Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[PintOfBitter]

def gotta get another keg of this going after the move. it'll be a good one for the new neighbors, too!

 

[Rubberband]

Thank you for the recipe, it is a great success. I brewed up a 5 gal batch and took it to a family boat outing and two cases disappeared before the first case of Bud Light was ever opened. I'm brewing up another batch to trade for a fridge to lager beer in and store beer. The recipe cost me $18 and I purchased a second dry yeast to make sure my yeast count was up. I prefer stouts and dark beers but this was good enough for me, what BMC drinkers refer to as a snob. BierMuncher is exactly right on the questions, I must have heard "You made this beer? Bulls#*T".:rockin:

 

[BierMuncher]

....BierMuncher is exactly right on the questions, I must have heard "You made this beer? Bulls#*T".:rockin:

................:rockin::rockin::rockin:

 

[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!

Not that anybody was holding their breath waiting for an update but...

My attempt at using BM's recipe as the basis for a lawnmower lime ale was a complete success. It wasn't nearly as clear as others or as light of body as others have attested, but I'll mash lower next time and use a thinner mash. Those two hiccups aside, the 1 cup of vodka mixed with the zest of 4 limes added to the bottling bucket gave exactly the lime quality I was looking for. It's a really refreshing, tasty summer brew!

 

[MgMt_Home_Brew]

Not that anybody was holding their breath waiting for an update but...

My attempt at using BM's recipe as the basis for a lawnmower lime ale was a complete success. It wasn't nearly as clear as others or as light of body as others have attested, but I'll mash lower next time and use a thinner mash. Those two hiccups aside, the 1 cup of vodka mixed with the zest of 4 limes added to the bottling bucket gave exactly the lime quality I was looking for. It's a really refreshing, tasty summer brew!

How long did you soak the zest in the vodka?

 

[brewjunky]

I have had this kegged for like 2 weeks and i'm almost out it is one of the best beers I have made by far.

I think i'm going to go with the same recipe as before 2 oz of mount hood at 60 mins .75 lbs of cane sugar and split the corn down to 2 lbs and 2 lbs of minuet rice.

maybe .25 ounces of a noble hop at 5 min this was for 10 gallons used s-05 yeast

 

[artbrewer]

i tried this recipe:The Jamil Show - Cream Ale

it cant hold a candle to this great recipe, i have made this beer 6 times in less than a year and it is very good...much better than Jamils recipe.

thanks for a nice beer!

 

[rsmith179]

Can't wait to get started on this brew... Will be brewing a 5 gallon batch on Monday. Should be perfect timing for our 4th of July party. Little bro is coming home from the Army and want to have several types of beers on tap for him. So far I have the Centennial Blonde, Apfelwein, and a monster IPA (Green Flash Clone). Hopefully this will be a great addition to the already wonderful beers on tap!

 

[fastricky]

Just tried it tonight after kegging for over a week... very good! But I might pare down the corn next time, it certainly has a strong corn flavor.

 

[BierMuncher]

Just tried it tonight after kegging for over a week... very good! But I might pare down the corn next time, it certainly has a strong corn flavor.

I found that if I pull the corn and rice down by 50% and replace with table sugar, that cream ale characteristic (slight corn flavor) goes away and the beer gets much crisper.

 

[fastricky]

Thanks BM... good news:

Here's a report one day later - this is a great beer that anyone here devoted to experiencing a very well conceived beer needs to try.

I'm finding now, that I've lived with this flavor for a couple of days, FOR MY TASTE (and at the end of the day, what do I know versus anyone else out there? ;-) it actually isn't so much that the corn flavor is too much, but that the super crisp/clean finish is too abrupt a finish after that juicy corn midsection... I'm going to try this again but replace the rice with wheat and keep all the other ingrediants as is. My idea is to give a chewier finish/aftertaste and that will, again, for my taste, work better (that's the plan anyways).

The final word: that's my opinion. I'd brew the recipe AS IS initially and then see what your take is... it's a great base!!

