Noob & Cream Ale

[Powhatan]

Im new to the home brew scene here in RVA. Brewed my first batch of Belgian Pale Ale on Father Day, compliments of my 5 yr old! Im interested in trying to do a Cream Ale and am curious how difficult this beer would be for someone with only 2 batches under my belt?

 

[freisste]

I wouldn't think it would be any more difficult than anything else. Do you do all extract, PM, or all grain?

 

[Powhatan]

The 2 batches I have done both had PM. One was a Belgian Pale Ale, and the other was a Belgian Wit. I dont
have the equipment yet to do an all grain recipe.

 

[thisisbeer]

I did PM of cream ale I just posted the finished project yesterday. It was my sixth batch and by far the best one yet. Everybody loved it and five gallons only lasted me and 6 bud/miller drinking freinds one night out by the river. If you look up my post it had a somewhat detailed write up of what I did.

 

[Powhatan]

After reading your review of you Cream Ale, I'm def going to be leaning in that direction for my next brew!

 

[freisste]

People have also raved about Biermuncher's "Cream of Three Crops". If you google it, you will find the original HBT thread. It's an all grain recipe for a ten gallon batch. Don't be alarmed by the 20lbs of grain. Cut all the numbers in half - that will give a pound or two of everything aside from 2row (6lbs). Replace 5lbs of 2row with 3 lbs of extra light DME. That should only leave like 4 lbs of grain to mash total.

That is the next cream ale I am doing. If its half as good as the people who rave about it say, it will be a solid part of my standard rotation.

 

[501irishred]

People have also raved about Biermuncher's "Cream of Three Crops". If you google it, you will find the original HBT thread. It's an all grain recipe for a ten gallon batch. Don't be alarmed by the 20lbs of grain. Cut all the numbers in half - that will give a pound or two of everything aside from 2row (6lbs). Replace 5lbs of 2row with 3 lbs of extra light DME. That should only leave like 4 lbs of grain to mash total.

That is the next cream ale I am doing. If its half as good as the people who rave about it say, it will be a solid part of my standard rotation.

+1 for CoTC! Super simple, and EVERYONE seems to enjoy it (beer snobs and BMC fans alike).

 

[msa8967]

You might want to try looking into doing an all grain brew using the Brew in a Bag method. This can be done on your stovetop in a smaller setup than 5 gallons. Send me a private message if you want a smaller volume recipe and directions for BIAB cream ales.

 

[Powhatan]

Thanks to all for the input, i will definitely be looking into this over the next couple of days as i hope to brew again this weekend.