Fruit and Spice Beer Orange CreamsicALE

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Nesto

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Location
Danville
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
WLP080 - Cream Ale Yeast Blend
Yeast Starter
Yes, 2L
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.056
Final Gravity
1.017
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
28.9
Color
4.2 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
18 days / 18C
Tasting Notes
None
Used this method for tinctures of orange and vanilla... Infusion Profusion: Game-Changing Fast ‘N Cheap Technique.

Orange:
51g Navel Orange peel (3 medium-large oranges). I used a vegetable peeler to peel skin off, trying not to get much of the bitter white stuff. Put orange peel into whipper with 140ml of Kirkland vodka. Close up and used 2 N2O cartridges. I let the 1st cartridge sit for 60 sec, then with the 2nd cartridge I agitated for 60 sec. When that was done, I placed the whipper on a level surface and released all the N2O with one full pull. Don't breathe it in - it's bad for you. Then strained through cheese cloth into a canning jar.

Vanilla:
1 tsp vanilla bean. I use this stuff: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002C98W4S/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20, it's the highest quality I've been able to find. Put vanilla bean into whipper with 140ml of Kirkland vodka. Close up and use 1 N2O cartridge. I agitated for 60 sec. When that was done, I placed the whipper on a level surface and released all the N2O with one full pull. Don't breathe it in - it's bad for you. Then strained through cheese cloth into a canning jar.

Used 10ml of the orange plus 15ml of the vanilla in 100ml of the base cream ale was just right. Scale up to your batch size as needed.


Here's the recipe.
Code:
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Orange CreamsicALE
Brewer: Ernie, Pete, Keith
Asst Brewer: 
Style: Cream Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0) 

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 24.93 l
Post Boil Volume: 21.53 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.70 l   
Bottling Volume: 18.95 l
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 33.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
4.08 kg               Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)           Grain         1        79.2 %        
0.23 kg               Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)    Grain         2        4.5 %         
0.23 kg               Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM)                   Grain         3        4.5 %         
0.11 kg               Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)             Grain         4        2.1 %         
0.05 kg               Acid Malt (3.0 SRM)                      Grain         5        1.0 %         
20.00 g               Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min         Hop           6        27.2 IBUs     
0.45 kg               Milk Sugar (Lactose) [Boil for 15 min](0 Dry Extract   7        8.7 %         
10.00 g               Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min         Hop           8        4.5 IBUs      
10.00 g               Amarillo Gold [8.20 %] - Boil 5.0 min    Hop           9        2.1 IBUs      
1.0 pkg               Cream Ale Yeast Blend (White Labs #WLP08 Yeast         10       -             
1.00 Items           Orange Infusion, Sweet (Secondary 7.0 days)  Spice       11       -             
1.00 Items           Vanilla Infusion (Secondary 7.0 days)    Spice         12       -             


Mash Schedule: 00_BM20, Light Body, No Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.15 kg
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Name                   Description                             Step Temperat Step Time     
Saccharification       Add 28.36 l of water and heat to 67.0 C 67.0 C        60 min        
Mash Out               Add 0.00 l of water and heat to 78.0 C  78.0 C        5 min         

Sparge: If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
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Tasting notes...
The base beer... Aroma is light malt and corn flake notes. Hop aroma is citrus and flowers. A light maltiness comes through in the flavor along with toasted corn and citrusy hops. Finishes nicely sweet, but not too cloying. Mouthfeel is distinctly creamy - I assume from the lactose. Despite the corn flavors, there is no DMS and also no diacetyl. It is a bit cloudy. Whirlfloc was used, but no other filtering or fining agents. I will probably try something (PVPP or Biofine Clear) to clarify it.

With addition of orange and vanilla, the citrus aroma and flavors really pop along with a really pleasant vanilla cream. Nicely balanced and quite refreshing, it's something you could drink multiple pints of. And with ABV of 4.7%, it will let you!

Orange CreamsicALE.jpg
 
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