Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[gmtech825]

i just finished brewing this.,im an idiot and added the hops when the boil started, so to be safe i only did a 60 minute boil. hopefully it comes out ok

 

[bendavanza]

The IBU difference between 60 and 90 minutes is minimal, past 60 minutes it starts to drop utilization.

 

[GunnerMan]

I did a 60 min boil and it came out fine, and it was closer to a simmer than a boil.

 

[eastendershomebrew]

does anyone know if a 60 QT igloo cube mashtun will suffice for a 10 gallon batch, looking to do my first all-grain...

 

[Yooper]

does anyone know if a 60 QT igloo cube mashtun will suffice for a 10 gallon batch, looking to do my first all-grain...

Check out this site: http://www.rackers.org/calcs.shtml

If you go down the page about half way, they have a great tool called "Can I mash it?" and it'll figure it out for you!

 

[cabot]

Have any of you put this beer on nitro before? I just kicked my stout, and will be brewing this beer en masse as a pre-run for a big party im having this summer. I wanna put one on normal co2 tap, and another 5 gal on the nitrogen with a stout faucet. Im thinking it'll be pretty tasty. So, has anyone tried it?

 

[Schlenkerla]

Have any of you put this beer on nitro before? I just kicked my stout, and will be brewing this beer en masse as a pre-run for a big party im having this summer. I wanna put one on normal co2 tap, and another 5 gal on the nitrogen with a stout faucet. Im thinking it'll be pretty tasty. So, has anyone tried it?

I have not but I have made this several times. It would be a mighty purty looking beer though! It wold be bright and golden with nice pillowy head.

 

[kjones]

the recipe says single infusion mash. this just means adding all the water at one time right? instead of batch sparging.

and also, northern brewer has flaked maize this is the same thing as the flaked corn in the recipe right?

 

[GunnerMan]

the recipe says single infusion mash. this just means adding all the water at one time right? instead of batch sparging.

and also, northern brewer has flaked maize this is the same thing as the flaked corn in the recipe right?

Single infusion means there is no temperature change or water additions throughout the mash. IE You pick a single mash temperature and thats what it stays at throughout the mashing process. There will still be a sparge(whether it be fly or batch sparge).

Maize = corn

 

[BucksPA]

beer smith shows this at 43 calories/pint. i could drink a case and lose weight in the process! :rockin:

 

[Daddymem]

I'd like to try this but I'm confused. Is the "in the fermenter" volume 10 gallons or 11.5 gallons?

 

[waldoar15]

I'm thinking about tossing around 4 oz of honey malt into my next batch just for the heck of it.

 

[HalfPint]

I'd like to try this but I'm confused. Is the "in the fermenter" volume 10 gallons or 11.5 gallons?

I believe BM wanted a final boil volume of 11.5 gallons. I'm sure he does this to make up for the fact that you lose a bit of brew throughout the process. I actually made this exact recipe tonight. I did a 14.5 gallon pre-boil for 90 minutes and ended up with around 11.5 gallons. My efficiency was a bit high, so I ended up with an OG of 1.050. Oh well, no one ever complained about a bit more alcohol.

 

[wcarter1227]

beer smith shows this at 43 calories/pint. i could drink a case and lose weight in the process! :rockin:

I used hopville to calc this recipe and i came up with more like 148 calories per 12oz serving

 

[Daddymem]

Here's a thought.
Replace the 2-row with Pilsner.
Ferment 1/2 with S-05 @ 62F.
Ferment 1/2 with a Belgian yeast, start at 62F for 24 hours, move to room temperature and let it ramp itself up in temperature.

A hybrid BPA and a hybrid cream ale.

Quite a bit outside my experience range so I don't have a good idea how well it would work. What do you think?

 

[bendavanza]

I have been sampling my Saaz based amped up version of this recipe and I love it. I have it on a nitro tap and the word cream is definitely appropriate. I will post the recipe here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/cream-saaz-175167/#post2028445

 

[EO74]

Has anyone tried this recipe with a cream ale yeast or maybe a lager like 2112 ? I liked this recipe when i made it with us-05. I dont have any 05 but i do have washed 2112 ready to go ?? Any thoughts

 

[HalfPint]

Well here's a bit of an update on the 10 gallon batch I brewed on 4-19-10. I did one batch with Nottingham and one batch with S-05. Both had a OG of 1.050. With that said, the Nottingham is now done at 1.011 and the S-05 is still going, but is currently at 1.09! That is going to be one dry brew.

Once again, great recipe BM.

J

 

[431brew]

I finally moved my version of this recipe from the secondary to the keg last night. It was clear, but had a sour/bitter taste...more sour than bitter I'd guess. It wasn't bad, but was unexpected...almost like a mild lemony/orange peely taste. My first all-grain and had to half the recipe. Used hallertau hops so had to kind of estimate the desired IBU since it was my first. Could it be the hop I taste? Or could it be that it is just flat and dry and only a couple of months old right now?

 

[Daddymem]

Ordered up the ingredients for this along with some hops from Brewmaster's Warehouse great sale. I think I am going to try to sour the grains for a brew the day after.

 

[pen25]

took the plunge and is now in the process of brewing this all grain. wooohoooo wish me luck

 

[jgilbreth]

Starting this this weekend as my second all grain. I haven't gone through all the posts, but has anyone added the crystal hops a little later than at the start of the boil? I was thinking of holding back about .25 oz for a 5 minute addition to get just a bit of aroma at the end.

 

[SwampassJ]

Doing this tomorrow but with 1oz of Spalt 4%aa. Going to come in around 14.5 IBUs so should be perfect for my family.

 

[The_Dtrain]

Do you think that kolsch yeast would work for this? Wyeast 2565 is what I used recently and I will be washing it in a few weeks when I transfer to the secondary.

Dtrain

 

[BierMuncher]

Do you think that kolsch yeast would work for this? Wyeast 2565 is what I used recently and I will be washing it in a few weeks when I transfer to the secondary.

Dtrain

Kolsch yeast would work great. Try to keep it on the cooler side and if possible let it sit at around 55 degrees for a week or so toward the end.

 

[jgilbreth]

So i substituted hallertau for the crystal since my lhbs was out, and read on the package that they were coming in at a whopping 7.1%! Should I do anything different, or just toss em in and see how it goes?


suggestions?

 

[HalfPint]

Well, I just kegged 10 gallons of this. 5 with Notty and 5 with S-05. I must say, the S-05 produced a much better beer.

Once again, great recipe BM.

J

 

[SwampassJ]

Brewed this today with many firsts and beat the rain by minutes but still had to chill under the patio.

1. Full Wort Hop. Changed this last minute with 4% Spalter hops (5 gallon batch)
2. Whirlfloc, hoping this drops everything out.
3. Whirlpooling, didn't do ****. No center mound or anyhthing, just a slight decrease in sediment around edge of pot. Ended up dumping/straining rest into carboy.
4. S05, looking forward to this.

 

[jgilbreth]

I held back about .25 oz hallertau and threw them in at 15 min remaining. Also used irish moss for the first time, I'm looking forward to seeing if I notice a difference.

Ended up with plenty of wort in the fermenter (5.5 gal+) which was better than my first all grain try (only got 4.5 gal) but the OG was a little low, 1.036.

 

[Pappers_]

So i substituted hallertau for the crystal since my lhbs was out, and read on the package that they were coming in at a whopping 7.1%! Should I do anything different, or just toss em in and see how it goes?


suggestions?

I like using Hallertau for cream and blonde ales - lighter beers like this. You can plug the amounts, AA% and boil time into BeerSmith or one of the other calculators to figure out how to hit the IBU level you want.