Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[justineaton]

I brewed a ten gallon batch and dry hopped half of it, I drank the regular first while the second five gallons sat and then dry hopped the second five gallons with one ounce of centennial hops for one week. I'm drinking the dry hopped version now and it's excellent.

 

[SAMPLER]

Could you use brown instant rice as a last minute replacement?

 

[Chops1867]

Should be bottling my first batch of this, tonight. Used 2007 vintage Nottingham yeast at 59F.


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[Jupapabear]

Brewing this today.

 

[SAMPLER]

My first batch of this recipe complete.

 

[Dennis_W]

A lot of people have said that it takes around 6 weeks for the beer to get really good. Anyone ever try to filter it? Did you still have to wait around 6 weeks?

And without reading 241 pages..... is the consensus still US-05? What about 1056?

 

[shadows69]

1056 and us-05 are pretty much the same yeast also wlp001. No need to filter this beer. 2 weeks in the primary and one week in the keg and its clear as a bell. May use a little gelatin as a clearing agent if your in a rush.

 

[Chops1867]

Bottled my version of this last night. Really tasty. I used Pilsen and 2 row. VERY pale.


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[lorvan]

Just brewed my first BIAB ever, scaled down the recipe to 2 gallons into the fermenter. Looks great, my efficiency was a little better than expected so OG is at 1.047. Instead of flaked corn (couldn't get it at LHBS, and grits are impossible to find here) I used cornmeal that I cooked with a handful of 2-row last night, stored in the fridge overnight and added to the mash this morning. Not sure if that's going to work out ok (I've never used cornmeal before) but it sure smelled great! Nice pale colour. I pitched with US-05, no starter but I used a large amount so I should be safe. Hoping this becomes my summer beer!

 

[Chops1867]

Subbed out 3# Pilsen malt. It's pretty pale. This is three days after bottling.



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[Mchmss]

Planning on brewing a five gallon batch of this next weekend and just halving the recipe. I have an American wheat beer of similar o.g. in the fermenter now with us 05 that will be ready for botteling, skipping a secondary. Any concerns with putting this one on top of that yeast cake? I haven't reused yeast before and have heard the next beer should be a higher gravity when reusing a yeast cake. Also does it matter that the carboy us covered in trub from the current batch?

 

[BadDeacon]

Planning on brewing a five gallon batch of this next weekend and just halving the recipe. I have an American wheat beer of similar o.g. in the fermenter now with us 05 that will be ready for botteling, skipping a secondary. Any concerns with putting this one on top of that yeast cake? I haven't reused yeast before and have heard the next beer should be a higher gravity when reusing a yeast cake. Also does it matter that the carboy us covered in trub from the current batch?

I just just this... Worked out great!!!

 

[aStoutObserver]

You don't want to pitch it onto the previous yeast cake. It can make a fine beer, but you want the yeast to be pitched at the appropriate amount. Over pitching is better than under, but you want the yeast to have a chance to multiply.
Use a pitching calculator to help determine how much of your previous slurry you should use.

 

[BigGoat]

Check out "yeast washing illustrated" thread. Good stuff

 

[jakeasaur]

Just brewed 10g 1/2 with 1007 1/2 with white labs cream ale blend.

 

[lukem5]

I used cornmeal that I cooked with a handful of 2-row last night

I have always noticed that the flaked corn in the mash seems to disintegrate anyway, so I am interested in using/finding cheaper sources of corn other than flakes (which cost a whopping 3$ a pound at the brew shop! amazing!) and just make sure its cleaned up well in the vorlauf.

Options include canned corn, fresh whole corn, cornmeal(as mentioned), corn kernels mashed in some way? (perhaps a method of flattening/flaking your own corn?) Cornflakes maybe? lol

Anybody else got ideas for different sources of corn?

 

[Chops1867]

I am trying popcorn on my next batch.


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[ericbw]

If you use popcorn, would you weigh it as kernels and then pop? Or pop it and weigh it? Either way, hot air popping a whole bag of popcorn seems impractical and time consuming. Am I missing something?

 

[Chops1867]

Should weigh the same before and after popping. I don't think it would take very long to pop two pounds. Maybe 15 minutes.


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[BierMuncher]

Should weigh the same before and after popping. I don't think it would take very long to pop two pounds. Maybe 15 minutes.


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Two pounds of kernels is going to give you about 30 quarts of popped corn. :cross:

 

[boydster]

I wasn't using this recipe, but I did make a popcorn cream ale yesterday using 1 lb of corn. It filled a bucket a little over 2.5 gallons after I pressed it down, more than I was expecting when I started. It took up a lot less space once it got wet in the mash, though.

 

[Chops1867]

From personal experience, soaking in water causes shrinkage.


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[hunter_le five]

From personal experience, soaking in water causes shrinkage.

Just ask George Costanza.

 

[bishjb]

Beer is awesome . Very clear and oh so much like a German Pilz.


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[skitter]

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Beer is awesome . Very clear and oh so much like a German Pilz.

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I want your glass! lol

Widmere is still one of my favorite breweries

 

[histo320]

Would it hurt to up the grain bill for a 5.5 gal batch to
7 lbs 2 Row
2.75 Flaked Corn
1.75 Flaked Rice

I have the extra ingredients but I don't want to ruin the recipe. I made this last Memorial Day and it was great but I don't have much use for the extra at this time so I was thinking of throwing it in.

 

[Chops1867]

Very pale and mild beer.



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[BadDeacon]

Brewing 10 gal tomorrow with double the hops. Gonna put half in fruit in 2 weeks. Still trying to decide on the fruit.

Deacon

 

[TrustyOlJohnson]

Would it hurt to up the grain bill for a 5.5 gal batch to
7 lbs 2 Row
2.75 Flaked Corn
1.75 Flaked Rice

I have the extra ingredients but I don't want to ruin the recipe. I made this last Memorial Day and it was great but I don't have much use for the extra at this time so I was thinking of throwing it in.

My last batch of this was a half batch ( 1st time I made this recipe, 4th all grain creak ale). I halved the recipe exactly. It was a great beer, but very sweet, and took a while to calm that down. All the BMC drinkers lived it though.
Im making a batch this week as a guest brew at my LBHS. Gonna do
6 lbs 2 row
1/2 lb carapils
1 lb corn
1 lb rice
5.25 gallon, shud be very sessionable!


"Sometimes Im right half of the time ...."

 

[bishjb]

A quick update. I was very impressed with the clarity and visual impression of this beer but, to be honest, a
little disappointed with the taste. I'm a hop head concerning ales and a beer snob who loves Czech pils. I'm totally biased and spoiled because I get to travel to Europe regularly with my job and enjoy awesome beers.

I find making IPAs and pale ales fairly easy (as most of you do) but struggle to get a good pils or lager. I'm humbled by the simple ness of the CCC recipe and thankful that BM posted it. I did tweak it so any variances are my own fault.

I must admit that I was totally wrong! After letting the beer age for a few days ( I used only Saaz hops) the beer is outstanding. I've also made an AG Bo Pilz (pils, carahell, Saaz, and 34/70). Mixing the two is heaven!

Thanks BM and all who post here with their recipes and learned knowledge. We are all continually learning and striving to be better brewers.

THANK YOU!



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