Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[NCSU_Brewer]

Quick update on my extract version of this recipe:

I left the beer in primary for ~10 days until FG was stable, then cold crashed in my primary for 7 or 8 days. I bottled last night. FG was 1.006. The beer tastes great, although the initial mouthfeel is somewhat slick (diacetyl?). I'll be letting this one bottle condition for 21 days.

On a side note, I was pleasantly surprised that my Craigslist wine fridge was able to get down to 36°F and actually hold temp for a week!

 

[NCSU_Brewer]

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...

I went with corn sugar and rice syrup solids since my LHBS did not carry syrup forms.

 

[dmbshen41]

Cream Ale Recipe



This is a very simple, inexpensive cream ale recipe that will get every BMC drinker in the room enjoying homebrew. So named because of the three different crops that go into the grist (Barley, Corn and Rice).



I brewed up 10 gallons of this and after kegging, bottled up a case to take to a family event (Mothers Day). Even my 78-yr old FIL, who is strict Miller Lite drinker, ended up having two pints. The chics dug it and we ran out well before the end of the evening.



The grain bill is cheap and in this case, you can use Minute Rice instead of flaked rice. No step mashing required. Simply combine the ingredients and follow a simple single infusion mash at around 152 degrees. I also mashed this for 90 minutes to get a highly attenuated beer. FG was 1.005...leaving a very dry, crisp beer with no noticeable graininess.



While this doesn't adhere to the strict beer laws, and I don't consider this one of my "craft" efforts, it is without a doubt the beer that I get the most "you really made this beer?" comments.



So if you've got some hard core "If it ain't Budweiser it ain't beer…" drinking friends…give this a try.



This beer clears up quickest of any of my recipes.



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Batch Size: 11.50 gal

Boil Size: 14.26 gal

Estimated OG: 1.040 SG

Estimated Color: 2.9 SRM

Estimated IBU: 14.3 IBU

Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %

Boil Time: 90 Minutes



Ingredients:

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12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)

4.00 lb Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM)

1.00 lb Minute Rice (1.0 SRM)



1.00 oz Willamette [5.20%] (60 min)

1.00 oz Crystal [3.50%] (60 min)

What yeast do use for this recipe? And do you ferment at lagering temperature?

 

[branman]

I use us-05 @66-68°F..

 

[GenIke]

This beer makes me wish I bought a 15 gallon brew kettle instead of a 10.

 

[brew_ny]

just killing my last keg of this will need to brew it again this weekend

all the best

S_M

 

[wtaylor3]

Trying to find a way to make this clear faster...my first two batches sat in the keg at 30psi for 24 hrs and then after drinking on it for 5-6 days it'd be clear...so with the last batch we figured we'd set the psi at 12 psi and let it sit for 6 days and do a test pull the day before the mayweather fight and that didn't work it wasn't clear or carbed so we then had to do the 24hr force carb like normal and serve everyone hazy beer. I really want to serve my aunt and uncle from out of town clear beer on June 19th. I haven't even brewed it yet but I'm figuring 10 days in the fermenter and 6 days in the keg...we talked about the 24 hour force carb and then back it down to serving pressure and let it sit for 6 days if we stay out of it, unless anyone has a better idea

 

[TrustyOlJohnson]

Trying to find a way to make this clear faster...my first two batches sat in the keg at 30psi for 24 hrs and then after drinking on it for 5-6 days it'd be clear...so with the last batch we figured we'd set the psi at 12 psi and let it sit for 6 days and do a test pull the day before the mayweather fight and that didn't work it wasn't clear or carbed so we then had to do the 24hr force carb like normal and serve everyone hazy beer. I really want to serve my aunt and uncle from out of town clear beer on June 19th. I haven't even brewed it yet but I'm figuring 10 days in the fermenter and 6 days in the keg...we talked about the 24 hour force carb and then back it down to serving pressure and let it sit for 6 days if we stay out of it, unless anyone has a better idea

Although I haven't personally used it, a fellow home brewer of mine swears by using gelatin for clarifying. Maybe rack from primary to secondary onto gelatin, let it rest 48-72 hours, then keg and carb? I understand it works pretty quick

 

[BeeRRunBrewery]

Have you tried "cold crashing" for 2-3 days before transferring to your keg? Worked well for me.....

