Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[suprat78]

Is a lower ferment temp of 62 going to kill my attenuation. I increased the 2 row by 3 lbs and lowered the corn to three pounds. I also used 3 lbs of rice. Just wanted this really clean. I actually am having a blowoff right now at 62 so I lowerd the temp to 61. I plan on raising to 68 once fermentation slows down. I want this to be real clean and clear. I hope my assumptions are correct. Mashed two hours. Oh I used 05.

It didn't help me at all! I fermented at 62 and checked after 14 days in and was at 1.020 .

I potentially may have mashed in slightly higher so some of my attenuation issues may result from that.

 

[MarcusKillion]

That's no lie...it's like the gas station being out of gas. Is jimmy in the White House again?

Nope , it is his evil twin . How else can one explain LHBS being out of 05 and 2 row.

 

[CDGoin]

Had that with a kolsch. I'd leave it......just me. You could lower the temp in primary too.

Sounds like its done.. but I would wait for the Krausen to fall.. it will fall when its Done Done..

 

[MarcusKillion]

I got 1oz of dried lemon zest, and put it in a cup of boiling water and turned off the heat.

Then mixed in 2 lbs of honey and added to secondary.. added a nice flavor (and a bit of ABV).

Very nice idea I think . have you tried any specialty honey like Tupela or orange blossom ? The flavor left in by the honey will go away after a couple months so drink up.

 

[MarcusKillion]

Has anyone else still had a 1" -1 1/2" krausen 10 days after going to primary (Safale US-05)? OG hit the target at 1.047 and adjusted SG today is 1.004 and it's not bubbling any more. I am tempted to rack to secondary and cold crash. Anyone have any comment?

I know when using rice in recipes I always have a pure white foam . If stirring up the wort for oxygen it gets real bad and does not go down for a very long time and even lasts into the finished product . Seems to hang around in the fermenter . I think it is just from the rice and maybe the corn also.

 

[CDGoin]

Very nice idea I think . have you tried any specialty honey like Tupela or orange blossom ? The flavor left in by the honey will go away after a couple months so drink up.

No on specialty, but I do use fresh local honey and not processed clover like in the store.

I rarely have had a batch last a month.. much less months

 

[wyoast]

Boy that bry-97 is sure a different beast than the 05 or notty that I'm used to..it took about 24hrs to show any signs of life then hit pretty hard for another day and a half or so then the krausen fell to about 1/2 inch or so of pretty thick looking topper and its already dropping out like a rock...I figure at this rate, it'll be pretty clear in 2 weeks tops.

 

[bigtex52]

Pulled a hydro sample today and krausen cap started falling apart and streaming toward the bottom like white rain. SG still at 1.004 so we are done! Racking to keg tonight.

 

[CDGoin]

I can't seem to get this to get below 1.014.. That said I added the 2 lbs of honey, and its also real cloudy.. so thinking I'm done ??

 

[Channel66]

I can't seem to get this to get below 1.014.. That said I added the 2 lbs of honey, and its also real cloudy.. so thinking I'm done ??

Mine finished at 1.014 but crystal clear. I used a big Belgian yeast and may have mashed too high. Still tasty!

 

[CDGoin]

Good to know I won't have bottle bombs..

I was going to dry hop a little New Kent while lagering..

 

[wyoast]

Boy that bry-97 is sure a different beast than the 05 or notty that I'm used to..it took about 24hrs to show any signs of life then hit pretty hard for another day and a half or so then the krausen fell to about 1/2 inch or so of pretty thick looking topper and its already dropping out like a rock...I figure at this rate, it'll be pretty clear in 2 weeks tops.

Well today the topper and all of the Krausen has fallen through leaving nothing but rafts on top..This ferment started so slow and didnt last very long so thats got me thinking maybe a stuck fermentation. I really want to take a gravity reading but I'm afraid to pop the top until I think I'll be ready to bottle because I fermented a 3g batch in a 6g carboy.. What do you guys think? will the time it takes to take a sample and recap let enough o2 in to be detrimental??

 

[Hawaiibboy]

Well today the topper and all of the Krausen has fallen through leaving nothing but rafts on top..This ferment started so slow and didnt last very long so thats got me thinking maybe a stuck fermentation. I really want to take a gravity reading but I'm afraid to pop the top until I think I'll be ready to bottle because I fermented a 3g batch in a 6g carboy.. What do you guys think? will the time it takes to take a sample and recap let enough o2 in to be detrimental??

