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Empire Builder Imperial Cream Ale

226 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: JJP
Calories: 226 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 22nd 2018
1.069
1.012
7.6%
35.5
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen 35 2 60%
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen 42 2 30%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 10%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 23.5 50%
1 oz Crystal1 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 11.95 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
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Target Water Profile
Lakeville
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70 22 7 9 5 326
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.26 g | 25 qt) 7.68 30.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.82 3.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.68 30.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Empire Builder Imperial Cream Ale" Cream Ale beer recipe by JJP. Extract, ABV 7.59%, IBU 35.45, SRM 3.43, Fermentables: (Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen, Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Cluster, Crystal) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-07-22 14:49 UTC