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Vanilla Cream Ale

Name: Vanilla Cream Ale
Prep time: 165 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 225 min
Yield: 5.75 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 5.25 lb Pale 2-Row; 2 lb White Wheat; 2 lb Pale 6-Row; 0.5 lb Flaked Corn; 0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L; 0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt); 0.25 lb Flaked Barley; 0.75 lb Honey; 0.5 oz Cascade Hops; 0.5 oz Cascade Hops; 0.5 oz German Tettnang Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.74 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Stikks 2-2-12
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday September 27th 2026

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Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

18.6

SRM (morey):

4.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

94.71

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.25 lb	US - Pale 2-Row5.25 lb Pale 2-Row	$ 2.89 / lb $ 15.17	37	1.8	44.7%
2 lb	American - White Wheat2 lb White Wheat	$ 2.29 / lb $ 4.58	40	2.8	17%
2 lb	American - Pale 6-Row2 lb Pale 6-Row	$ 2.89 / lb $ 5.78	35	1.8	17%
0.50 lb	Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn	$ 2.99 / lb $ 1.50	40	0.5	4.3%
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L	$ 2.99 / lb $ 1.50	35	20	4.3%
0.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	$ 2.99 / lb $ 1.50	33	1.8	4.3%
0.25 lb	Flaked Barley0.25 lb Flaked Barley	$ 2.99 / lb $ 0.75	32	2.2	2.1%
0.75 lb	Honey0.75 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition)		35	2	6.4%
11.75 lbs / $ 30.77

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.99 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	6.2	Boil	60 min	10.81	33.3%
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.99 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	6.2	Boil	20 min	6.55	33.3%
0.50 oz	Northern Brewer - German Tettnang0.5 oz German Tettnang Hops	$ 2.99 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	3.5	Boil	5 min	1.22	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 4.49

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
22 qt		Strike	--	119 °F	--
	step-mash	Infusion	113 °F	168 °F	120 min
15 qt	to volume-7 gal.	Sparge	--	170 °F	45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 oz	pure vanilla extract	$ 9.98 / each $ 19.96	Flavor	Boil	0 min.
1 oz	pure vanilla extract	$ 9.98 / each $ 9.98	Flavor	Bottling	0 min.
1 tsp	yeast nutrient	$ 1.50 / oz $ 0.25	Other	Boil	15 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.29 / each $ 0.29	Fining	Boil	15 min.
3 each	Acetic acid	$ 4.33 / each $ 12.99	Other	Secondary	0 min.
$ 43.47

Yeast

White Labs - Cream Ale Yeast Blend WLP080

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 15.99 / each $ 15.99
Attenuation (avg):	77.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	65 - 70 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 30 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

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

Converted to a step-mash using eBIAB, so all water added up front.

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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	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	$ 2.99 / oz $ 2.99	17.36	66.6%
0.50 oz	Northern Brewer - German Tettnang (Pellet)	$ 2.99 / oz $ 1.49	1.22	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 4.48

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Vanilla Cream Ale

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