Probably not so long as you aren't shaking the thing up. I do 3gal batches in 6.5gal buckets, and I check my gravity about one day before I think fermentation should be done by. then if my FG is low enough I check it again the next day to see if I'm stable and then the next. So you should be fine...

 

[wyoast]

Thanks man, surely if you don't have a problem opening the top on a bucket then a carboy won't be a problem.. lemme check this out and I'll post what I come up with..

 

[wyoast]

Thanks man, surely if you don't have a problem opening the top on a bucket then a carboy won't be a problem.. lemme check this out and I'll post what I come up with..

She's sittin at 1.012 right now.. Looks like I was wrong again
Makes me feel better knowing that its at least down that far..I'll let er' sit a few more days to clear and check again. (I really need to get one of those better bottles with the racking port)
Oh by the way, the beer tastes pretty good!! its definately got that commercial feel to it..lol

 

[Kirkwooder]

I have just finished cooling and racking this to a 6 gallon carboy. I followed the recipe almost to T. My starting boil was 7.25 gallons for a 5 gallon batch. I boiled hard for 90 min. Now, I have a bit less than 4 gallons in the carboy, and a 1.076 gravity.

Did I boil away too much liquid? Should I ad some water back?

I should mention that his is my very first AG brew. I am a bit confused. Can someone pplease help?

 

[jwalker1140]

I would definitely add water to at least get back up to 5 gallons, which would bring your OG down to around 1.060. In order to bring your OG down to 1.040, you'd need to add about 3.6 gallons of water. A third option, assuming you are starting with 4 gallons of wort at 1.076, you could remove (pour down the drain) 0.75 gallons of wort and add 1.75 gallons of water, which should get you 5 gallons of wort at 1.040. Decisions, decisions...

 

[Kirkwooder]

Will I end up with a lighter body than I should if I ad water?

 

[jwalker1140]

No, you'd be fixing the body. You need to get that OG down closer to the recipe target of 1.040 if you want it to have anything close to the intended body. And at this point, adding water is the only way to do that. Leaving it at 1.076 is going to give you way more body and alcohol than is appropriate for the style - something funky like an Imperial Cream Ale.

If it were my beer, I'd probably add as much water as you can comfortably fit into your 6 gal carboy and call it a day. Good luck!

 

[Kirkwooder]

Thanks jwalker, I'll ad the water and pitch, then let you know how it turns out in 5-6 weeks!

 

[midfielder5]

IMy starting boil was 7.25 gallons for a 5 gallon batch. I boiled hard for 90 min. Now, I have a bit less than 4 gallons in the carboy, and a 1.076 gravity.

Did I boil away too much liquid? Should I ad some water back?

Yes you should only need to boil off 8-15%.

Did you really boil off 45% in 90 min? 15% for 90 min is the norm.

 

[thadius856]

Boiloff rate is a function of heat applied and surface area. Assuming those two don't change in the boil, the rate will be the same whether there's 1 or 50 gallons in the pot.

In other words, boiloff is a not a percent of total volume per unit time.

1.07x is IIPA territory. Yoh made the right choice to dilute.

 

[Johnnyhamer]

This is getting made with flaked coconut and pineapple very soon.

 

[Matteo57]

This is getting made with flaked coconut and pineapple very soon.

Sounds interesting.... maybe use Citra for bittering also? Hmmm Sounds good!! Will maybe have to try that!!!

 

[Johnnyhamer]

I was thinking thee exact same thing. I've never used citra but from everything I have read on here it should compliment it well.

 

[Matteo57]

I am making an IPA with citra currently with Coconut in it... its amazing!! Just don't use too much coconut.... If I were you maybe just add like half a pound to the boil at 15m.....This beer is a really light mellow beer so you don't want to overpower it IMO. Anyways, would be interesting to try and think I will do so soon!

 

[Johnnyhamer]

Appreciate the input. I'm currently doing the DD's watermelon wheat and need to order the hops for a centennial blonde. This recipe is cheap enough. Going to add these grains to my order.

 

[Matteo57]

Yes it is cheap! The most expensive thing will be the coconut probably! ha Good luck

 

[Johnnyhamer]

I think I have some. Hoping it's unsweetened though. Trying to decide on tossing it in towards the end of boil or in a secondary with the pineapple.

 

[bigtex52]

Cream of Pina Colada? Are you going to cask condition in a used rum cask?