Cream Ale - 5 gallon - Beer Recipe

Cream Ale - 5 gallon

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: 10.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created Saturday May 21st 2016

Original Gravity:

13.2 °P

Final Gravity:

3.0 °P

ABV (standard):

5.49%

IBU (tinseth):

18.91

SRM (morey):

3.92

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	81.8%
1 lb	Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	9.1%
1 lb	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale1 lb Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	9.1%
11 lb / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Saaz20 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	6.4	Boil	60 min	18.59	71.4%
8 g	Saaz8 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	6.4	Boil	1 min	0.32	28.6%
28 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
28 g	Saaz (Pellet) 28 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops		18.91	100%
28 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Temp	Time
4.5 gal		Infusion	152 °F	60 min
3.5 qt		Sparge	170 °F	0 min

Yeast

Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	77%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	57 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 187 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Target Water Profile

Sparkletts

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	6	0	5	16
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Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Total mash water needed	8.16	32.6
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	4.13	16.5
Grain absorption losses	-1.38	-5.5
Remaining sparge water volume	4.04	16.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Amount going into kettle	6.54	26.1
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses	-0.04	-0.1
Amount going into fermentor	5	20
Total:	7.82	31.3

Batch Performance

Efficiency:

Conversion: 96.7%

Pre-Boil: 79% 29.4 ppg

Ending Kettle: 80% 29.8 ppg

Brew House: 69% 25.8 ppg

Wort Volume:

4.81 Gallons

Expected 5 Gallons of fermentable wort.
Adjust your equipment profile and calibrate your equipment to dial this in.
Expected OG: 13.2 °P
Actual OG: 1.059

Alcohol and Attenuation:

ABV: 6.43%

Apparent Attenuation: 83.1%
Actual FG: 1.010
Calories per 12oz 176 calories
Carbohydrates per 12oz 16.9 g

Amount Packaged:

4.5 Gallons

Great job! You get to enjoy the equivalent of:

12oz bottles: 48
Pints: 36

LatestBrew Log

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Updated	Comment
11/18/2016	+1	Mash Complete	1.047	7.82 Gallons	2/20/2021 3:43 AM
11/18/2016	+1	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.047	6.87 Gallons	2/20/2021 3:43 AM
11/18/2016	+1	Boil Complete	1.059	5.56 Gallons	2/20/2021 3:43 AM
11/18/2016	+1	Brew Day Complete	1.059	4.81 Gallons	2/20/2021 3:43 AM
11/18/2016	+1	Other			2/20/2021 3:43 AM	Note: above calculations were made using an additional 1 gallon added, due to the fact the 1 gal sanitized water was added to fermenter at the end.
11/18/2016	+1	Other			2/20/2021 3:43 AM	Added 4 oz. of Nottingham yeast slurry to fermenter at 8 pm. From previously made starter.
11/27/2016	+8	Fermentation Complete	1.010		2/20/2021 3:43 AM
11/27/2016	+9	Other			2/20/2021 3:43 AM	Added 2 split vanilla beans (Mexican) to fermenter. Soaked in vodka. Moved t = 70 degrees in fermenter.
12/6/2016	+17	Packaged		4.5 Gallons	2/20/2021 3:43 AM	Kegged! Psi set to 15 in kegerator.
12/8/2016	+22	Other			2/20/2021 3:43 AM	Moved p = 8 psi on keg.
12/10/2016	+22	Tasting Note			2/20/2021 3:43 AM	Good carbonation. Smooth! No hint of vanilla flavor yet. Kim says vanilla flavor is slight after beer warms up a bit.
2/17/2017	+92	Tasting Note			2/20/2021 3:43 AM	All gone! Very good beer. Light and smooth. Not much vanilla flavor though.

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