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Dotted Holstein

168 calories 14.8 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: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 20th 2018
12.8 °P
2.3 °P
5.6%
20.8
5.5
5.5
32.95
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb US - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row $ 2.15 / lb
$ 17.20 		37 1.8 72.7%
1.50 lb Flaked Corn1.5 lb Flaked Corn $ 3.50 / lb
$ 5.25 		40 0.5 13.6%
0.50 lb German - CaraMunich I0.5 lb CaraMunich I $ 3.50 / lb
$ 1.75 		34 39 4.5%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley $ 2.25 / lb
$ 2.25 		32 2.2 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 26.45
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 14.27 33.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4.9 Aroma 10 min 6.5 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 6.50 / each
$ 6.50
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
$ 6.50 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 3.2       Temp: 60 °F       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100.1 15 19 158.2 9 110
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.2 gal Strike 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 50 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.56 g | 18.2 qt) 4 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
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: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

First attempt at a New Glarus Spotted Cow type Ale.

UPDATE: Turned out pretty good. It certainly reminds one of Spotted Cow. This beer needs to age at least a month. I hurried to try this beer and was sorely disappointed, but a month later...yum.

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