Hello all. I've talked to some people who brewed this, and they all love it (mainly because SWMBO loves it). I don't have any special occasion for brewing this, except it's winter, and not raining. This will be my 4th AG brew, and from what it sounds like, will definitely be a staple in my collection.
Anyway... I took BM's original recipe, plugged it into BeerSmith, and scaled it down to 5.5. Then I rounded the numbers up to whole numbers.. I added 8oz (1/2#) table sugar just to boost the OG a bit. It went from 1.040 to 1.045. Not sure why I care, but the BJCP guidelines on the bottom made me want to be in all the green areas...
Mashed 90min @ 151. Target was 152, but I won't complain. I'm using 10g Rubbermaid drink dispensers for HLT and MT. They usually hold the temps well, and don't seem to lose too much heat. However, it's 41*F outside, so I decided to wrap the MT in three blankets. So far, it's going between 150.8 and 151.2. I also used about 3/4 tbsp of 5.2 ph stabilizer in the MT, and will use another tbsp in the HLT. Other than that, I'm very fortunate to live in an area with damn near perfect water for most brewing.
When it's all done, I'll go back and adjust the eff./pre-boil OG, and post boil og/amt numbers.
Code:
Style: Cream Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.05 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.10 gal
Estimated OG: 1.045 SG
Estimated Color: 2.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 17.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.2 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 66.7 %
2 lbs Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 2 22.2 %
8.0 oz Minute Rice (1.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.6 %
8.0 oz Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 4 5.6 %
0.50 oz Liberty [4.30 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 7.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 9.7 IBUs
1 tab Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.0 pkg Cream Ale Yeast Blend (White Labs #WLP08 Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 12.75 qt of water at 166.6 F 152.0 F 90 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.63 gal water at 168.0 F