Owly055
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I'm thinking of making a copy of Cream of Three Crops cream ale in two versions..... I've never made it before. One version would be exactly as per the recipe, and the other would eliminate the corn and rice and sub in sugar to achieve the proper gravity. Ordinary inexpensive beet sugar. Neither corn, nor rice are said to make any significant flavor contribution....... though some say you can taste a hint of corn flavor (others disagree).
I've used a lot of sugar in beer as opposed to ingredients like corn and rice, simply because it seems to me that it's pointless to use ingredients that contribute nothing to flavor... why bother? Sugar is cheap in quantity, and readily available, and also doesn't need to be mashed..... meaning that the bag is easier to lift.
H.W.
I've used a lot of sugar in beer as opposed to ingredients like corn and rice, simply because it seems to me that it's pointless to use ingredients that contribute nothing to flavor... why bother? Sugar is cheap in quantity, and readily available, and also doesn't need to be mashed..... meaning that the bag is easier to lift.
H.W.