All-Grain - Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale) - Page 6

**Schlenkerla** · 07-15-2008, 11:08 PM

Bump....

Darn - After looking at passload's pictures I'm wondering if this is gonna carb slowly. I haven't anything other than Edworts cider thats been this clear.

What you guys think, rack the 2ndary to the bottling bucket and not worry about dusting up the yeast a little or will it carb even clear as a bell?

I can see through the carboy

**BierMuncher** · 07-16-2008, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schlenkerla

What you guys think, rack the 2ndary to the bottling bucket and not worry about dusting up the yeast a little or will it carb even clear as a bell?

Clear wort doesn't mean yeast-free wort.

Rack it to a bottling bucket and keep the wand about 1" off the bottom (maybe use a paint strainer to filter even further). When the level gets low...prop up the "away" side of the carboy so the wort pools down toward the cane.

**Schlenkerla** · 07-16-2008, 04:29 AM

Thanks BierMuncher. The sucker is now in 19 1-Ltr bottles. The invisible yeasts are about to have a fiesta on the dextrose. This should be a primo beer for my HB Club's Convert A Bud Drinker (CABD).

I tasted this again and its pretty damn drinkable even warm and flat. I juiced this with a little extra sugar. This will be the Champagne of Beers!!!

If we do a blind taste test at this party, I wonder how many people could ID their Fav BMC or the HB?

Old Milwaukee
Michelob
Miller High Life
Budweiser
Coors
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Miller Genuine Draft
BierMunchers' Cream of 3 Crop Ale

$hit - How many pick the HB as the best tasting?!!!

I can see the Hard-Core Bud Light Drinker saying the 3-Crop is their beer.

I bet they will get about ~3 of oz. each brew and by the time they are done they will be b'fuddled as to which was even their brew.

Passload · 07-16-2008, 10:40 PM

Well, today is July 16, 2008. Just sitting here in the summer heat drinking the last of my Cream of Three Crops. This beer is even better 5 weeks from first tap. This beer has converted 4 people to trying more homebrew which is good and bad at the same time. I, myself, find this beer to be my house ale. From now on, only 10 gallon batches will be brewed. In closing I will post a few pics of this wonderful home brew.

Click-able Pics:

KingBrianI · 07-16-2008, 11:13 PM

I plan on brewing this recipe this weekend for my first all grain batch. I just downloaded the trial version of Beersmith but I'm having trouble trying to figure out my water volumes and temps. I only have a 9 gallon brew kettle so I wanted to aim for a batch in the 5-6 gallon range. I've halved the recipe to 6 lb. 2-row, 1 lb corn and 0.5 lb rice (and I'm thinking about throwing in 0.25 lb crystal 40L, bad idea?). Anyway, I know the mash should be done at 152 F but what temp should I aim for on the sparge? And how much water should I use to sparge? If it makes a difference, I have a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler with a false bottom for my MLT. Thanks for any help!

davebl · 07-16-2008, 11:48 PM

Instead of doing a secondary, what if I did a 14-20 day primary, then crash cooled and went straight to keg. I think this beer is so light it wouldn't hurt it to miss a secondary, and the cold crash should drop whatever yeasties are left floating to the bottom.

What do you think BM?

**BierMuncher** · 07-17-2008, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davebl

Instead of doing a secondary, what if I did a 14-20 day primary, then crash cooled and went straight to keg. I think this beer is so light it wouldn't hurt it to miss a secondary, and the cold crash should drop whatever yeasties are left floating to the bottom.

What do you think BM?

That's what I did with my first batch and it was crystal. Of course, I always add a 1/2 tsp of dissolved gelatin to the keg when I rack.

The last batch I secondaried because I'm transporting to a party and don't want to kick up the least bit of sediment that will fall during conditioning.

**badsneaker** · 07-18-2008, 02:07 AM

I visited my HBS this afternoon and came back with 1/2 recipe ingredients ala Aubie Stout: 4# pale malt, 2.5# flaked maize, 1# flaked rice. The HBS didn't have Crystal hops, but I settled for Argentinian Cascade (3.5%) and Williamette leaf (4.3%), and I had to substitute WLP001 for Safale-05 (which I like better but they were out of) (I know, I need to start harvesting my yeast but I haven't got that far in brewing yet). My first order of business tomorrow morning is brewing this. My plan is 7 days in Primary, 14 in Secondary, and 3-5 weeks in bottles (I haven't graduated to kegs yet!).

What I find interesting is that BeerSmith calculates this recipe to be 43 calories/pint, which is 32+ in 12 oz bottles. My goodness, Bud Lite is, what, 110 cal/12oz, Miller Lite is 96 cal/12oz, Coors 102 cal/12oz. BierMuncher, I think you're on to something. Look at all the weight we're not gaining by drinking your beer!

It is going to be interesting to see how it comes out with the substitutions. If I get anything like the results I've been reading, I will be happy

**BierMuncher** · 07-18-2008, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badsneaker

I visited my HBS this afternoon and came back with 1/2 recipe ingredients ala Aubie Stout: 4# pale malt, 2.5# flaked maize, 1# flaked rice. The HBS didn't have Crystal hops, but I settled for Argentinian Cascade (3.5%) and Williamette leaf (4.3%), and I had to substitute WLP001 for Safale-05 (which I like better but they were out of) (I know, I need to start harvesting my yeast but I haven't got that far in brewing yet). My first order of business tomorrow morning is brewing this. My plan is 7 days in Primary, 14 in Secondary, and 3-5 weeks in bottles (I haven't graduated to kegs yet!).

What I find interesting is that BeerSmith calculates this recipe to be 43 calories/pint, which is 32+ in 12 oz bottles. My goodness, Bud Lite is, what, 110 cal/12oz, Miller Lite is 96 cal/12oz, Coors 102 cal/12oz. BierMuncher, I think you're on to something. Look at all the weight we're not gaining by drinking your beer!

It is going to be interesting to see how it comes out with the substitutions. If I get anything like the results I've been reading, I will be happy

Beersmith uses the "actual" gravity points off to the right to determine the calories. Plug in the correct numbers and see what you get.

If this were a 43 calorie beer...I'd make a fortune.

**badsneaker** · 07-20-2008, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BierMuncher

Beersmith uses the "actual" gravity points off to the right to determine the calories. Plug in the correct numbers and see what you get.

That figures! I haven't used BeerSmith that long.

Thanks!