Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[HomeDrewBrew]

I was wondering what would be the best temp for bottle conditioning this beer and for how long?!.
I had it sit in basement for couple days at 62F Fermenting then transfered upstairs where its warmer at 68F now has 2 more weeks to ferment.
Should i keep this temp for couple weeks then go back down to cooler temp when bottled?
Thanks

 

[actionjackson905]

I was wondering what would be the best temp for bottle conditioning this beer and for how long?!.
I had it sit in basement for couple days at 62F Fermenting then transfered upstairs where its warmer at 68F now has 2 more weeks to ferment.
Should i keep this temp for couple weeks then go back down to cooler temp when bottled?
Thanks

I'm not sure about bottle conditioning. I do know when force carbing in keg, the colder the better.

 

[iijakii]

I was wondering what would be the best temp for bottle conditioning this beer and for how long?!.
I had it sit in basement for couple days at 62F Fermenting then transfered upstairs where its warmer at 68F now has 2 more weeks to ferment.
Should i keep this temp for couple weeks then go back down to cooler temp when bottled?
Thanks

Carbonating bottles is pretty basic across all styles. Room temp is fine. Warmer will carb faster. Most aim for low 70s. After a few weeks when it's carbonated you can throw it in the fridge.

 

[dnewf]

I am wondering can I substitute the hops for these?http://brewcraft.com/shop/hops/glacier-hops-pellets-15g/

http://brewcraft.com/shop/hops/german-tettnang-hops-pellets-15g/

 

[actionjackson905]

I am wondering can I substitute the hops for these?http://brewcraft.com/shop/hops/glacier-hops-pellets-15g/

http://brewcraft.com/shop/hops/german-tettnang-hops-pellets-15g/

You'll be a tad more bitter than the original post recipe, but looks fine to me.

 

[ArizonaGoalie]

This beer is by far the best introduction to craft beer/homebrew that I've ever made. All my BMC drinking friends love it, so much so that one asked me to brew 10 gallons for his BBQ/Mayweather vs. Pacquio fight watching party last weekend. It was a big hit!!!

Now the real test .... I'm submitting two bottles of that same batch in the county fair's amateur brewer competition.

Stoked!!!

If you haven't brewed this yet, do it! It's a SWMBO fave too. Can't keep it in stock.

Cheers!

 

[dnewf]

This beer is by far the best introduction to craft beer/homebrew that I've ever made. All my BMC drinking friends love it, so much so that one asked me to brew 10 gallons for his BBQ/Mayweather vs. Pacquio fight watching party last weekend. It was a big hit!!!

Now the real test .... I'm submitting two bottles of that same batch in the county fair's amateur brewer competition.

Stoked!!!

If you haven't brewed this yet, do it! It's a SWMBO fave too. Can't keep it in stock.

Cheers!

Do you follow the exact recipe? What about hop types do you use what they call for? Lastly do you use minute rice or flaked rice.Last question mashing what temp do you mash at? Sorry for many questions I will be making a 5.5 gallon one next week.. Cheers!

 

[wtaylor3]

Do you follow the exact recipe? What about hop types do you use what they call for? Lastly do you use minute rice or flaked rice.Last question mashing what temp do you mash at? Sorry for many questions I will be making a 5.5 gallon one next week.. Cheers!

My BMC drinking dad loves having this on tap, just had a batch for the mayweather fight. Brewed with instant grits and instant rice, hops as the original recipe states

 

[wtaylor3]

Also I mash at 148*

 

[nickbrew]

Just got done brewing a batch of this it is no chilling right now

I got a late start but this is such a quick brew for me

for me this is brew 12 of this recipe about 138 gallons, I do like this one a lot this is the second time I have used flake corn/rice

I have found I like it better then corn meal and minute rice, but that is just MHO

forgot today is cinco de mayo should brewed a Mexican beer

all the best and enjoy the day

S_M

Was "no chilling" a typo for now chilling, or did you just let it naturally cool? Unfortunately I did the latter for this batch for the first time, too tired after a few things went disastrously wrong. I obviously didn't get a cold break and mostly everything went into the fermentor. As of the transfer to secondary its remarkably clear because all the sediment and proteins dropped; but worried about chill haze because of the no chill. I was going to clear with gelatin but I haven't gotten around to it, but its been sitting for two weeks at 45. Figure I should go ahead and clarify or just bottle? Personally I don't care about chill haze but as it is a BMC converter batch I figure I might as well try for their sakes.