 

[wtaylor3]

I tried gelatin in the keg once and I just ended up with a cream ale jello lol haven't tried it in secondary, I'm doing a ten galling batch this time and I'm not sure there's enough room in the kegerator for two BB's...thanks for the quick responses

 

[Setesh]

Trying to find a way to make this clear faster...my first two batches sat in the keg at 30psi for 24 hrs and then after drinking on it for 5-6 days it'd be clear...so with the last batch we figured we'd set the psi at 12 psi and let it sit for 6 days and do a test pull the day before the mayweather fight and that didn't work it wasn't clear or carbed so we then had to do the 24hr force carb like normal and serve everyone hazy beer. I really want to serve my aunt and uncle from out of town clear beer on June 19th. I haven't even brewed it yet but I'm figuring 10 days in the fermenter and 6 days in the keg...we talked about the 24 hour force carb and then back it down to serving pressure and let it sit for 6 days if we stay out of it, unless anyone has a better idea

In my experience US-05/WLP001 just doesn't clear really fast, so time is your friend.

Any time I use US-05/WLP001 I transfer to secondary. It makes a HUGE difference in clarity. Transfer to secondary, let it sit 5-7 days and you will have clear beer, then transfer to keg. Not sure what the process provides that clears the beer, but it works a treat.

To clear faster than that I think cold crashing is your best bet, as mentioned above.

 

[brew_ny]

three days a 32 F this brew is clear as glass

 

[MrFancyPlants]

I am fermenting my third batch of beer now and I have a really hard time of following recipes, but I was thinking I would give this one a shot. I was grilling salmon and corn on the cob for dinner on Friday and the corn turned out perfect. I was thinking I could roast a ton of cobs on the grill for a little carmelization and smoke to add some extra body. Are there any tricks to mashing roasted corn? I figured it might involve some actual mashing or a blender or something.

 

[attyindaburgh]

So I brewed this about a month ago and although I think it is on the bland side, I had some relatives over this weekend who thought it was great! Luckily it is only 5 gallons.

 

[ArmyATCBrewer]

A friend and I are prepping to brew a slightly altered version this in a couple weeks. Here's our grain bill:

90-minute mash
10# 2 Row
2# Caramel Wheat
4# Flaked Maize
1# Flaked Rice

90-minute boil
1oz Galena @ 60
.5oz Ella @ 5

1# Honey @ 10
1# Honey @ High Krausen

Any thoughts on addition of oats? We're sort of debating it now. We wanna increase the silky smooth mouthfeel, but I'm wondering if anyone has used it and what their experience with it has been in this beer. Cheers!

 

[wtaylor3]

Has anyone done a partial boil of this recipe? I'm about to do a ten gallon batch and while my mlt can handle the volume my BK is only 7 gallon, I was thinking of doing a 6 gallon volume and putting three gallons in each fermenter and then top off with water.

I've heard of hops utilization being an issue here I just wonder if it'll really matter in a beer this lightly hopped

 

[catdaddy66]

A friend and I are prepping to brew a slightly altered version this in a couple weeks. Here's our grain bill:

90-minute mash
10# 2 Row
2# Caramel Wheat
4# Flaked Maize
1# Flaked Rice

90-minute boil
1oz Galena @ 60
.5oz Ella @ 5

1# Honey @ 10
1# Honey @ High Krausen

Any thoughts on addition of oats? We're sort of debating it now. We wanna increase the silky smooth mouthfeel, but I'm wondering if anyone has used it and what their experience with it has been in this beer. Cheers!

Cream of 4 crops?

