Cream Ale Cream of Three Crops (Cream Ale)

[jeff1852]

It worked out well, one of those little CO2 cartriges was more than enough to force carb and pour the contents. I also primed a 2 liter and a 5 liter with honey. I have about a week to go on them.

How long did it take? Details my man details. Please

 

[toolboxdiver]

How long did it take? Details my man details. Please

Lmao, this was my first try with a new brew. I did 24 hours at 15psi at room temp shaking it every couple of hours. Then I lowered the pres to 10 psi and did 48 hours in the fridge. I probably will just do the fridge for 48 hours next. I am still experementing with these Mini Kegs. But I really like the versitility of using them for small batches. I have a Maple Honey Rye Ale that has about a week to go til I can try it. The other good thing is being able to Tap a fresh brew for an evening and not having to drink the same thing for 5 gallons.

 

[jeff1852]

Lmao, this was my first try with a new brew. I did 24 hours at 15psi at room temp shaking it every couple of hours. Then I lowered the pres to 10 psi and did 48 hours in the fridge. I probably will just do the fridge for 48 hours next. I am still experementing with these Mini Kegs. But I really like the versitility of using them for small batches. I have a Maple Honey Rye Ale that has about a week to go til I can try it. The other good thing is being able to Tap a fresh brew for an evening and not having to drink the same thing for 5 gallons.

Awesome, thanks for the info.
We do a lot of weekends camping / glamping and it is generally a minimum of 3 families that always run together, and we all brew so it would be nice for each of us to be able to bring a gallon each of a different type of brew and share. I am getting to make a DIY " Bliechman style carbonator" so should not need to force carb which will make things easier on my end, but would also be nice to be able draw a gallon of my 5 gal corneys as well. Plus they will fit perfect in a mini fridge, so I can make a "mini keg kegerator" to keeping the travel trailer.[emoji12]

 

[toolboxdiver]

Awesome, thanks for the info.
We do a lot of weekends camping / glamping and it is generally a minimum of 3 families that always run together, and we all brew so it would be nice for each of us to be able to bring a gallon each of a different type of brew and share. I am getting to make a DIY " Bliechman style carbonator" so should not need to force carb which will make things easier on my end, but would also be nice to be able draw a gallon of my 5 gal corneys as well. Plus they will fit perfect in a mini fridge, so I can make a "mini keg kegerator" to keeping the travel trailer.[emoji12]

Having a different Draft Beer every night would be a nice touch for a long weekend camping trip.

 

[jeff1852]

Having a different Draft Beer every night would be a nice touch for a long weekend camping trip.

Yes it would, I just have to get them to brew as often as I do. They do extracts kits where I am all grain with a EBIAB setup.

 

[zevans08]

I just made this beer and I am unsure if I like it or not. I had a few people try it and they liked it however, they noted it did have a sort of sour taste to it. Does that sour taste mean there was some contamination after the boil? I'm not sure if I would agree that it has a sour taste. It's definitely drinkable.

I honestly don't remember the last time I had a cream ale. I was looking for something to make that everybody would enjoy and stumbled across this.

 

[zevans08]

I just made this beer and I am unsure if I like it or not. I had a few people try it and they liked it however, they noted it did have a sort of sour taste to it. Does that sour taste mean there was some contamination after the boil? I'm not sure if I would agree that it has a sour taste. It's definitely drinkable.

I honestly don't remember the last time I had a cream ale. I was looking for something to make that everybody would enjoy and stumbled across this.

Update: just needed to give it a week in the fridge. Total game changer. No sour tatste, very light and crisp. Can drink these all day

 

[Romex2121]

Ive got this one marked to do as my first real brew , im as new as they come and have only done 2 of the 1 gal kits thus far.
Ive been reading this post over and over for the past few days trying to soak it all in , will probably try to start with a 5 gal BIAB due to still getting mash tun parts together..
really wish i had a detailed write up on how to do a 5 gal bag version of this recipe , lol ,,
Theres one thing im wondering on the rice tho,, when you say Minute rice are you talking about the kind you'd buy at the grocery store ?