 

[brew_ny]

Was "no chilling" a typo for now chilling, or did you just let it naturally cool? Unfortunately I did the latter for this batch for the first time, too tired after a few things went disastrously wrong. I obviously didn't get a cold break and mostly everything went into the fermentor. As of the transfer to secondary its remarkably clear because all the sediment and proteins dropped; but worried about chill haze because of the no chill. I was going to clear with gelatin but I haven't gotten around to it, but its been sitting for two weeks at 45. Figure I should go ahead and clarify or just bottle? Personally I don't care about chill haze but as it is a BMC converter batch I figure I might as well try for their sakes.

no typo my friend no chill I will be getting my chiller out on Saturday to do a Vienna SMaSH

just kegged the no chill batch today at 9 am just drew a pint and it is pretty clear after a 3 day cold crash

I will purge it tomorrow at 9 pm and drop it to 12 psi and bump the severing temp to 38 - 40

all the best

S_M

 

[nickbrew]

no typo my friend no chill I will be getting my chiller out on Saturday to do a Vienna SMaSH

just kegged the no chill batch today at 9 am just drew a pint and it is pretty clear after a 3 day cold crash

I will purge it tomorrow at 9 pm and drop it to 12 psi and bump the severing temp to 38 - 40

all the best

S_M

Living life on the edge as well! Kudos. Yeah so far I haven't noticed any adverse effects but I don't plan on making a habit out of it. I will be bottling so I am sure I will have a bit of a different result in the end from you with your kegging setup. Best of luck with the SMaSH.

 

[Setesh]

Brewed this last night and decided to use grits instead of flaked corn. I couldn't find instant grits so I used 5 minute grits and did my first, and probably last, cereal mash. There are no two ways about it, 2.25/lb for flaked corn is a friggin bargain compared to the time it takes to do a cereal mash and clean up afterwards! To those looking to save a few bucks I suggest making yourself a sandwich instead of going out to dinner and using the money saved to buy flaked corn! Or just hunt down a bag of instant grits, that would be OK too.

 

[brew_ny]

Living life on the edge as well! Kudos. Yeah so far I haven't noticed any adverse effects but I don't plan on making a habit out of it. I will be bottling so I am sure I will have a bit of a different result in the end from you with your kegging setup. Best of luck with the SMaSH.

started drinking this today after about 36 hour @ 30 psi purged and set to 12 psi

this is a great recipe 10 days grain to glass with a 3 day cold crash

a couple days at 12 psi and it will be perfect


all the best

S_M

this is my 11 batch of this recipe for 126.5 gallons

 

[jmward21]

This was my first AG batch. I made it per the original recipe. I ended with 10.5 gallons at 1.046 OG. I learned a lot and can't wait to do it again. I ended up doing a 2 hour mash because I waited to long to start heating the sparge water. I split it into 2x 5 gal batches. 1 with US 05 and the other was transferred onto a 1056 yeast cake.

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[actionjackson905]

started drinking this today after about 36 hour @ 30 psi purged and set to 12 psi

this is a great recipe 10 days grain to glass with a 3 day cold crash

a couple days at 12 psi and it will be perfect


all the best

S_M

this is my 11 batch of this recipe for 126.5 gallons

Would love to see a pic posted here after first pour!

I have my 3rd batch on gas as of Wednesday past and will be ready by next weekend. Will post also.

AJ

 

[actionjackson905]

This was my first AG batch. I made it per the original recipe. I ended with 10.5 gallons at 1.046 OG. I learned a lot and can't wait to do it again. I ended up doing a 2 hour mash because I waited to long to start heating the sparge water. I split it into 2x 5 gal batches. 1 with US 05 and the other was transferred onto a 1056 yeast cake.

Way to get started on AG! Love the pics, keep us posted on the results.

 

[thelastleroy]

Brewed a version of this recipe today, 6 gallon volume:

8 lbs 2 row
1.5 lb corn meal #120 grind
1.5 lb minute rice

90 minute mash, 90 minute boil.

A bit more hops than called for, but I like that... the LHBS didn't have either of the hops called for, so I used these:

1 oz centennial 60mins
.5 oz tettnanger 15mins + irish moss 1tsp flaked
.5 oz tettnanger 5mins

I did a little whirlpool and got a really clean looking wort, but my final volume was too low and SG was 1.055 . I topped up to 6 gallons and came out at 1.048 OG, BANG ON the calc I used!!!!

I've got this in the fermentation chamber fridge I built with the stc1000. It's already starting to get busy in there 3.5 hours after pitching. I have a feeling that this is going to be a good beer, I'm over the moon.

Thanks Bier Muncher for the great (and cheap) recipe. Going to be a house specialty I think, probably going to brew this every two weeks if it tastes as good as I think it will!!

 

[GenIke]

^^ CAan you tell me about that fermenter and fridge? IT looks like you didnt have to modify it too much.

 

[thelastleroy]

Sure:

The ferementer is from a Cooper's beer making kit from Amazon. This was actually a gift from SWMBO for my birthday March 30. She's created a monster.

