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Basic Cream Ale - Backyard Hops

Name: Basic Cream Ale - Backyard Hops
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8.5 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row; 0.5 lb Flaked Maize; 4.1 oz Ahtanum Hops; 0.5 oz Centennial Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 140 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday August 25th 2026

Toasted Coconut Cream Ale

by Jeff Summerlin

OG: 1.043 FG: 1.014 ABV: 3.8% IBU: 22

Original Gravity:

1.043

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

21.0

SRM (morey):

4.8

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.50 lb	Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row8.5 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row	36.8	3.5	94.4%
0.50 lb	Flaked Maize0.5 lb Flaked Maize	37	1	5.6%
9 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
4.10 oz	Ahtanum4.1 oz Ahtanum Hops	Leaf/Whole	6	Mash	60 min	18.14	89.1%
0.50 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	8.4	Whirlpool	0 min	2.86	10.9%
4.60 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.25 gal			161.1 °F	152 °F	60 min
3.4 gal			168 °F	161 °F	20 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc		Fining	Mash	15 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 68 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

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

Assumed 6% Alpha for some backyard hops, added mostly-dry whole cone into the mash.

4g CaChl
9g Gypsum
1g Table Salt

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Last Updated: 2026-08-27 12:44 UTC

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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 %
4.10 oz	Ahtanum (Leaf/Whole)	18.14	89.1%
0.50 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial (Pellet)	2.86	10.9%
4.60 oz / $ 0.00