 

[zevans08]

Ive got this one marked to do as my first real brew , im as new as they come and have only done 2 of the 1 gal kits thus far.
Ive been reading this post over and over for the past few days trying to soak it all in , will probably try to start with a 5 gal BIAB due to still getting mash tun parts together..
really wish i had a detailed write up on how to do a 5 gal bag version of this recipe , lol ,,
Theres one thing im wondering on the rice tho,, when you say Minute rice are you talking about the kind you'd buy at the grocery store ?

this was my first real brew as well. Didn't go too bad. from what I have been reading, yes, the red minute box rice is what you can use. I believe on the first or second page they give the GrAIn bill and all that info for 5-gallon Brew

 

[Calaeb]

Just brewed this. Lhbs didn't have any of the hops so I bittered with ctz to 24ibu then did 2oz of huell melon at flameout

 

[z-bob]

Ive got this one marked to do as my first real brew , im as new as they come and have only done 2 of the 1 gal kits thus far.
Ive been reading this post over and over for the past few days trying to soak it all in , will probably try to start with a 5 gal BIAB due to still getting mash tun parts together..
really wish i had a detailed write up on how to do a 5 gal bag version of this recipe , lol ,,
Theres one thing im wondering on the rice tho,, when you say Minute rice are you talking about the kind you'd buy at the grocery store ?

Yes, Minute Rice from the grocery store. You can also just use plain white rice but you'll have to cook that first. Overcook it in excess water, and that water counts towards your mash-in volume. I think I used a gallon of water for a pound of rice. (you don't have to do any of that with Minute Rice)

Edit: I just checked my notes. I simmered 1.5 pounds of broken jasmine rice from the Asian market (they sell it that way) in a gallon of water for 30 minutes.

 

[jimmyjusa]

Yes, Minute Rice from the grocery store. You can also just use plain white rice but you'll have to cook that first. Overcook it in excess water, and that water counts towards your mash-in volume. I think I used a gallon of water for a pound of rice. (you don't have to do any of that with Minute Rice)

I normally rinse my rice for regular prep before eating, I'd assume this should be skipped when using for beer because that's extra starch to convert once in the mash, correct?

 

[z-bob]

I normally rinse my rice for regular prep before eating, I'd assume this should be skipped when using for beer because that's extra starch to convert once in the mash, correct?

It's extra starch, but I suspect it's an insignificant amount. I didn't wash mine and it turned out alright

 

[Romex2121]

Thanks for setting me straight on the Min. Rice ...

 

[alkiax]

I read through the majority of this just because I found it so interesting. I'm going to brew it (5 gallons) and I was wondering what everyones consensus was on the best recipe. Is this original still the best. (Just cutting the 10gallon version in half) I also didn't see any water profile. I'm guessing just a basic cream ale water profile?

 

[zevans08]

4 weeks after bottling and this beer is awesome. I'll take this over any store bought BMC ( except maybe Coors banquet....it's just so creamy).

 

[redarmy990]

Brewed my 2nd batch of cream of 3 crops on Saturday, it has a nice krausen and is currently sat at 1.026 at 69 degrees. From 1.043.
Had a problem chilling the wort and pitched White labs cream ale yeast at around 79 degrees at 8.30 pm saturday evening, wrapped fermentor in a towel and next morning was down to 72.Krausen had formed which took around 8 hours

This is the first time i have brewed in over a year, due to moving house, the good thing is my basement sits at around 67 degrees and fermentor even with active fermentation is at 69.

Hopefully i didnt stress those yeasties out to much

 

[Immocles]

I’ve been looking at this thread for weeks and I’m very excited to be brewing a 2.5g batch of this tomorrow. Using a new package of wlp001 and planning to dump an ipa over that cake in a few weeks.

 

[verboten]

I'll be brewing this at a club event on Sunday. I'm hoping to show people that you can still make a good beer that doesn't have a crap load of hops and is very complicated to make. They have already tasted this beer a couple of times.

