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Collegeville Cream Ale

Name: Collegeville Cream Ale
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 9.3 lb Pilsner; 8 oz Cane Sugar; 1.25 oz Crystal Hops; 1.25 oz Crystal Hops

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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: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday July 12th 2022

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Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

5.2%

IBU (tinseth):

28.3

SRM (morey):

2.8

Mash pH

6.0

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9.30 lb	Weyermann - Pilsner9.3 lb Pilsner	36	1.5	94.9%
8 oz	Cane Sugar8 oz Cane Sugar	46	0	5.1%
9.80 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	Crystal1.25 oz Crystal Hops	Pellet	4.3	Boil	60 min	20.74	50%
1.25 oz	Crystal1.25 oz Crystal Hops	Pellet	4.3	Boil	10 min	7.52	50%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.49 gal		Strike	160 °F	150 °F	75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 tbsp	Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer		Water Agt	Mash	75 min.
2.20 g	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient		Other	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 2.52 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Richton Park Well Water_20181226

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
34	14	32	14	260	300
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Gallons

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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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