Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[justineaton]

I plan on dry hopping five gallons of my ten gallon batch with Williamette.
Does anyone have an opinion on that, or how much to dry hop with?

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[StoutNoDoubt]

I brewed this one last Sunday and used us05 yeast with it. It developed a surprisingly big head of krausen on it and is fermenting steadily at around 65 degrees. Can't wait to try it!


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[JDGator]

this is a favorite of many of my friends so i have done around 50gal this past year.

Has anyone tried to use a lager yeast? how did it turn out? i was thinking of trying a cali common type yeast and ferment it below 60F.

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

Tasted a sample of this while transferring to secondary. Totally has a corn taste to it. I'm hoping it settles out some. I know it's too early to tell since it will change flavor wise over the next couple of weeks.


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[brew_ny]

Tasted a sample of this while transferring to secondary. Totally has a corn taste to it. I'm hoping it settles out some. I know it's too early to tell since it will change flavor wise over the next couple of weeks.


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why secondary it ? I go from grain to glass with this recipe in 14 days and it is a good brew

but I keg it

S_M

 

[diatonic]

this is a favorite of many of my friends so i have done around 50gal this past year.

Has anyone tried to use a lager yeast? how did it turn out? i was thinking of trying a cali common type yeast and ferment it below 60F.

On my last batch I pulled off a couple gallons to ferment with bavarian lager yeast. Haven't tasted it yet. Lagering now in a keg. Will report back soon.

 

[dcrog]

Just had to say that I've brewed this four times in the past year, and it is always a hit with anyone who has tried it. I have a keg carbonating with sugar right now in my fermentation freezer at 65 degrees. First time using sugar in a keg but it is in the pipeline.

I also wanted to say that with 14 oz. of generic minute rice per 5.5 gallon batch my batches always come out to 6% ABV. A little higher than the original but everyone still loves it. I guess my efficiency is a little higher than needed but anyone who tries it says not to change a thing.

Great job BM, and thank you for sharing.

 

[justineaton]

At two weeks my gravity was 1.030 last Saturday at three weeks it was 1.021 I'm hoping I will hit my target fg this weekend and keg it. My og was a little high because I added a little extra rice and I'm also fermenting around 65° just because that's what my basement is right now.

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

My FG on this was 1.0008. It bubbled away for 7 days. Thought it would never end lol. Very large yeast cake when it was done. I transfer to secondary to help clear it up and less risk of clouding the beer with yeast when I go to rack it to keg.

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[JDGator]

On my last batch I pulled off a couple gallons to ferment with bavarian lager yeast. Haven't tasted it yet. Lagering now in a keg. Will report back soon.

yes please let me know.

 

[brew_ny]

My FG on this was 1.0008. It bubbled away for 7 days. Thought it would never end lol. Very large yeast cake when it was done. I transfer to secondary to help clear it up and less risk of clouding the beer with yeast when I go to rack it to keg.

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do you cold crash? cold crashing will drop the yeast out to clear your beer

I love this beer it comes out clear glass for me very time

all the best

S_M

 

[Puddlethumper]

Just picked up on this thread and have decided to give the recipe a try. It is remarkably similar to the cream ale recipe that has been a crowd pleaser around here for a long time. The addition of the rice is a new wrinkle. Also, I've been using Cascade for bittering and Willamette for aroma. Definitely want to try this one. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[brew_ny]

I've been using Cascade for bittering and Willamette for aroma.

I have been using Willamette and Liberty very nice drinking brew

all the best

S_M

 

[justineaton]

I'm going straight from primary to keg and adding gelatin to keg. After a couple days in fridge I will pull a couple cloudy pints and it should clear up

 

[justineaton]

Going to use my yeast cake from one carboy for a maris otter Willamette smash

 

[birdley123]

My son and I are gonna brew this up to take on vacation this year! I need his help lifting, just had rotator cuff surgery!
Anyhow, whats a good starter to use for this?

