Cream Ale No name version

So this is what I brewed today . Did not put this in recipe section because obviously I have no FG or taste or other info on finished product . Just wanted to get opinions on it .

All Grain
4 pds 12.8 ounces pale 2 row
3 pds pilsner 2 row
8.3 oz 6 row
1 lb 4 oz instant rice
1 pd corn sugar 15 min
1 pd corn
2 tsp irish moss 10 min
1 oz hallertauer 60 min
1 oz tettnang 10 min

mashed at 154 for 1 1/2 hours or so , was waiting for my sparge water to cool since I over heated it .
mashed with about 3.5 gallons water at 168.
sparged with a little over 4 gallons 170.

ended up with 6 gallons . was right on target for my pre boil ( beer Smith ) 1.047 although I did use some different amounts of mash water than called for but not off by much .
FG was 1.056

Came out a nice cream color perhaps a light tan with a lot of pure white foam when stirring up with a paint stirrer in drill http://www.harborfreight.com/all-purpose-mixer-41015.html $3.99 works great .

Your recipe looks great!! I would have mashed a bit lower say 150. But other than that it look like its going to be a good one. What yeast are you using?

I tried to mash at 148 for 75 and it worked for while then I lost a degree so I decided to add in some hot water and I went too far .

by the way my new idea to my mash tun filter worked out very well indeed . no vorlauf needed . It ran clear right off with the valve wide open . I used a 5 gallon nylon paint filter over my screen.

Which yeast did you use for this ale? Let us know how it turns out. I am always looking to try a new cream ale recipe. If you make this again I might increase the 6-row to a full lb to help with the adjunct conversions.

I used US 05 . I just added in the 6 row on a whim because I had some . But I do think it could use some more .
I made a brewers best cream ale kit once . it was good . I think I only left in fermenter for a week and then bottled and let it sit for two months before it started tasting good

MarcusKillion said:

I used US 05 . I just added in the 6 row on a whim because I had some . But I do think it could use some more .
I made a brewers best cream ale kit once . it was good . I think I only left in fermenter for a week and then bottled and let it sit for two months before it started tasting good

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Yeah let us know how it turns out. But am sure it will be great. As long as u ferment it low around 59-62f. So it stays nice and clean!!!

here is an update . Having never tried fermenting under 70 degrees I was not sure what to expect as to time . With usual 72 degrees I get very fast fermentation , non stop bubbles and no visual activity after about 4 days . How ever with this batch at 68 degrees it is still bubbling away in the air lock after a week . Not fast and never was. Just a few bubbles every 30 seconds or so .
So I guess this is either the temp or perhaps just a low yeast count . So I moved this into a 72 degree room and the bubbling is about the same but every 10 seconds now .
I will check again later to see if the new temp causes even more activity .

Update : I just opened a bottle of this last night . Not sure where I came up with this recipe at but is supposed to be a brewers best cream ale clone that I converted to AG in beer smith . NOT . It is not horrible but I would not want to drink any more of it . Will most likely go down the sink if it does not improve over time .
Taste : Grapefruit and alcohol . Kind of like a screw driver but with grapefruit instead of orange juice .Then add in 7/8 a glass of water and you have this beer.
So basically it tastes like grapefruit juice watered down with teaspoon of everclear in it .
How ever if a person liked the grapefruit taste this might be a good summertime beer . I hate grapefruit.
ABV: 5.6% OG went down to 1.011

Plan on giving this a month or so more in the bottle and try again .

MarcusKillion said:

Update : I just opened a bottle of this last night . Not sure where I came up with this recipe at but is supposed to be a brewers best cream ale clone that I converted to AG in beer smith . NOT . It is not horrible but I would not want to drink any more of it . Will most likely go down the sink if it does not improve over time .
Taste : Grapefruit and alcohol . Kind of like a screw driver but with grapefruit instead of orange juice .Then add in 7/8 a glass of water and you have this beer.
So basically it tastes like grapefruit juice watered down with teaspoon of everclear in it .
How ever if a person liked the grapefruit taste this might be a good summertime beer . I hate grapefruit.
ABV: 5.6% OG went down to 1.011

Plan on giving this a month or so more in the bottle and try again .

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Sounds like your fermentation temperature was to high!!!

All my beers ferment at around 70 to 72 . This one I did at 68 which should be great for US05 but it sure went slow and very long like well over a week. Came out with good ABV so it must have worked alright . I think it is just that hops I used putting in it's grapefruit flavor . Oh well it should improve with age if not the sink will love it .
My cream ale kit took a few months to taste good but it did not taste like this .

Those German hops shouldn't give any grapefruit. I agree that it could be the fermentation temps, even though you have enjoyed other beers fermented that high.

Well hope it ages out and tastes good . If not then back to the drawing board . A little bottle conditioning in different temps may help out .

Well that grapefruit flavor is gone at least in the 4 beers I drank . It is tasting like a cream ale i.e. not a lot of flavor to speak of . At least that is what I get from a cream .
I soaked a few kent golding pellets in vodka and squirted a eye dropper or so in a glass . Not bad . I think it needed more . Next time I make cream ale I am going to hop it up .

Now I have put a pinch of whole kent goldings in my glass of beer . Stirred around a bit and after a few minutes it has a pretty good hop flavor . Does not look so good with them leaves floating around on top but it tastes good .

Kind of like wet dry hopping