 19.5 qt) 4.81 19.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.47 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1 tsp of irish moss at 15 minutes left in the boil.

Fine with gelatin at cold crash.

5 oz medium roast local coffee beans and 5 oz coarse ground medium roast local coffee beans in hop sack suspended in beer for 2 days max.

2 tbsp mexican vanilla extract from Penzeys at kegging/bottling.

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