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Cream Ale

160 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 100 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.377 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 15th 2018
1.049
1.010
5.1%
17.7
3.0
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
150 lb American - Pilsner150 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 93.8%
10 lb Cane Sugar10 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 6.3%
160 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 lb Citra10 lb Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 17.72 100%
10 lbs / 0.00
 
Yeast
- -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 107.88 gal (431.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 95.88 gal (383.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 60.75 gal (243 qt) 48.75 195  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.3 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (31.26 g). Reduce mash thickness to 0.82 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 30.49 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 48.75 195  
Mash volume with grains 60.75 243  
Grain absorption losses -18.75 -75  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.74 3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 107.88 g | 431.5 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -6 -24  
Post boil Volume 100 400  
Going into fermentor 100 400  
Total: 31.26 125
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cream Ale" American Light Lager beer recipe by PLBrooks10. All Grain, ABV 5.1%, IBU 17.72, SRM 2.95, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Citra)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-10-15 12:44 UTC