Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[balrog]

Look at a box of corn flakes breakfast cereal next time you're at Aldi. (doesn't everyone shop at Aldi? ) Nothing in the ingredients list that would hurt your beer; it's all fermentable or trace vitamins. And it's precooked. The flakes fall apart, so very high surface area for good efficiency. And it's cheaper than brewers flaked corn; at least if you buy store brand or buy it on sale.

Okeedokee, I'll give Aldi's a try. There's no harm in experimenting.

 

[rtstrider]

Here's the WLP080 batch. This is really nice! There's a pinch of sulfur to emphasize crispness and a touch of kolsch like fruitiness that's barely there. Such a great yeast test bed!

 

[walker111]

Hi all
Brewed a double batch on this on sunday past. Was a great brew day and timed it missing the -20 coming next weekend!!!
Hit 1.045 and was happy with that. I have 2 fermonsters going but one of them needed help.
One has 1056 and was working well the next morning and the other had a 1084 that had a date of sept 27/22. I did starters for both and figured it would be fine with a 1.040 beer. The following day still had no activity on the 1084 so I threw in a packet of US 5 as I keep these for such occasions . I have had to do this a few times over the years.
I could not find crystal locally so used Mt. hood based on substitution research.
This is my fourth time brewing this beer and I have had one turn out great, one average, and one actually got dumped as it turned out to be infected.
Hope this is a winner!!!!

 

[bwible]

Hi all
Brewed a double batch on this on sunday past. Was a great brew day and timed it missing the -20 coming next weekend!!!
Hit 1.045 and was happy with that. I have 2 fermonsters going but one of them needed help.
One has 1056 and was working well the next morning and the other had a 1084 that had a date of sept 27/22. I did starters for both and figured it would be fine with a 1.040 beer. The following day still had no activity on the 1084 so I threw in a packet of US 5 as I keep these for such occasions . I have had to do this a few times over the years.
I could not find crystal locally so used Mt. hood based on substitution research.
This is my fourth time brewing this beer and I have had one turn out great, one average, and one actually got dumped as it turned out to be infected.
Hope this is a winner!!!!

I’m a Wyeast guy. I have used Wyeast smack packs that were over a year old, at least one that was 3 years old. I never had one fail to start up. All you need is one cell. The older they are the more time they take but I never had one that didn’t work.

I would have thought the same thing - make a starter and you should be fine for a 1.040 beer. Even with a 1.040 beer I still make a starter from a smack pack. I had been just smacking the pack and then cutting the corner of the pack and putting that in to ferment. I’ve had several beers with off flavors, especially British styles that I am blaming on that (lack of a starter, not enough yeast) and maybe some old hops that have been around for awhile and I didn’t realize it.

 

[walker111]

Mine are 4 days in and lots of krausen and activity. Not nearly as clear as some of the pics I see even during fermentation. It should clear some in a week and I will add geletin in the keg.

 

[KeizerBrewr]

Such a great recipe! Everyone hounds me for more when I run out. Love using Kölsch yeast and ferment cool with this beer.

 

[Red over White]

I'm drinking some right now, such a great light brew. I boil 1½ qts mash water, kill the heat and throw in the rice right before dough in, helps the efficiency a bit.

 

[balrog]

Question for everyone brewing this -- do you stick to the original hop schedule?

 

[KeizerBrewr]

Question for everyone brewing this -- do you stick to the original hop schedule?

I do, sometimes when I feel froggy, I toss in some Crystal at 5 minutes. I don't always use Willamette, I change it to Saaz or Cluster.

 

[doctordan70s]

I'm right at the end of fermentation on your

Blonde Ale Centennial Blonde (Simple 4% All Grain, 5 & 10 Gall)​

Just took a reading and gonna wait another day or so to hit the final gravity you posted but first test tube taste and I think we have a house keeper lol. Looking forward to this brew next.

 

[Red over White]

Question for everyone brewing this -- do you stick to the original hop schedule?

I always stick with the original grain bill and switch up yeast and hops. Currently it's 50/50 Galena and Liberty with Nottingham, next one will be an equal split of Cluster and Amarillo with yeast du jour.

 

[doctordan70s]

So Im thinking for a 5 gallon batch
6lb pale malt 2 row
2ils of corn flaked
2 pale wheat malt german
1lb minute rice
everything else the same. I have about 30lbs of pale what malt I need to use up but if it's going to effect the taste much I'll go with the posted grain bill. I'm doing a brew in a bag also.

 

[balrog]

So Im thinking for a 5 gallon batch
6lb pale malt 2 row
2ils of corn flaked
2 pale wheat malt german
1lb minute rice
everything else the same. I have about 30lbs of pale what malt I need to use up but if it's going to effect the taste much I'll go with the posted grain bill. I'm doing a brew in a bag also.

Perhaps @BierMuncher (last seen 3 yr ago), or someone more knowledgeable can chime in, but using wheat will lighten up the malt flavor, and for this type of beer might be just fine. One person's opinion of course.

 

[Miraculix]

Perhaps @BierMuncher (last seen 3 yr ago), or someone more knowledgeable can chime in, but using wheat will lighten up the malt flavor, and for this type of beer might be just fine. One person's opinion of course.

I think it will fit fine. It might increase head and mouth feel a bit, so something I would actually want in a low abv beer.