Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[Camden2300]

I just tried some out of my keg. Only been in since Saturday so wasn't expecting much. Pours a very very light almost whitish color in the light. Definitely getting the corn that everyones talking about. Very drinkable and very light though. Will be bottling the gallon I racked on blackberries sometime this week. Attached a pic. Anyones ever been this light? Not sure why!

Anyways, going to scurry off and pour another pint...

The first batch I did was lighter than that ... I upped the grain bill and this batch is a little darker

 

[treacheroustexan]

Seems like the gallon I put on blackberries is going to a blackberry/abv bomb haha. Not sure how much sugar the pie filling added, but it's been bubbling like crazy for 4 days now. I cannot wait to taste it.

 

[Tactical-Brewer]

I can't wait to hear how it turns out!

 

[chrisisnapping]

has any used Mt. hood hops in place of crystal in this recipe? little new to this and everything I've read says they are substitutable. Just wondering if it'll have any significant impact on taste. Should be a 3.5g batch with .2oz at 60 minutes

 

[BeerChef17]

Seems like the gallon I put on blackberries is going to a blackberry/abv bomb haha. Not sure how much sugar the pie filling added, but it's been bubbling like crazy for 4 days now. I cannot wait to taste it.

Let me know how it goes! I'm getting ready to brew some up in a few weeks and plan on splitting it into a few different fruit batches. Trying to decide if I should just use fresh fruit or go with canned
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[treacheroustexan]

Let me know how it goes! I'm getting ready to brew some up in a few weeks and plan on splitting it into a few different fruit batches. Trying to decide if I should just use fresh fruit or go with canned
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Still bubbling like crazy using the pie filling. It's been since Saturday. I can't believe it's still going.

 

[Greg1Cruickshank]

has any used Mt. hood hops in place of crystal in this recipe? little new to this and everything I've read says they are substitutable. Just wondering if it'll have any significant impact on taste. Should be a 3.5g batch with .2oz at 60 minutes

My experience has been that at 60 min, much of your flavour compounds have been boiled off.

Also at such a low hop rate, I would be surprised if it made any noticeable difference.

 

[BeerChef17]

Still bubbling like crazy using the pie filling. It's been since Saturday. I can't believe it's still going.

Sheesh. Well, then I guess I'm going to go the fresh or frozen route depending on how the produce looks in the store and just cook it down. I guess the pie filling just has way too much sugar

 

[treacheroustexan]

Sheesh. Well, then I guess I'm going to go the fresh or frozen route depending on how the produce looks in the store and just cook it down. I guess the pie filling just has way too much sugar

Yeah. I just looked it up online.. The can says it has 13g of sugar per 1/3 cup serving size. I believe it was a 21 oz can.

 

[BeerChef17]

Yeah. I just looked it up online.. The can says it has 13g of sugar per 1/3 cup serving size. I believe it was a 21 oz can.

Well it used to be a session beer

 

[treacheroustexan]

Well it used to be a session beer

It still will be. ish....

 

[dcrog]

Trying to decide if I should just use fresh fruit or go with canned
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If you use fresh fruit freeze it first. Or buy frozen. It makes it easier on the little yeasties.

 

[treacheroustexan]

I'd like to also point out, the corn flavor was really strong in the first few pints I pulled. I let it sit for a few more days and poured again and it really mellowed out, even in that short time period (at least in mine it did). Delicious!

 

[Owly055]

Hoping this is better carbonated than it tastes in the fermenter.............

 

[CGish]

Hoping this is better carbonated than it tastes in the fermenter.............

I've never been disappointed.

 

[cheesecake]

Brewing this up this weekend. Using liberty hops.

 

[chrisisnapping]

planning on brewing this on saturday.

Curious, has anyone dry "hopped" this with coffee beans or added some cold brew at bottling -- sort of like Carton's Regular Coffee?

 

[WestMichBrewer]

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)

If I brew this but ferment with WY 1007 German Ale will I basically be making a Kolsh with corn? Still sound ok?
I have some 1007 pounding away at 55* right now that I plan on harvesting...
What do you think?

 

[jakeasaur]

I have made this with 1007. Very good beer

 

[Owly055]

Corn flavor is NOT pleasant. This is a generally wimpy beer with it's low IBUs and wimpy hopping. The flavor of corn is pretty dominant, and unpleasant to my taste. Absent the corn flavor this might be a decent brew without the corn..... perhaps in time it will mellow out, but I do not see myself brewing this again....... I just don't like it.

H.W.

