Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[RCCOLA]

so may be I'll keep to the original-ish recipe of
5.5 lbs 2row
2 lbs flaked corn
but double the rice to 2 lbs
That will yield 5% on the nose (a compromise!). Now will this make it too...

ricy? (ok I'm a noob I guess since I've no experience with anything but grain and a little honey)

A pound of honey would defiantly do the trick though, didn't even think of that. Maybe I'll try that instead.

Just keep in mind that the only thing the honey will add is dryness and alcohol so it may be the best all around boost for this beer.I just looked at my recipe and it only had 8oz rice for some reason.Oh I see-I added8oz. flaked wheat.Maybe 6-2row,2fl.corn,1rice,1honey=5.5% @ 75%efficiency.

 

[HangLoose]

I thought about wheat too, I've seen it in other cream ale recipes and I like wheat in my beer. I think I'll try 1lb of honey this time round and then 1 lb of wheat next time. I don't know what 1lb of wheat (or more) would make it but I'll bet it would be good.
maybe 2 lbs of wheat and no rice... I really have no business creating new recipes at this point.

 

[RCCOLA]

This beer is for my dad(a bmc) drinker and not really my style.For me,my next light beer is going to be something like 1/2 2-row,1/2 malted wheat & maybe a little lemon peel for flavoring,fermented w/ s-05 for a clean crisp summer beer.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I can't wait to make this again. I've been on a kick for the low gravity beers lately. I have an infant at home and I need something where I can have a few and not be on the way to being half in the bag druck.

This is a tasty beer. Light it is but not void of flavor, you can taste the corn/rice adjunct. Frankly its nice damn session beer.

This beer is on my July 4th beer menu, as is Edworts AW. Gonna serve both through my new jockey box. :rockin:

 

[HangLoose]

This beer is for my dad(a bmc) drinker and not really my style.For me,my next light beer is going to be something like 1/2 2-row,1/2 malted wheat & maybe a little lemon peel for flavoring,fermented w/ s-05 for a clean crisp summer beer.

That really sounds good. I am planning something along those lines too. I recently made a wit and while I'm happy with how it came out its nothing like a nice light wheat beer.

 

[Yambor44]

Does it have to be minute rice? I have some long grain white rice in the house but no minute rice.

 

[BierMuncher]

Does it have to be minute rice? I have some long grain white rice in the house but no minute rice.

Minute rice is precooked which means it is pre-gelatinized.

Raw rice won't work.

 

[Yambor44]

Minute rice is precooked which means it is pre-gelatinized.

Raw rice won't work.

Thank you. Mama heading to the store as I am heating the strike water!

 

[bluehouse]

Made this yesterday with Brew in a bag method. I think I met all my numbers, I was so messed up by the time I was done I can't be sure. I learned that I cannot handle a 10 gallon batch brew in a bag even with cheater pipes & a rope. I did get a good fast rise in water temp with my burner (this was the first 10 gallon batch with this burner). The wort was yummy & sweat & my hops hit just the right note. I used a washed yeast I had on hand and had action within 3 hours of pitching. All in all looks like a good start.

 

[BierMuncher]

And what exactly does "messed up" mean?

 

[FishinDave07]

Hey BM, have you tried playing around with some of the ingredients? adding fruits? spices? I know that its not to "style" but "Hang the Code!"

 

[BierMuncher]

Hey BM, have you tried playing around with some of the ingredients? adding fruits? spices? I know that its not to "style" but "Hang the Code!"

Nah. The most I've ever done is draw back the corn and rice by 50% and replace with cane sugar.

Got quite a bit dryer and crisper with that.

My Sterling Gold satisfies my need for some "zing" when it comes to a good summer beer.

 

[GunnerMan]

Brewed this yesterday almost to the tee, my expected OG was 1.041 with a 5 gal batch 75% BH eff., My final gravity was 1.050 with 5.5 gals of wort. The Smith says I came out to 90 some brewhouse efficiency, could this be right?

 

[cimirie]

I brewed this last Tuesday. My OG was also 1.050 on the nose and my BHE was also 90% (well, 89.8% to be exact). What a coincidence.

This was my first attempt at a AG stovetop half batch. It was smooth sailing, easy flowing. My only hiccup was my MLT couldn't hold all my sparge water (it's a 2.5 gallon cooler) so I had to do two half hour sparges instead of one hour-long sparge. At the end of the day though, what does it matter with 90% BHE???

 

[cimirie]

Hey FishinDave-

I brewed this batch with the total intent to make a Miller Chill/Bud Lite with Lime type of brew. I'm in the process of making some lime extract that I'll add at bottling along with a touch of Splenda (just under a 1/4 cup in a 2.5 gallon batch.) because the above mentioned macros have a touch of sweetness. I'm expecting great things. I let you know how it turns out!

