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VCA

Name: VCA
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 6 lb Pale 2-Row; 1.5 lb White Wheat; 2 lb Pale 6-Row; 0.5 lb Flaked Corn; 0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L; 0.25 lb Flaked Barley; 0.75 lb Honey; 0.5 lb Rice Hulls; 0.5 oz Cascade Hops; 0.5 oz Cascade Hops; 0.5 oz Amarillo 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: 6.74 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Source: Stikks 2-2-12
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday June 16th 2026

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

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

18.7

SRM (morey):

4.9

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 lb	US - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	50%
1.50 lb	American - White Wheat1.5 lb White Wheat	40	2.8	12.5%
2 lb	American - Pale 6-Row2 lb Pale 6-Row	35	1.8	16.7%
0.50 lb	Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	4.2%
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L	35	20	4.2%
0.25 lb	Flaked Barley0.25 lb Flaked Barley	32	2.2	2.1%
0.75 lb	Honey0.75 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	35	2	6.3%
0.50 lb	Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	4.2%
12 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.2	Boil	60 min	9.62	33.3%
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.2	Boil	20 min	5.83	33.3%
0.50 oz	Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops	Pellet	10.4	Boil	5 min	3.22	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
13.8 qt	Mash In -60min	Strike	163 °F	150 °F	60 min
17 qt	Batch Sparge - 20min	Batch Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2 oz	pure vanilla extract	Flavor	Boil	0 min.
1 oz	pure vanilla extract	Flavor	Bottling	0 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	15 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	15 min.
4 each	Vanilla beans - in 2oz Vodka	Other	Secondary	0 min.
6 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - Kölsch 2565

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	76%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	56 - 70 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 139 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 5.2 oz Temp: 70 °F CO₂ Level: 2.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Denver (Platte & Moffat Avg'd 2020)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

OG recipe notes:

1600 ml. starter at 1.04
Ferment at 58 to 60 degrees with
Wyeast 2565,62 to 64 degrees with WLP 029 or 65 to 67 degrees with US-05
carbonate 3 weeks at 68-70 degrees
cold condition 1 week in fridge
frothy head, nice lacing
4 Madagascar vanilla beans soaked in vodka for a week and added to secondary It added a bit more vanilla flavor.

A few personal comments on the OG recipe:
It seems the wheat and crystal would exceed maximums that could be detrimental to head retention and also cause chill haze. So I lowered the amount of white wheat and removed the Carapils. Kept the wheat in the 12% range and crystal in the 4% range. The original recipe also called for a 90-minute boil even though there's no pilsner malt that would require it so I lowered to a 60-min boil and made the necessary adjustments. Willamette aroma hops also seemed odd and I wanted to go with a more tangerine aroma to pair with the vanilla, so I swapped out with Amarillo.

Brewing notes: I had to use a blow-off cap and tube in lieu of an airlock due to high krausen and concern over back-pressure impacting the yeast.

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Cost for

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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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	15.45	66.6%
0.50 oz	Amarillo (Pellet)	3.22	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00