 

[treacheroustexan]

Corn flavor is NOT pleasant. This is a generally wimpy beer with it's low IBUs and wimpy hopping. The flavor of corn is pretty dominant, and unpleasant to my taste. Absent the corn flavor this might be a decent brew without the corn..... perhaps in time it will mellow out, but I do not see myself brewing this again....... I just don't like it.

H.W.

How long ago did you brew?

 

[Owly055]

How long ago did you brew?

It's only about 3 weeks old.... I brewed January first. Perhaps I'll put it a couple of Tap-a-Draft jugs and age it for a couple of weeks..... It's not a DMS problem as I have never had even a hint of DMS, it's a flavor like field corn in the bin.... like the stuff people ship in in semi loads to feed livestock.......... This is a 2.5 gallon brew, carefully scaled down from the original recipe.

The plan from the outset was to brew with flaked corn, then sub in sugar in place of corn in a second brew..... which I plan to brew in about a week and a half, and possibly sugar for both corn and rice in a third brew......... for a comparison.



H.W.

 

[treacheroustexan]

It's only about 3 weeks old.... I brewed January first. Perhaps I'll put it a couple of Tap-a-Draft jugs and age it for a couple of weeks..... It's not a DMS problem as I have never had even a hint of DMS, it's a flavor like field corn in the bin.... like the stuff people ship in in semi loads to feed livestock.......... This is a 2.5 gallon brew, carefully scaled down from the original recipe.

The plan from the outset was to brew with flaked corn, then sub in sugar in place of corn in a second brew..... which I plan to brew in about a week and a half, and possibly sugar for both corn and rice in a third brew......... for a comparison.



H.W.

Is it carbonated? I noticed the corn really mellowed after mine carved.

 

[jbb3]

It's only about 3 weeks old.... I brewed January first....

Well there's your problem. I would consider this the quintessential lawn mower beer. It's hard to cut the grass in January!

I brewed it in the summer and really enjoyed it. It certainly is not a hoppy beer but didn't pick up the big corn taste you describe. It's just stripped down to the bare essentials, easy drinking, beer.

Give it some time. Maybe it will mellow/blend??

 

[Owly055]

Is it carbonated? I noticed the corn really mellowed after mine carved.

Force carbonated.........

H.W.

 

[Owly055]

Well there's your problem. I would consider this the quintessential lawn mower beer. It's hard to cut the grass in January!

I brewed it in the summer and really enjoyed it. It certainly is not a hoppy beer but didn't pick up the big corn taste you describe. It's just stripped down to the bare essentials, easy drinking, beer.

Give it some time. Maybe it will mellow/blend??

I'm hoping............ Perhaps it's just my personal taste. My neighbor who is also a home brewer loves it........... I don't!

H.W.

 

[jbb3]

I'm hoping............ Perhaps it's just my personal taste. My neighbor who is also a home brewer loves it........... I don't!

H.W.

We all have different tastes. If it doesn't improve after a few weeks, maybe time to arrange a trade with your neighbor??

 

[chrisisnapping]

well, aimed to do this today during the blizzard. Mashed in (3.5g BIAB) and grain/water temp was about 151, i put the burner on real quick to get to 152-153. During this time I stepped away from the stove and went outside to get a look at the snow. A strong wind blew the door shut behind me, unfortunately my apartment doors lock as they shut and my neighbor was not home. After a few emergency calls and immense panic I was finally able to get into my apartment. During this time my mash hit 193 degrees after heating for roughly 40 minutes.

Guess I'll have to remake this another week. Damn.

 

[treacheroustexan]

well, aimed to do this today during the blizzard. Mashed in (3.5g BIAB) and grain/water temp was about 151, i put the burner on real quick to get to 152-153. During this time I stepped away from the stove and went outside to get a look at the snow. A strong wind blew the door shut behind me, unfortunately my apartment doors lock as they shut and my neighbor was not home. After a few emergency calls and immense panic I was finally able to get into my apartment. During this time my mash hit 193 degrees after heating for roughly 40 minutes.

Guess I'll have to remake this another week. Damn.

This is probably the worst luck I have ever seen someone have.

 

[jbb3]

well, aimed to do this today during the blizzard. Mashed in (3.5g BIAB) and grain/water temp was about 151, i put the burner on real quick to get to 152-153. During this time I stepped away from the stove and went outside to get a look at the snow. A strong wind blew the door shut behind me, unfortunately my apartment doors lock as they shut and my neighbor was not home. After a few emergency calls and immense panic I was finally able to get into my apartment. During this time my mash hit 193 degrees after heating for roughly 40 minutes.

Guess I'll have to remake this another week. Damn.

Thanks for the chuckle... Good luck on the next one!