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Average Johnson cream ale

156 calories 13.4 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: 6.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Counterbrew
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 1st 2019
1.048
1.008
5.3%
13.7
3.1
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84.2%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 10.5%
0.50 lb Flaked Barley0.5 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cluster0.5 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 45 min 11.91 50%
0.25 oz Cluster0.25 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 15 min 1.82 25%
0.25 oz Cluster0.25 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 0 min 25%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
2 tsp Yeast nutrient Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 186 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
5g primo, 2.4 g bpu
3.2 calcium chloride 1 g gypsum
4.6 to 6 ml of lactic acid test water to 5.7 pH before dough in.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 qt 16 qts at 159 Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
13.6 qt Batch sparge Sparge -- 175 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6842 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.68 qt/lb 4 16  
Mash volume with grains 4.76 19  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.48 g | 17.9 qt) 3.54 14.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.1 24.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.54 30.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1 liter starter with 3.6 ounces of dme.
Aerate the wort.

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