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Barrel Aged Imperial Cream Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.31 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.81 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.079 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Brandon Pflipsen
Calories: 262 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday November 17th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.079

Final Gravity:

1.019

ABV (standard):

7.9%

IBU (tinseth):

19.0

SRM (morey):

5.2

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	US - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	49.1%
4.80 lb	American - Pale 6-Row4.8 lb Pale 6-Row	35	1.8	29.4%
2.50 lb	Flaked Corn2.5 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	15.3%
8 oz	Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls	0	0	3.1%
8 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 20L	35	20	3.1%
16.30 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Glacier0.75 oz Glacier Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	60 min	12.68	50%
0.75 oz	Glacier0.75 oz Glacier Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	15 min	6.29	50%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Glacier (Pellet)		18.97	100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.94 gal	Strike	166 °F	152 °F	60 min
4.74 gal	Sparge	180 °F	165 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.20 g	Canning Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.40 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge	15 min.
0.90 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Sparge	15 min.
1.40 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Sparge	15 min.
0.20 g	Canning Salt	Water Agt	Sparge	15 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - California Lager 2112

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	58 - 68 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 139 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 11.75 psi Temp: 36 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Yellow Dry

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	10	5	45	105	0
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Notes

Once fermentation is done and beer has been cold crashed, transfer into barrel (this particular beer is going in a bourbon barrel which recently held honey, barrel from 11 Wells in St. Paul, MN.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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