Help needed formulating the "perfect" cream ale..

[raptorvan]

hey guys, my gears have been turning over the last few days here and i am looking at doing a 10 gal batch of cream ale...partitioned off into 4 different ''test'' brews

i am looking for a recipe...since i have never brewed a cream ale (im mostly IPA stout and porter) i dont know what to look for...also, im not all that technical as to know which malts do exactly what so bare with me.

i would like a nice, smooth...sweet and full bodied brew...i say sweet because i have a couple things im trying that will need a sweet and creamy ale...

so far i have a butter pecan cream ale, orange creamcicle ale and black cherry pie ale...the 4th partition is just for drinking.

so what should i be looking for here? i dont really have a specific grain bill made yet but i will put it up asap.




OR


am i barking up the wrong tree? would something else work better for me? maybe an english mild with lactose added?

thanks

Nick

 

[raptorvan]

also, i will probably be using more subtal hops that wont alter the flavor of the beer but add a nice nose...MAYBE a little bittering to cut any sweet after notes...im thinking saaz and willamette.

a saaz at 60, willamette at 15 and another saaz at flame out...i like to smell the hops and then taste the beer and be thoroughly confused because it tastes like a creamcicle instead of an IPA...

 

[raptorvan]

nothing?

 

[DubbelDach]

Nice easy recipe that I have done a few times: http://www.dubbeldachs.com/recipes_cream.htm

Fermented on the cool side, it comes out crisp and clean. Would be a fine base for the mods that you want to try.