Thanks, B

 

[Puddlethumper]

My son and I are gonna brew this up to take on vacation this year! I need his help lifting, just had rotator cuff surgery!
Anyhow, whats a good starter to use for this?

Thanks, B

If it's anything like the cream ale I've been making you can use US-05, BRY-97 or WLP-001 American Ale yeast. All will work and you probably won't see a huge difference in flavor. I've made my cream ale (sans rice) with all of the above and the beers have all been excellent.

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

do you cold crash? cold crashing will drop the yeast out to clear your beer



I love this beer it comes out clear glass for me very time



all the best



S_M

I usually let it sit in secondary for a couple of weeks and then keg and force carb it while it sits in my kegerator.


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[TrustyOlJohnson]

My son and I are gonna brew this up to take on vacation this year! I need his help lifting, just had rotator cuff surgery!
Anyhow, whats a good starter to use for this?

Thanks, B

Every Cream Ale Ive made Ive used Nottingham with great results!


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[brew_ny]

I usually let it sit in secondary for a couple of weeks and then keg and force carb it while it sits in my kegerator.


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I have brewed 20 gallons of this recipe in the last month I go from grain to glass in 14 days or less

this is going to become a brew I do all the time to have on hand because it drinks so well

the last brew I did I used corn meal and minute rice and it came out perfect, such a light grain bill it is cheap to brew using top cropped US-05 for yeast

all the best

S_M

 

[shadows69]

I have this on tap now. Its equal parts of corn maze and grits. It pretty smooth and won't last long in the keg. I never thought of using corn meal, I may have to give that a try. I recommend this brew for the first timer to the more advanced brewer.

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[brew_ny]

the first time I brewed this I did use flaked corn and flaked rice had it on gas in the glass in 14 days

I drank it for a day and knew I wanted to brew it again right away, I saw where people were using girts

up here in New York not a lot girts in the stores so I went with corn meal, I tried some and it taste the same

this is going to be something I have on tap always

all the best

S_M

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

As cheap as flaked corn is per lb, why is everyone deviating away from its use? Just curious.

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[brew_ny]

As cheap as flaked corn is per lb, why is everyone deviating away from its use? Just curious.

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because I drive by a grocery store everyday and the home brew store is about 55 miles away one way

I cannot tell the difference, but in the end you need to do what works for you that gives you the brew you are looking for

me everything I brew is are done in 10 to 12 days then cold crashed for 2 days and into the keg

I do this because it works for me

all the best

S_M

 

[shadows69]

This is the half corn maze and half grits version. Corn maze = yellow corn. Grits = white corn.

 

[2BeerSpeer]

Looking for a cream ale recipe and really don't have time to go through the whole thread...are most of you using the original recipe from the 1st post? Thanks for any replies. ..

 

[brew_ny]

Looking for a cream ale recipe and really don't have time to go through the whole thread...are most of you using the original recipe from the 1st post? Thanks for any replies. ..

really close I am just using yellow corn meal for flaked corn and different hops Willamette/Liberty

US-05 for yeast

all the best

S_M

 

[insanim8er]

Looking for a cream ale recipe and really don't have time to go through the whole thread...are most of you using the original recipe from the 1st post? Thanks for any replies. ..

I followed it except for one modification... I did not buy minute rice. Instead I used sweet rice that I get at a Thai grocery store. (Aka sticky rice) I have several lb on hand. Any rice will due.

I measured it out dry and boiled the crap out of it until it was a goopey mess... Worked great and it was cheap

 

[skitter]

Could somebody do a favor for one who doesn't have a scale and tell me about how many cups 1lb of Minute Rice is...

Thanks!

 

[hunter_le five]

Could somebody do a favor for one who doesn't have a scale and tell me about how many cups 1lb of Minute Rice is...

Thanks!

I don't have a scale either, but according to the box (nutrition facts section), 1/2 cup = 55 grams. Therefore, 4.123 cups = 1 lb (approximately).