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Bad Dog Malt Liquor (Imperial Cream Ale)

Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19.02 gallons
Post Boil Size: 17 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.081 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Daniel Dorst
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 265 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday July 6th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.081

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

9.1%

IBU (tinseth):

31.8

SRM (morey):

4.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

64.79

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
15 lb	Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row15 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row	$ 3.00 / lb $ 45.00	36.8	3.5	35.7%
15 lb	Weyermann - Pilsner15 lb Pilsner	$ 1.32 / lb $ 19.79	36	1.5	35.7%
6 lb	Flaked Corn6 lb Flaked Corn		40	0.5	14.3%
3 lb	Flaked Barley3 lb Flaked Barley		32	2.2	7.1%
3 lb	Cane Sugar3 lb Cane Sugar		46	0	7.1%
42 lbs / $ 64.79

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Magnum2 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	30.24	50%
2 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	5 min	1.51	50%
4 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	30.24	50%
2 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	1.51	50%
4 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
12.25 gal	Dough In	Strike	163 °F	152 °F	60 min
11.25 gal		Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
12 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
12 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10.91 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.53 g	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	2.25 Liters	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	53 °F	Pitch Rate:	2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2221 B cells required

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Priming

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

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
Intended to be towards to malty profile with Residual Alkalinity at -84.
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Last Updated: 2025-09-04 12:18 UTC

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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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