When I started brewing I made a cream ale using the American Brewer Cream Ale kit. It came out good, but it was a little light for my taste and came in at 3.8% ABV. Right in the adequate range for the cream ale style.
Recently, I made it again using the same kit, but added an extra pound of DME and used more aroma hops (Haas) at the end to brighten up the recipie. I also used liquid Wyeast in stead of the dried yeast that came with the kit.
It turned out amazing! The ABV is over 5% now and the flavor is really good. It took abut 6-7 weeks to fully condition. I did 2 weeks in the primary, and then 4 in secondary. Finally, I crash cooled it and put it under pressure in a brewkeg for a week. Great creamy head, malty slightly hoppy goodness and a light clear color. Wonderful aroma.
I am now going to modify some other extract kits to see if I can bump them up a little.
Recently, I made it again using the same kit, but added an extra pound of DME and used more aroma hops (Haas) at the end to brighten up the recipie. I also used liquid Wyeast in stead of the dried yeast that came with the kit.
It turned out amazing! The ABV is over 5% now and the flavor is really good. It took abut 6-7 weeks to fully condition. I did 2 weeks in the primary, and then 4 in secondary. Finally, I crash cooled it and put it under pressure in a brewkeg for a week. Great creamy head, malty slightly hoppy goodness and a light clear color. Wonderful aroma.
I am now going to modify some other extract kits to see if I can bump them up a little.