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Krueger's WWII Cream Ale

182 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
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Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Nathan Fry/Amber Waves Brewery
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 12th 2019
1.055
1.015
5.2%
20.8
4.8
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row5.25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 47.7%
2 lb American - White Wheat2 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 18.2%
2 lb American - Pale 6-Row2 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 18.2%
0.50 lb Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 4.5%
0.25 lb Flaked Barley0.25 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 2.3%
0.50 lb Honey0.5 lb Honey 42 2 4.5%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 12 33.3%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 20 min 7.27 33.3%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.54 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz vanilla extract Flavor Boil --
0.05 oz vanilla extract Flavor Kegging --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Nathan’s Cambridge Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 158 °F 75 min
0.6 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.59 18.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.43 21.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.99 g | 15.9 qt) 4.43 17.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
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: 9.02 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

While no recipe is known to have survived for this famous cream ale, I researched the ingredients and options at the time and did my best to replicate Krueger’s Cream Ale.

Period correct hops would be English Cluster, Canada Red Vine, Humphrey, or Late Cluster but those weren’t available to me when I brewed this. Cascade worked very well as a substitute.

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