Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[actionjackson905]

No Wilianette on hands. Would Fuggle work? Well heck no crystal either. Mt Hood??

Lol. I had the same problem. Ended up using Norther Brewer and Fuggles. Used Kölsch yeast as an experiment. Has a bit of a bite right now from the Kölsch. But usually after a couple weeks in the keg that disappears. Also ended up with a bit of a chill haze.

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[actionjackson905]

Sticks to the glass nice too. Forgot to mention my twists the OP recipe:

7 lbs Cdn 2 row
1 lb flaked corn
1 lb flaked rice
1 oz Northern Brewer (.5 leaf, .5 pellet) @60 min
.5 oz fuggles @30 min
Kölsch WLP029 started from previous harvest.

Mashed single in cooler @150
Fly sparge with 168
Pre boil vol 6 gal
60 min boil to 5.2gal
Added Irish moss or Worfloc tab at 10 along with yeast nutrient.

Pre boil gravity 1.034
Post boil gravity 1.046
FG 1.010

10 days in primary, 14 days in secondary 10 days in keg CO2 carbed.

Only things I'll change for the next one:

I will leave it in secondary for another 7 days.
I will use WLP029 Cream Ale
I might cut the flaked corn and rice to .5
May add 1lb Carafoam for head retention, and cut 1 lb of of 2 row (on the fence with this one)

Otherwise it's a very smashable, session able beer. I could drink more than a few of these on a hot summer day.

Cheers to the OP!!!

AJ

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[Black Island Brewer]

I may be wrong, but I do believe that your 90 minute boil has increased the bittering of the hop addition. Hop aroma and flavor decrease the longer the hops are boiled, but bittering increases with time.

That is exactly what would happen, but with as little hops are in this one, you'd likely not be able to taste the difference.

 

[DilsmackDude]

Well that reassuring, thanks for the input, i hope you're right

 

[phyllobeddo]

This finished at 1009, so 7.09% ABV. Sample tasted pretty good. It's on gas and cold crashing right now.

Drank some of this last night. Tastes good. It does have a bit of bite to it. 7% ABV will sneak up on you FAST. I'll tone down the grain bill next time. I have a headache this morning. I blame it on my sinuses.....

 

[New2Brewing3]

Brewed 5 gallon batch this morning. After watching the post for a couple months I had to try. If it is as good as it sounds I will probably make it for our 4th if July party later this year. Can't wait to try it!

 

[wtaylor3]

Brewing my fourth batch of this tomorrow, gotta keep the bmc drinkers happy. I have an extra two lbs of 2-row so I'm gonna throw that in to lighten my inventory

 

[Helly]

Shared a growler at a family party today. It was a hit.

 

[brew_ny]

I have never brewed this with flaked corn or flaked rice

I have just used corn meal and minute rice

so next week I am going to brew two 11 gallon batches a day a part

one with flaked corn and rice, one with corn meal and minute rice

so I can do a side by side

all the best

S_M

 

[HomeDrewBrew]

How does it taste with cornmeal?

 

[brew_ny]

How does it taste with cornmeal?

very good I have brewed a bunch of this recipe

all the best

S_M

 

[wtaylor3]

I use instant grits and minute rice...everyone loves it

 

[L8-Again]

I brewed this recipe up a few weeks ago. I used flaked corn and rice and used the BIAB method. This was my first all grain batch.

I got a surprising 1.053 OG (11.5 gallon final volume) and today I got a 1.010 FG after 23 days in fermentation. So this should be a 5.64% ABV light beer!

Loved the flavor! Five gallons is in a keg, on 12 psi, and cooling to 33 degrees with gelatin for fining. The other 5 gallons will have to wait for this weekend to get bottled.

Looking forward to drinking this and if it tastes as good as it did today, then it will be a regular in my keg!

 

[rockgodnm]

wow that looks great and exactly the type I was looking for because most of my friends like the easy drinkers more than my more stronger flavors
I will give this one a try real soon and let you know how it came out
thanks

 

[MardyBum]

I brewed this recipe up a few weeks ago. I used flaked corn and rice and used the BIAB method. This was my first all grain batch.



I got a surprising 1.053 OG (11.5 gallon final volume) and today I got a 1.010 FG after 23 days in fermentation. So this should be a 5.64% ABV light beer!



Loved the flavor! Five gallons is in a keg, on 12 psi, and cooling to 33 degrees with gelatin for fining. The other 5 gallons will have to wait for this weekend to get bottled.



Looking forward to drinking this and if it tastes as good as it did today, then it will be a regular in my keg!

