Brewing a cream ale today!

[Yooper]

It's spring-like finally here in the UP of Michigan, so I'm brewing a cream ale today, just in case summer actually comes this year. It's also a "clean out the cupboards" day, and I think it'll work well. What do you think?

It's:
52.5% German pilsner
22.5% US two-row (Briess)
10% Flaked corn
10% Flaked rice.
5% White wheat malt
All crystal hops, 25 IBUs

 

[hottpeper13]

That looks like a tasty brew, I could see using a Kolsch yeast (my fav,2565) Make 10 gal and split it with your fav ale yeast. That thing is gonna have a none stop head,and lace to the bottom of the glass.

 

[Yooper]

I did Wyeast 1007, German Ale yeast in one and Wyeast 1318 as a starter for a higher OG beer in the second. We'll see!

 

[cubalz]

What was your OG with that grain bill?

 

[Yooper]

It was 1.050. I was shooting for 1.049 so not bad!

 

[cubalz]

Not too bad at all. I was kicking around the idea of brewing a cream ale on Big Brew. Would you mind it I used your recipe?

 

[kevin58]

Looks a lot like the cream ale I made last Sunday here in Saginaw, Michigan. I used Michigan made Pilot Malt House 2row that I had left over with the rest of the grain bill a mix of flaked corn and flaked rice. I wanted to try Lemondrop hops and a cream ale seemed like the right beer to experiment with.

 

[Yooper]

Not too bad at all. I was kicking around the idea of brewing a cream ale on Big Brew. Would you mind it I used your recipe?

No, of course not. But I won't be able to give you any actual tasting results for a couple of weeks. I think it'll be great, based on my past experiences but I've never done exactly this recipe before.

 

[gunhaus]

Hey Yooper,
Must be getting close to tap time on this one? Just curious!