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Sweet Dreams

166 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Kyle Benson
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 26th 2015
1.051
1.009
5.5%
19.0
3.2
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 82.1%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 10.3%
0.75 lb Cane Sugar0.75 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 7.7%
9.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Cluster20 g Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 45 min 17.68 73.8%
0.25 oz Cluster0.25 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Aroma 5 min 1.36 26.2%
27.09 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Cream Ale Yeast Blend WLP080
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 119 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.5 qt Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
15 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 2.81 11.3  
Mash volume with grains 3.53 14.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.04 g | 20.2 qt) 5.01 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.06 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.1 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.82 31.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sweet Dreams" Cream Ale beer recipe by Kyle Benson. All Grain, ABV 5.48%, IBU 19.04, SRM 3.16, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Flaked Corn, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Cluster) Other: (Irish Moss)
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