 

[TrustyOlJohnson]

A friend and I are prepping to brew a slightly altered version this in a couple weeks. Here's our grain bill:

90-minute mash
10# 2 Row
2# Caramel Wheat
4# Flaked Maize
1# Flaked Rice

90-minute boil
1oz Galena @ 60
.5oz Ella @ 5

1# Honey @ 10
1# Honey @ High Krausen

Any thoughts on addition of oats? We're sort of debating it now. We wanna increase the silky smooth mouthfeel, but I'm wondering if anyone has used it and what their experience with it has been in this beer. Cheers!

Ine great thing about this recipe is how easy it is to make a great beer by making changes to the adjuncts.. Wheat, oats and honey.. I havn't tried those yet but I imagine it will work real well

 

[lazarwolf]

The corn you roast on a grill, is a different type of Corn than is used for brewing. Having said that it is loaded with fructose. Should work, but I imagine it will be very cloudy for a while. Keep us posted, cool idea.

 

[lazarwolf]

I've used oats with this beer. They helped with head retention, but no noticeable flavor. That was my last favorite version of this beer.

 

[ArmyATCBrewer]

I've used oats with this beer. They helped with head retention, but no noticeable flavor. That was my last favorite version of this beer.

Do you recall how much you used? I'm thinking .5# oats and reducing the flaked rice from 1# to .5#...
Also, did you mean that was your LAST or LEAST favorite version?

 

[NCSU_Brewer]

Quick update on the extract version of this beer:

I fermented for ~14 days (US-05 at 66°F), then cold crashed for almost a week. Bottled and conditioned at 68°F. After 10 days, I sampled a beer. This one is nice & crisp. The Saaz adds a nice spice without being overly bitter. The extra bit of rice syrup solids dries the finish slightly. Most importantly, the slick mouthfeel from the diacetyl is gone!

I'm going to be saving the remainder of this batch to share with my brother-in-law, who is a die-hard BMC drinker, when he comes to visit from Ft. Hood.

 

[msa8967]

Quick update on the extract version of this beer:

I fermented for ~14 days (US-05 at 66°F), then cold crashed for almost a week. Bottled and conditioned at 68°F. After 10 days, I sampled a beer. This one is nice & crisp. The Saaz adds a nice spice without being overly bitter. The extra bit of rice syrup solids dries the finish slightly. Most importantly, the slick mouthfeel from the diacetyl is gone!

I'm going to be saving the remainder of this batch to share with my brother-in-law, who is a die-hard BMC drinker, when he comes to visit from Ft. Hood.

Can you post your hops schedule that you used? I have not used Saaz with this recipe so I am curious to see your schedule and try something different.

 

[NCSU_Brewer]

I did 1 oz Willamette (6% AAU) at 60 mins and 0.5 oz Saaz (2.9% AAU) at 30 mins

 

[ericbw]

I am fermenting my third batch of beer now and I have a really hard time of following recipes, but I was thinking I would give this one a shot. I was grilling salmon and corn on the cob for dinner on Friday and the corn turned out perfect. I was thinking I could roast a ton of cobs on the grill for a little carmelization and smoke to add some extra body. Are there any tricks to mashing roasted corn? I figured it might involve some actual mashing or a blender or something.

Dude, no.

 

[branman]

Dude, no.

This made me lol for real

 

[brew_ny]

Dude, no.

unless of course he is adding grilled salmon, then he is all good

 

[charliethebum]

I have a feeling this has been adressed already on this thread, but since I don't feel like wading through nearly 3,000 posts here goes: can instant grits be used lb for lb as a substitute for the flaked corn, or should I just make the journey to the LHBS?

 

[brew_ny]

I have a feeling this has been adressed already on this thread, but since I don't feel like wading through nearly 3,000 posts here goes: can instant grits be used lb for lb as a substitute for the flaked corn, or should I just make the journey to the LHBS?

yes I have done it many times but so you know flaked corn to me tastes cornier

I use corn meal

all the best

S_M

 

[charliethebum]

yes I have done it many times but so you know flaked corn to me tastes cornier

I use corn meal

all the best

S_M

Do you boil the cornmeal before adding it to the mash? If so what ratio of h2o/cornmeal do you use? I've never done a cereal mash before