 

[GunnerMan]

Cool, glad someone else got in the same ballpark, I kept checking my self for errors but found none. I adjusted my recipe just a smidge to account for the higher OG, my volume well what can you do. I added .75 Oz of Williamete 5% for 60 mins and the other .25 Oz at 5 mins. Hope it adds a twinge of aroma and a bit more IBU to offset any problems.

 

[cimirie]

Mine will have a touch more hop taste to it as well- I've got some old Cascade leaf that's not super zesty, but enough to make a difference. My boil for volume went 25 min too long so I added a "pinch" (I didn't care enough to measure. I'm a chef at heart!) about 70 minutes into the boil just to compensate. I tasted today in the secondary and it was good without being too much hops.

 

[bkov]

Nah. The most I've ever done is draw back the corn and rice by 50% and replace with cane sugar.

Got quite a bit dryer and crisper with that.

QUOTE]

that kind of sounds like a good thing.

has anyone tried using 6row instead of 2row?

 

[CPooley4]

If one were to add a fruit aspect to this brew what would you recommend BM? Would orange be a nice addition? Trying to put something together for the wife.

 

[Chicago1948]

I brewed yesterday.

#6 Two Row
#2 Flaked Rice
#2 Flaked Corn
.5 oz Willamette
.5 oz Mt. Hood
Safeale-05 (pitched from packet)

7G pre-boil, 5.5G in the carboy.

OG 1.049

Slight airlock activity after about 17 hours. Is this normal? What can I expect for a FG?

 

[RCCOLA]

I brewed yesterday.

#6 Two Row
#2 Flaked Rice
#2 Flaked Corn
.5 oz Willamette
.5 oz Mt. Hood
Safeale-05 (pitched from packet)

7G pre-boil, 5.5G in the carboy.

OG 1.049

Slight airlock activity after about 17 hours. Is this normal? What can I expect for a FG?

With a similar grain bill,and 149F mash temp and S-05,mine had an OG of 1.044 and a FG of 1.008

 

[fastricky]

I'm going to brew this this weekend, yes guy!

 

[bull8042]

You won't be disappointed unless you just royally screw it up. I did 3 weeks primary then bottled. After only 2 weeks in the bottle, it is not as clear as I wanted, but the taste is awesome! It has to be ready for our 3rd Annual Cinco de Mayo party this Saturday, otherwise, I would have secondaried it a week.

 

[nealf]

I brewed 10 gallons of this Saturday.. Except I used 1 oz of Centennial (9% AA) for bittering hops. I don't think the substitution will change it too much, the AAs are still close.

 

[hayabusa]

I threw together 10 gallons of a modified recipie for this; I used some 6-row in addition to the grain bill and drew off 8.5 gallons of wort; boiled down to 7. Ended up with 1.068 /1.013 (7.19 -ABV) and it's freaking delicious!

We called it injury ale... have you ever seen a pair of welding gloves catch on fire? We did that day! March Pump was jacked up - heated up sparge water and thought it would be a good idea to ask a friend to grab the keggle with me with welding gloves.... those gloves are indeed flamable!

 

[LoneOakDesign]

Hey BM,
what's your water profile look like when you brew this. i always have a bit of a problem with lighter beers. my calcium numbers are way off and it really affects the flavor. i wanna give this recipe a shot this weekend. think i may try water adjustments for the first time.

thanks

 

[RCCOLA]

Hey BM,
what's your water profile look like when you brew this. i always have a bit of a problem with lighter beers. my calcium numbers are way off and it really affects the flavor. i wanna give this recipe a shot this weekend. think i may try water adjustments for the first time.

thanks

Not speaking for BM but I treated this one like a pils,since flavor defects show so easily in this style.I used RO water & treated the mash w/ 1 tsp. gypsum and it came out quite well.Just sparged w/ straight RO water.

 

[Scut_Monkey]

I think this sounds like an awesome brew when on the boat. I don't know about you but I don't like to slug back oatmeal stouts and then try to get up water skiing. That dosen't sound pleasent.

I'll be making it this weekened and I may have to substitute the Safale-05 for -04. I'll post to let everyone know how it turns out. Cheers! :cross:

 

[kice]

my buddy and I are brewing that right now... just realized the safale 05 wasn't in the box with all the grain. Local brew shop only had "Coopers" brewing yeast. This is only my third brew =/ how drastically will this ruin this beer?

Alternatively could I toss an airlock on this and wait for the packet in the mail and then pitch later?


Its 7:13pm - starting boil around 7:45. Let me know <3 ty

 

[Yambor44]

Should be fine. Let us know how it tastes. I'll bet great!