Cream Ale

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3.3 lbs amber malt extract
3.3 lbs light malt extract
1 lb. corn sugar in boil
2 oz Northern Brewer Hop pellets(bittering)
1/2 teaspoon Irish Moss (15 minutes before end of boil)
3/4 ounce Cascade Hop pellets (aroma)
Pack of wyeast 1056 (American ale yeast)
3/4 cup corn sugar for priming
 
A cream ale is pretty simple for extracts. Here's pretty much what I did when I made an extract cream ale last year:

Use roughly 6-7 pounds of light malt extract (depending on whether dry or liquid and gets you around 1.045-1.050), steep some carapils and maybe a little crystal 40-60L (4 oz of each), and probably 2 oz of a bright fruity hop like Cascade (1 oz at 60 and 1 at about 15). If you don't want the hops to be as pronounced, you could always substitute for one of the noble varieties. Then use a clean yeast like wyeast 1056, safale-05, nottingham, etc and ferment on the cool side.

Very crisp and refreshing. :mug:
 
I think the cream ale from MW is pretty good. You can see the recipe on their box here if you want. The instructions are in .pdf form on that page as well.
 
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