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Dad’s Old Style Cream Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.08 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday May 7th 2019

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Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

19.3

SRM (morey):

3.4

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
3 lb	Rahr - Standard 6-Row3 lb Standard 6-Row	36.3	2.3	28.6%
4 lb	Root Shoot Malting - Genie Pale 2-Row4 lb Genie Pale 2-Row	36	2	38.1%
3 lb	Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	28.6%
8 oz	Weyermann - Acidulated8 oz Acidulated	27	3.4	4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Glacier1 oz Glacier Hops	Pellet	4	Boil	30 min	11.52	33.3%
1 oz	Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.2	Boil	15 min	7.81	33.3%
1 oz	Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	4.2	Dry Hop	5 days		33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Glacier (Pellet)	11.52	33.3%
2 oz	Mount Hood (Pellet)	7.81	66.6%
3 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.32 gal	Strike	--	--	--
3.51 gal	Sparge	--	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb

Yeast

White Labs - Cream Ale Yeast Blend WLP080

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	77.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	65 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	70 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 273 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 2.52 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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Last Updated: 2025-05-23 16:38 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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