I am looking to make a simple, cream ale for the summer. I was trying to put together a recipe rather than just buy a kit from a LHBS.
I am trying to make something that has a subtle hop to satisfy a hop head, but not overpowering (SWMBO is not a hop head)!
After reading a bunch of cream ale recipes, I took alot of the common elements (row, corn, DME & LME), however the hop has me lost. I took what appeared to be the most common hop additions and they are listed below.
Any advice or critique on either the fermentables or hops or the recipe itself.?
Or would you use a completely different variations and additions of hops?
I usually do a partial mash/extract kit, boiling 2.5 to 3 gallons and topping up in the bucket to 5 gallons.
the current fermentables should give me atleast 5%abv
1 lb. American 6-row
1 lb. Flaked corn
Steep: 45 mins
Boil: 60 minutes
2 lb. Light dry malt extract
3.3 DME Light
Yeast: US-05 dry yeast.
Hops:
1 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Liberty ( 5min aroma)
Or
1 oz Cascade hop pellets (5.5 AAU 60 min)
.5 oz Cascade pellets (2.8 AAU 15 Min)
.5 oz Citra pellets (5 min)
or
1 oz Cascade hop pellets (5.5 AAU 60 min)
.5 oz Cascade pellets (2.8 AAU 15 Min)
.5 oz Cascade pellets (5 min)
Or
.5 oz Galena hop pellets (6.5 AAU 60min).
.5 oz Cluster pellets (4 AAU 15 min)
.5 oz Saaz pellets (5 mins)
Any thoughts?
I am trying to make something that has a subtle hop to satisfy a hop head, but not overpowering (SWMBO is not a hop head)!
After reading a bunch of cream ale recipes, I took alot of the common elements (row, corn, DME & LME), however the hop has me lost. I took what appeared to be the most common hop additions and they are listed below.
Any advice or critique on either the fermentables or hops or the recipe itself.?
Or would you use a completely different variations and additions of hops?
I usually do a partial mash/extract kit, boiling 2.5 to 3 gallons and topping up in the bucket to 5 gallons.
the current fermentables should give me atleast 5%abv
1 lb. American 6-row
1 lb. Flaked corn
Steep: 45 mins
Boil: 60 minutes
2 lb. Light dry malt extract
3.3 DME Light
Yeast: US-05 dry yeast.
Hops:
1 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Liberty ( 5min aroma)
Or
1 oz Cascade hop pellets (5.5 AAU 60 min)
.5 oz Cascade pellets (2.8 AAU 15 Min)
.5 oz Citra pellets (5 min)
or
1 oz Cascade hop pellets (5.5 AAU 60 min)
.5 oz Cascade pellets (2.8 AAU 15 Min)
.5 oz Cascade pellets (5 min)
Or
.5 oz Galena hop pellets (6.5 AAU 60min).
.5 oz Cluster pellets (4 AAU 15 min)
.5 oz Saaz pellets (5 mins)
Any thoughts?