This time will be in a brand new BIAB system that I've not done anything but boil water. Hopefully it turns out!

 

[cswant88]

I brewed up this recipe a couple weeks ago. I got distracted and oversparged, ended up way over my boil volume. Boiled it down to the intended gravity. Ended up boiling a little over 2 hours. The wort into fermenter was really dark. I’m planning to keg this weekend. I’m curious to see how my dark cream ale turns out.

 

[verboten]

I think that's what happened with mine too. 10 gallon batch and barely hit a boil, it was hot for a long time. It ended up pretty dark but tasted right.

 

[cswant88]

I brewed up this recipe a couple weeks ago. I got distracted and oversparged, ended up way over my boil volume. Boiled it down to the intended gravity. Ended up boiling a little over 2 hours. The wort into fermenter was really dark. I’m planning to keg this weekend. I’m curious to see how my dark cream ale turns out.

Just kegged this and the color looks as it should. I was deceived by the really dark wort I ended up with after the long boil, but it lightened up in the fermenter. The hydrometer sample tasted good. Burst carbing, can’t wait to try it in a few days.

 

[Soulshine2]

That works fine. This is a flexible grain bill. My second batch, I actually upped the rice a bit and lowered the corn. Just experimenting ya know...


I think the willamette is just fine. It might be a bit "mintier" than the crystal, but the quantities are so low, it should make little difference.

Any of the low alpha's would work (Hallertau, Tett, Mt Hood...)

awesome . I have all 3 of those hops growing, actually I have the Crystal growing too and its growing like Kudzu . I will be making this for sure. I've been looking for this "anyone will like this...daily drinking" type of beer.

 

[verboten]

Just kegged this and the color looks as it should. I was deceived by the really dark wort I ended up with after the long boil, but it lightened up in the fermenter. The hydrometer sample tasted good. Burst carbing, can’t wait to try it in a few days.

I'm glad to hear that, I have been making this beer, or my variant for years. This would have been the first screw up. hopefully mine does the same!

 

[Immocles]

Just bottled this recipe this morning. Very clear, gorgeous color on this beer. I wish I had remembered to snap a picture! I only did 2.5G batch, and I cut back on the corn a bit. The sample still had a bit of a corn flavor to it, but not at all unpleasant. I had some timer mishaps on the boil, but I know I went over 60min, but it was probably closer to 75-80 minutes. 1.042 down to 1.006 FG. Can't wait to taste it carbed up, and throw a few into one of the sampler cases for my football draft next month! Judging from the sample, I may need to make this one a few times each year, especially if it goes over as well as I think it will.

 

[redarmy990]

Just taken a gravity sample Beer is at 1.007 so right around 4.7% abv.
I sparged with just warm warm from the faucet,as i dont have any way to get a separate pot going for sparge water right now, so happy happy happy
Color looks great and sample tastes good, Going to keg and add my vanilla tincture tomorrow then cold crash for a few around a week.

 

[Saunassa]

With the outside temp being so warm my usual fermentation closet is averaging 72 degrees. Has anyone made this using a Kveik yeast and if so how did it turn out?

 

[redarmy990]

Just kegged my cream of 3 crops. First time that I have done a closed transfer. It’s quite easy with the catalyst fermentation system.
Just put keg in largering refrigerator set to 35 degrees for a cold crash. Probably will leave in there around a week maybe longer.

Then into kegerator and carb up.

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

I just tapped this Cream Ale (tweaked for my equipment). Very good. Kudos to whom have posted here.

If desired I can post my recipe. I don't believe I deviated too much from the original post.

 

[MikeOhio]

Sorry redarmy990, but that’s not a closed transfer. Unless you had C02 being fed into the top of the fermenter from a Co2 bottle and tubing that was out of view in your photo? Most will have a hose running from the gas/in side of the pre-purged keg to the top of the fermenter so that instead of ambient air chasing the beer into the keg it’s Co2. You just oxidized your beer as it flowed to your keg.