Did you use regular rice? How did you prep it? We don't have minute rice where I'm from!

 

[wtaylor3]

Did you use regular rice? How did you prep it? We don't have minute rice where I'm from!

If you don't have instant or minute rice, I do believe you'll have to do a cereal mash with the rice first, a quick google search will yield instructions on this process

 

[wtaylor3]

Heating strike water now, added an extra 2 lbs of 2-row I had laying around however I only had a 1/4lb of rice so I'm not sure about this batch

 

[TrustyOlJohnson]

Heating strike water now, added an extra 2 lbs of 2-row I had laying around however I only had a 1/4lb of rice so I'm not sure about this batch

My bet is it will jus have a lil bit more body and color... And a touch more ABV. Ive made "this" recipe 5 times now, and every time I changed up the corn or rice, even added rye once... And it has always came out good

 

[L8-Again]

Did you use regular rice? How did you prep it? We don't have minute rice where I'm from!

I used flaked rice. Thought about using minute rice but since my LHBS had flaked on hand I got it.

 

[ArizonaGoalie]

So I started doing consulting work for and brought a bottle of this to the CFO. He LOVED it. "You made this?" he said. "It's the best beer I've ever had."

Brought a bottle to the owner and he then asked me to brew 10 gallons for a party he's having in May.

This brew is a winner - a big hit with everyone.

 

[oogaboogachiefwalkingdeer]

I use instant grits and minute rice...everyone loves it

How much grits for five gallon.

 

[wtaylor3]

How much grits for five gallon.

I use 28oz as the ones I get come in boxes of (14) 1oz packets and I get two boxes

 

[brew_ny]

getting ready to brew two 11.5 gallon batches of this back to back this Saturday

I am doing one with the flaked corn and rice and one with corn meal and minute rice

so I can do a side by side tasting in 2 weeks


all the best

S_M

 

[phyllobeddo]

getting ready to brew two 11.5 gallon batches of this back to back this Saturday

I am doing one with the flaked corn and rice and one with corn meal and minute rice

so I can do a side by side tasting in 2 weeks


all the best

S_M

The next time I brew this one I plan to use white corn meal and minute rice. Not sure when, but it will probably be mid summer.

 

[brew_ny]

The next time I brew this one I plan to use white corn meal and minute rice. Not sure when, but it will probably be mid summer.

never tried white I use Indian Head Yellow Corn Meal as almost any grocery store here has it

but if the flaked corn/rice tastes better I will just start using that

I may have to try the white

S_M

 

[wtaylor3]

getting ready to brew two 11.5 gallon batches of this back to back this Saturday

I am doing one with the flaked corn and rice and one with corn meal and minute rice

so I can do a side by side tasting in 2 weeks


all the best

S_M

I have my cream ale I built with biermuncher's recipe as a basis in bottles and co3c in the fermenter and am also planning on a side by side comparison for my bmc drinking dad. I swapped 2-row for MO and added oats...trying to broaden his craft beer horizons

 

[sadowski25]

Hey,

I was thinking what to do for my first brew next month, and the choice stop on 3 Croops

But I need to recalc this to metric system and for 25 liters.

Ingredients for 25l
------------
3,16kg - Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) - can I use Pale Ale malt from Strzegom?
1,05kg - Corn Grits
0,26kg - Rice - I think about to use well cooked Haruka rice, will be ok ?

16,47g Willamette [5.20%] (60 min)
16,47g Crystal [3.50%] (60 min)

This will be ok ?

 

[actionjackson905]

Hey,

I was thinking what to do for my first brew next month, and the choice stop on 3 Croops

But I need to recalc this to metric system and for 25 liters.

Ingredients for 25l
------------
3,16kg - Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) - can I use Pale Ale malt from Strzegom?
1,05kg - Corn Grits
0,26kg - Rice - I think about to use well cooked Haruka rice, will be ok ?

16,47g Willamette [5.20%] (60 min)
16,47g Crystal [3.50%] (60 min)

This will be ok ?

I'd say no to the rice. I believe it has to be cerealed, like minute rice or rice flakes. I'm not going to convert your metric back, but the measurements look right to me.

 

[brew_ny]

well I did brew a batch of this on Saturday but did not do the second one as I need to rethink back to back batches

I may just gets a couple of bigger pots so I can do 23 gallon batches

but I did brew my second batch yesterday with minute rice and corn meal

smells is about the same as the flaked stuff the hot break on the corn meal brew was different a lot more

so in about 10 days or so I will have them both in the glass and do a side by side

all the best

S_M

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

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