 

[Yambor44]

I found that if I pull the corn and rice down by 50% and replace with table sugar, that cream ale characteristic (slight corn flavor) goes away and the beer gets much crisper.

How much table sugar do you use and how (when) do you use it?

 

[BierMuncher]

How much table sugar do you use and how (when) do you use it?

I've used up to 10% sugar...taking out whatever that equaled in corn/rice.

I just toss it in to the kettle as it's filling with wort from the tun.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Just tried it tonight after kegging for over a week... very good! But I might pare down the corn next time, it certainly has a strong corn flavor.

One tsp of Amylase Enzyme (AE) will remove that corn taste completely. The enzyme will convert those corn-like starches to sugar and ferment them away. All the way down to 1.000. Makes it dry and boosts the ABV.

I have two batches like this going now and two read to drink. 3 of the 4 batches had ~33% of the grist made up from corn. The corn taste is non-existent.

1 of the 4 batches is the Three-Crop. I followed BM's recipe exactly except for the AE addition in the 2ndary.

 

[JesseRC]

I think the tast is right, except for the alcohol. I messed up and put in more rice and sugar than the recipe asked for. My swmbo luvs it. I can drink it fine, but it's def strong. Next time I'll keep the additional rice and leave the sugar out.

 

[Pappers_]

I've used up to 10% sugar...I just toss it in to the kettle as it's filling with wort from the tun.

FWIW, I've added small amounts of sugar to dry out extract beers before and added the sugar in the last ten or fifteen minutes of the boil.

 

[fastricky]

Friday Hockey Night in the US of A! With 4 or 5 or more of these Corn beers!

 

[kaiser423]

Friday Hockey Night in the US of A! With 4 or 5 or more of these Corn beers!

g-damn that looks good.....

//starts heading over to brew masters warehouse to plan his next two brews, even though he's brewing one right now and has two more on deck for this weekend. One on deck is BM's porter though.

How long were you in the fermenter, and how long in the bottle?

 

[fastricky]

I followed BM's recipe to the letter... I'll try it again as mentioned earlier and will cut down on the corn a little and up either the 2-row or replace the rice with wheat. A worthy beer to try as is and then see what your taste dictates...

 

[fastricky]

Another pic... just wanted to get the hockey game in there (Hey, I lived in Canada for 10 years and my wife is from Toronto so I gotta get the game in there!) Pitts: 2 Det: 1

 

[Irie5447]

I plan on making this recipe within the next few days but would like to increase the alcohol content a bit. What would be the best way to do this? Corn sugar, increasing the amount of flaked corn or rice, or base malt? Beersmith is estimating 4.03 ABV which seems low for my liking, I would like it somewhere in the 6 to 6.5% range.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I plan on making this recipe within the next few days but would like to increase the alcohol content a bit. What would be the best way to do this? Corn sugar, increasing the amount of flaked corn or rice, or base malt? Beersmith is estimating 4.03 ABV which seems low for my liking, I would like it somewhere in the 6 to 6.5% range.

I would scale everything up equally ingredient-wise first. You can use amylase enzyme (AE) too to pull the gravity to 1.000 in the secondary. This alone will buy you almost .5% ABV Maybe more, depends where your yeast will putter out w/o help.

I have Chucks World Beer Cup and there are recipes for Ice Beers & Malt Liquor.

For example 5 gals of Olde English 800. OG 1.055 FG1.000 = 7.24% ABV

• 3.5 # 2-Row
• 3.75 # 6-Row
• 3.0 # Flaked Corn
• Nugget & Cluster Hopped for 105min for 14IBU

If you make this bottle in bombers and drink right from the bottle w/ a paper bag!


This below is a 7%ABV Brew (with AE) W/O 6.3%.

