- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- WLP080 cream ale
- Yeast Starter
- No
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.061
- Final Gravity
- 1.013
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 18
- Color
- 5.6
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 8 days @ 65F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 8 days @65F
- Tasting Notes
- Was a little sharp first week in keg. After that its a very smooth drinker
I brewed this a couple times and every time it came out great.
Original Gravity: 1.061 SG (16.0 Brix)
Final Gravity: 1.013 SG (8.3 Brix)
Volume Before Boil: 6.00 US gals
Volume After Boil: 5.50 US gals
Volume Transferred: 5.25 US gals
Water Added To Dilute: 0.0 qts
Volume At Pitching: 5.25 US gals
Volume Of Finished Beer: 5.00 US gals
Total Water Required: 6.96 US gals
Ingredients:
6lb 0oz of US 2-Row Malt
1lb 0oz of US Caramel 20L Malt
1lb 0oz of US Flaked Corn/Maize
2lb 0oz of Extract - Light Dried Malt Extract
Add the following hops at the times given.
1.00 oz of German Tettnang (60 min )
0.50 oz of German Tettnang (30 min )
0.50 oz of German Tettnang (15 Min )
0.25 oz of Irish
6 whole split lengthwise vanilla beans soaked in vodka
Mash at 155F for 60minutes @ 1.5qts/LB
Sparged with 170F water 10minutes then collected runnings to get pre-boil volume.
Boil the wort for a total of 60 minutes.
Soaked 6vanilla beans split lengthwise in small container in vodka when beer went into primary. Just used enough vodka to just submerge the beans in a small container
After Primary Fermentation I added the vanilla flavored vodka to the secondary.
I've tried this recipe with vanilla extract but found much better flavor from using actual beans over the extracts.
Beer is slightly strong for a cream ale but is a very easy drinking beer. I don't enough notice the alcohol flavor in the finished product.
If anyone tries this let me know what you think.
I will definitely be brewing this again as everyone loves it and I can't manage to keep a keg if it around for long.
Original Gravity: 1.061 SG (16.0 Brix)
Final Gravity: 1.013 SG (8.3 Brix)
Volume Before Boil: 6.00 US gals
Volume After Boil: 5.50 US gals
Volume Transferred: 5.25 US gals
Water Added To Dilute: 0.0 qts
Volume At Pitching: 5.25 US gals
Volume Of Finished Beer: 5.00 US gals
Total Water Required: 6.96 US gals
Ingredients:
6lb 0oz of US 2-Row Malt
1lb 0oz of US Caramel 20L Malt
1lb 0oz of US Flaked Corn/Maize
2lb 0oz of Extract - Light Dried Malt Extract
Add the following hops at the times given.
1.00 oz of German Tettnang (60 min )
0.50 oz of German Tettnang (30 min )
0.50 oz of German Tettnang (15 Min )
0.25 oz of Irish
6 whole split lengthwise vanilla beans soaked in vodka
Mash at 155F for 60minutes @ 1.5qts/LB
Sparged with 170F water 10minutes then collected runnings to get pre-boil volume.
Boil the wort for a total of 60 minutes.
Soaked 6vanilla beans split lengthwise in small container in vodka when beer went into primary. Just used enough vodka to just submerge the beans in a small container
After Primary Fermentation I added the vanilla flavored vodka to the secondary.
I've tried this recipe with vanilla extract but found much better flavor from using actual beans over the extracts.
Beer is slightly strong for a cream ale but is a very easy drinking beer. I don't enough notice the alcohol flavor in the finished product.
If anyone tries this let me know what you think.
I will definitely be brewing this again as everyone loves it and I can't manage to keep a keg if it around for long.