Vanilla Cream Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday March 15th 2020

Orange Vanilla Sunlight Clone

by Bird Law Brewing

OG: 1.048 FG: 1.013 ABV: 4.7% IBU: 17

Vanilla Cream Ale

by AndyMcBrews

OG: 1.052 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 19

Silly Vanilly Cream Ale

by Kaz Brewers

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.7% IBU: 20

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

18.5

SRM (morey):

4.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

53.24

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row	$ 1.80 / lb $ 9.00	37	1.8	45.5%
1.75 lb	American - Pale 6-Row1.75 lb Pale 6-Row	$ 1.75 / lb $ 3.06	35	1.8	15.9%
1.75 lb	American - White Wheat1.75 lb White Wheat	$ 2.30 / lb $ 4.03	40	2.8	15.9%
0.75 lb	Honey0.75 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 5.99 / lb $ 4.49	35	2	6.8%
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L	$ 1.98 / lb $ 0.99	35	20	4.5%
0.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	$ 2.19 / lb $ 1.10	33	1.8	4.5%
0.50 lb	Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn	$ 1.97 / lb $ 0.99	40	0.5	4.5%
0.25 lb	Flaked Barley0.25 lb Flaked Barley	$ 1.99 / lb $ 0.50	32	2.2	2.3%
11 lbs / $ 24.15

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.47 oz	Cascade0.47 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.41 / oz $ 1.13	Pellet	6.2	Boil	60 min	10.57	33.3%
0.47 oz	Cascade0.47 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.41 / oz $ 1.13	Pellet	6.2	Boil	20 min	6.4	33.3%
0.47 oz	Willamette0.47 oz Willamette Hops	$ 2.41 / oz $ 1.13	Pellet	4.5	Boil	5 min	1.53	33.3%
1.41 oz / $ 3.40

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.94 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	$ 2.41 / oz $ 2.27	16.97	66.6%
0.47 oz	Willamette (Pellet)	$ 2.41 / oz $ 1.13	1.53	33.3%
1.41 oz / $ 3.40

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc		Fining	Boil	15 min.
1.91 oz	pure vanilla extract	$ 2.00 / oz $ 3.82	Flavor	Boil	0 min.
4 each	Vanilla beans - in 2oz Vodka	$ 3.00 / each $ 11.98	Flavor	Secondary	7 days
0.96 oz	pure vanilla extract	$ 2.00 / oz $ 1.92	Flavor	Kegging	0 min.
$ 17.71

Yeast

Wyeast - Kölsch 2565

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 7.98 / each $ 7.98
Attenuation (custom):	76%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	56 - 70 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required

$ 7.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 12.82 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

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
5.9 gal	rest at 152	Infusion	159 °F	152 °F	75 min
	stir and rest at 165 - mashout	Infusion	152 °F	165 °F	15 min
1 gal		Sparge	--	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	3.84	15.4
Mash volume with grains	4.66	18.7
Grain absorption losses	-1.28	-5.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.05 g \| 20.2 qt)	4.59	18.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.36 g \| 29.5 qt)	6.9	27.6
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions)	0.06	0.3
Boil off losses	-1.88	-7.5
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.05	-0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g \| 22 qt)	5.9	23.6
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.9 g \| 23.6 qt)	5.5	22
Total:	8.43	33.7
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Notes

Add 12 oz clover honey at flameout.

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