Looking for a great Cream Ale recipe -A\G

[funkenhoser]

Whats going on everybody!

Looking to do an ALL GRAIN batch tomorrow. Anybody have a suggestion for and awesome Cream Ale recipe?

Thanks in advance


Funk

 

[TANSTAAFB]

I have adapted mine from the recipe given to me by Tony Simmons, award winning brewer and owner of Pagosa Brewing Co. when I asked him for recipe help with his Kayaker Cream Ale.

Thanks for the email and kind words.* Glad your wife like our Kayaker Cream Ale.* It's our #1 seller.* The recipe is quite simple and goes something like this:

Malt:* 1.043 OG
90% 2-Row
7% Biscuit
3% Cara-pils
(You can also substitute a nominal % of flaked corn or corn sugar to achieve a more light-bodied, Cream Ale-like beer.)

Hops:* German Noble - 14 IBUs

Hope that helps

 

[TANSTAAFB]

I tried flaked corn, didn't like it. Here's my current version. My most popular brew as well! Unfortunately, since Pagosa Brewing moved in to a beautiful new restaurant and brewhouse their beer has suffered considerably. Used to be a must stop place any time we passed through, now I'm glad I have the recipe so I can still enjoy what their beer used to taste like!

5.5 gallon batch, 1043, 22 IBU
All malt from Colorado Malting Co.
8# 2-row
12oz Biscuit
8oz Colo Pils (carapils)
.5oz Saaz FWH
.5oz Hallertau 30
.5oz Styrian Golding/ Styrian Celeia flameout/ whirlpool
S-05

 

[bfish]

Hard to go wrong with BierMuncher's Cream of Three Crops:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=66503

I like to bump up the corn and rice slightly, but the base recipe is excellent.

 

[saltymirv]

I have made this recipe several times and it's always a crowd favorite. You cook a few pounds of rice and put that in with the mash. The color ends up very light and is always delicious

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?p=7848539#post7848539

If you don't want to buy 2 different hops, just buy an ounce of Hallertau and put it in at 60. I like the Motueka/Sorachi blend though.

I've made it with WLP029 and Saflager w34/70. Both of those would be good or WLP080 is the "Cream Ale Yeast Blend". You could use US-05 and it would be fine, but I think the other options would be cleaner/crisper

 

[Morrey]

Hard to go wrong with BierMuncher's Cream of Three Crops:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=66503

I like to bump up the corn and rice slightly, but the base recipe is excellent.

I just racked this beer into keg a few minutes ago, and initial impression is this is a crisp and light lawnmower styled beer. OG 1.053, FG 1.010. I used minute rice...cant remember if his recipe specifies but minute rice is fine. Used WLP029 Kolsch from a harvest, or I think US-05 would be good too. Any neutral yeast would work.

 

[AMH_]

We just picked up our ingredients today for a half size portion of the Cream of Three Crops.. Super cheap! excited to try it.

 

[catdaddy66]

Love Cream of Three Crops! It is my most consistent brew and is usually finished quickly. I have changed the hops before and shake up the grist on occassion but it comes out delicious every time.

 

[njstout862]

its a blonde ale but pretty much the same thing, I would go with centennial blonde but replace some of the 2row with golden promise or vienna

 

[AMH_]

We just wrapped up an attempt at a 5 gal version.
I say attempt because we somehow ended up only getting 3.9 gal after the boil.

I know we didn't properly account for trub/ amount under the spigot under the kettle. We had over 7.13 gal of wort. Seemed to boil off quite fast.