Vanilla Cream Ale System

Description
Your basic light/blonde ale with a nice vanilla aroma and flavor. Add 1 teaspoon of the vanilla extract to your bottling bucket and taste a sample until it is to your liking.

Details

Brewing Method
Extract 
Brew Type
Hybrid 
Recipe Volume
3 gal 
Boil Volume
2.5 gal 
Boil Time
45 min 
Actual Extract
162.5 points
Anticipated OG
1.052 SG
Boil SG
1.063 SG (at start of boil)
Anticipated Color
4.3 SRM     
Estimated IBU
19.2 IBU
Estimated FG
1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol
4.9 %abv
Fermentation
Primary 2 d, Secondary 5 d, and Lager 28 d

Style Compliance

6A Cream Ale
Original Gravity
1.042-1.055 SG
Final Gravity
1.006-1.012 SG
Alcohol
4.2-5.6 %abv
Bitterness
15.0-20.0 IBU
Color
3.0-5.0 SRM
 
OG
1.052 SG
FG
1.015 SG High
Alcohol
4.9 %abv
Bitterness
19.2 IBU
Color
4.3 SRM
Overall Compliance: 80.0%

Fermentables

Name Amount Color Potential % Grist
Alexander's Pale Malt Syrup 4 lbs 2.2 °L 36 ppg 88.9 %
Gambrinus Munich Light 0.5 lbs 10.0 °L 37 ppg 11.1 %
Totals 4.5 lbs 162.5 points 100%

Fermentables

Name: Alexander's Pale Malt Syrup
Amount: 4 lbs
Color: 2.2 °L
Potential: 36 ppg
% Grist88.9 %
Name: Gambrinus Munich Light
Amount: 0.5 lbs
Color: 10.0 °L
Potential: 37 ppg
% Grist11.1 %
Totals
Amount: 4.5 lbs
Potential: 162.5 points
% Grist: 100%

Hops

Hop Amount IBU When Time
Willamette 0.50 oz @ 4.7 %AA (2.0 AAU) 12.8 (21.3 %) Boil 45 min
Saaz 1.00 oz @ 3.6 %AA (3.0 AAU) 6.4 (7.1 %) Boil 8 min
Totals 1.5 oz
Hop: Willamette
Amount: 0.5 oz
%AA: 4.7
When: Boil
Time: 45 min
Hop: Saaz
Amount: 1 oz
%AA: 3.6
When: Boil
Time: 8 min
Totals
Amount: 1.5 oz

Yeast

Name Attenuation When
Safale US-05 72 % Primary
Name: Safale US-05
Attenuation: 72 %
When: Primary
 

Additives

Name Amount When Time
Whirlfloc 1 each Boil 15 min
Name: Whirlfloc
Amount: 1 each
When: Boil
Time: 15 min
 

Flavorings

Name Amount When Time
Vanilla Extract 3 tbs Packaging 5 min
Name: Vanilla Extract
Amount: 3 tbs
When: Packaging
Time: 5 min
 
Recipe Source: Mark Zgarrick