The fermenter Has a 30L total capacity, with probably enough room for a 7gallon batch with lots of headspace.

The fridge was free from a colleague who didn't want it in his office anymore. It had no freezer section, so I just removed the shelves, pop racks in the door and cut the centre rib from the inside of the door and taped it up with foil ductwork tape.

I put the STC1000 inside a project box from home depot and a "decora" outlet directly underneath (decora outlets are square faced, and much easier to cut holes in the cover panel to fit). The outlet is split (jumper tab removed) one side for cool, one side for heat. The temp probe that comes with the STC1000 is taped to the side of the fermenter, with a small towel over it to insulate it from the air around it.

 

[GenIke]

Sure:

The ferementer is from a Cooper's beer making kit from Amazon. This was actually a gift from SWMBO for my birthday March 30. She's created a monster.

The fermenter Has a 30L total capacity, with probably enough room for a 7gallon batch with lots of headspace.

The fridge was free from a colleague who didn't want it in his office anymore. It had no freezer section, so I just removed the shelves, pop racks in the door and cut the centre rib from the inside of the door and taped it up with foil ductwork tape.

I put the STC1000 inside a project box from home depot and a "decora" outlet directly underneath (decora outlets are square faced, and much easier to cut holes in the cover panel to fit). The outlet is split (jumper tab removed) one side for cool, one side for heat. The temp probe that comes with the STC1000 is taped to the side of the fermenter, with a small towel over it to insulate it from the air around it.

Does the fridge have a compressor? Where? That looks perfect for what I need. can you check the model next time your near it?

*sorry for the thread derail*

 

[thelastleroy]

Its made by Sanyo. No model number visible. Yes it has a compressor in the back of the fridge

 

[whoaru99]

duplicate

 

[whoaru99]

Just got done brewing a batch of this it is no chilling right now

I got a late start but this is such a quick brew for me

for me this is brew 12 of this recipe about 138 gallons, I do like this one a lot this is the second time I have used flake corn/rice

I have found I like it better then corn meal and minute rice, but that is just MHO

forgot today is cinco de mayo should brewed a Mexican beer

all the best and enjoy the day

S_M

Yeah, did similar from the recipe listed in signature

8lb pils
2lb flaked corn
1lb flaked rice

Hersbrucker hops, 1oz @ 60, 1/2 @ 5.

I boiled off a little too much and didn't add back. Ended up 6%. Deceivingly smooth and innocent.

 

[actech]

Not doing all grain yet but I have to try this. If I go with an extract for malt could I use a bag for the rice and corn like specialty grains in the extract kits I have done? Teabag it the full 90 min? With the malt in for the enzyme or add some specialty grain to it?

 

[Black Island Brewer]

Not doing all grain yet but I have to try this. If I go with an extract for malt could I use a bag for the rice and corn like specialty grains in the extract kits I have done? Teabag it the full 90 min? With the malt in for the enzyme or add some specialty grain to it?

The corn and rice are starches and don't have enough enzymes to convert, so you'll need to mash them with other grains that have enough diastatic power. BUT, they do sell rice syrup and corn syrup, you could try those...

 

[TrustyOlJohnson]

The corn and rice are starches and don't have enough enzymes to convert, so you'll need to mash them with other grains that have enough diastatic power. BUT, they do sell rice syrup and corn syrup, you could try those...

What if you mash the flaked corn and flaked rice with Amylase enzyme?

 

[Black Island Brewer]

What if you mash the flaked corn and flaked rice with Amylase enzyme?

That should do the trick!

 

[TrustyOlJohnson]

My first beer was a Brewers Best Cream Ale. Ive brew alot since then, but I picked up another kit jus to do it for fun, and a pound of flaked corn.. Planned on mashing the flaked corn with Amylase enzyme.. Then sparging it and adding it to the recipe. Adjusting the hops etc. Otherwise the kit is jus LME, I want to play with the recipe a lil bit

 

[BeeRRunBrewery]

I brewed the original recipe last year, and this time decided to tweak it some by subbing Pilsner malt for the 2-row and using a lager yeast. Also used Hallertau (60 min) and Tettnanger (5 min) hops (2 oz each). Mash schedule was protein rest at 122 F for 20 min, 150 F for 60 min, and mash-out at 170 F for 10 min. 60 min boil. Pitched Saflager 34/70 yeast (4 packages). Fermented at 52 F: 5 days after activity started I raised temp to mid 60s for 3 days, back to 52 for 3 days, then 7 days at 36 degrees. Bottled most, but did my first 3-gallon keg as well. Very pleased with the outcome of the draft from the keg. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1432587994.699261.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1432588016.941840.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1432588033.200657.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1432588049.375464.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1432588069.635065.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1432588087.729739.jpg