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Cream Ale

156 calories 13.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (ending kettle)
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 1st 2026
11.9 °P
2.2 °P
5.2%
14.2
3.0
5.2
88.84
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
88 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row88 lb Premium 2-Row 0.75 / lb
66.00
37 2 80%
16 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes16 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes 1.06 / lb
16.96
34.5 0.8 14.5%
6 lb Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT6 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT 0.73 / lb
4.38
38.1 3.5 5.5%
110 lbs / 87.34
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum3 oz Magnum Hops 0.50 / oz
1.50
Pellet 11.5 Boil 60 min 8.99 23.1%
10 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette10 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 5.17 76.9%
13 oz / 1.50
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
60.5 gal Strike 159 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
80 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
1.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1195 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90.9 30 61 96.8 97.7 1.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

3 scoops of rice hulls per tube

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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-02 18:33 UTC
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