3 Crop Cream Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 9.44
Anticipated OG: 1.053 Plato: 13.02
Anticipated SRM: 2.9
Anticipated IBU: 18
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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70.6 6.67 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
23.5 2.22 lbs. Flaked Corn (Maize) America 1.040 1
5.9 0.56 lbs. Minute Rice American 1.040 1

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.45 oz. Crystal Pellet 3.25 8.8 60 min.
0.45 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.00 13.5 60 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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0.17 Oz Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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Fermentis US-05 Safale

 

[RCCOLA]

To you guys who have gotten your FG down to 1.000--how does it taste?
Looking to formulating a recipe like this for a guy who is starting brewing and likes light beers.Thinking that a 1.032SG down to 1.000 would net a light beer w/ 4% alc.

 

[Schlenkerla]

To you guys who have gotten your FG down to 1.000--how does it taste?
Looking to formulating a recipe like this for a guy who is starting brewing and likes light beers.Thinking that a 1.032SG down to 1.000 would net a light beer w/ 4% alc.

I am making Miller Lite clones with a 92% eff getting 1.035 and 4.6% ABV. They are dry and tasty. The corn flavor in the beer just about non-existent. I can barely detect it, but I do triple hop these "Lite" beers. 60, 0, dry. I still hit the 16-18IBU target. You get good flavor & aroma. As for the corn taste, I think I notice it since I know its in the beer. I can't taste it with every sip. When it cold and well carbed is makes for an easy drinking session beer. Almost too easy.

I have used Cascade, Sorachi Ace & German Nobles. I served 10 gallons at a bar, the beer was free, lasted only 75 minutes... Took in more than $100 in tips.

For a light beer definitely try using Amylase Enzyme to pull it down to 1.000 its partially why they are very neutral there is no residual dextrines to give it off flavors. That's what you want for those BMC drinkers.

I really like the Sorachi Ace MLC. It very light 4.5% ABV, tastes good with a hint of lemon, smells good. Cost me ~$12.00 (I'm out of work - that's my motive...needs to be cheap for me.)

I have a MLC recipe in the drop down.

 

[RCCOLA]

sorry for the hi-jack guys.Mod please delete.Thanks.

 

[Schlenkerla]

What do the die hard ML drinkers think about the 17ibus and actual hop flavor?

The recipe I have for ML is from Chuck's Homebrewers Gold. Miller Lite is the 1st Place Winner in its Category for World Beer Cup. So its typical. Really no percieved bitterness but not sweet either, balanced. I think in the 15-20 range for IBUs its indistinguishable to the average taster.

Miller Lite Style Parameters.

SG: 1.030
FG: 1.000
ABV: 4.2%
SRM: 3
Bittering: 16IBUs

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Diehards, not 100% sure. I served my beer to beer snobs & home brewers. I guess some of non-home brewer types prefer a german tri-hopped beer. The HBrs cascade.

The Chuck's MLC recipe only calls for 16IBUs from a 60 min hop addition. No 0, No Dry. Needs late additions IMO.

 

[Schlenkerla]

What do the die hard ML drinkers think about the 17ibus and actual hop flavor?

RCCOLA - The topic here is the 3-Crop Recipe & Tasting Notes. Out of consideration of the other readers/posters we should move the conversation to...

One of these two places or PM me.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/miller-lite-really-triple-hopped-123937/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/how-triple-hop-miller-lite-clone-116893/



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[rsmith179]

Brewed this about 4 weeks ago. Everything was done by the book according to the original recipe, except this was a 5 gallon batch. HUGE hit at my 4th of July party! Even my uncle, a BIG BMC drinker, couldn't stop going back to the keg for more! Thanks for the recipe. This one may have to be a brewery staple.

Also, I'm going to be brewing this one up again next Monday before my bro leaves for Afghanistan. Going to show him the whole process. Because this is such an awesome base beer, I'm going to actually try and make this into a blueberry ale. 4-5 lbs of frozen blueberries added to the secondary. I'll post back in a month or so with the results.

 

[stever]

Getting ready to brew this Sunday, half will be for a family picnic in 4 weeks and the other half will have lime extract added at bottling time in an attempt to appease SWMBO who loves bud light lime.

 

[Yambor44]

Nice and crisp! Great recipe. All of my BMC friends love it.