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Coconut Cream Ale

Brewer: Chris

Style: Cream Ale

TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications:

  • Boil Size: 7.74 gal
  • Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
  • Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal 
  • Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
  • Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
  • Estimated Color: 4.6 SRM
  • Estimated IBU: 17.4 IBUs
  • Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
  • Est Mash Efficiency: 78.5 %
  • Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:

Amt Name Type # %/IBU 

  • 3 lbs 9.7 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 33.3 % 
  • 3 lbs 9.7 oz Pilsen Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.0 SRM) Grain 2 33.3 % 
  • 1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 9.3 % 
  • 1 lbs Maize, Flaked (Thomas Fawcett) (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 9.3 % 
  • 1 lbs Rice, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 5 9.3 % 
  • 9.6 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6 5.5 % 
  • 0.50 oz Liberty [4.30 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 7.5 IBUs 
  • 0.50 oz Liberty [4.30 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 8 5.7 IBUs 
  • 1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 9 - 
  • 1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 4.2 IBUs 
  • 1.0 pkg German Ale/Kolsch (White Labs #WLP029) [ Yeast 11 - 
  • 14.00 oz Coconut(toasted) (Secondary 3.0 days) Other 12 - 

Mash Schedule:

Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge

Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 12.9 oz

Name Description Step Temperat Step Time 

Mash In Add 13.51 qt of water at 159.1 F 148.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.91gal, 4.00gal) of 168.0 F water

Notes:

Kegged 2/9/15 for addition of coconut in mesh bag. 14 oz light toasted and 14 oz med toasted coconut added for 6 days. 

2 staged temp fermentation for kolsch yeast

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