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Beer Recipes and Food => All Grain => 6 - Light Hybrid Beer => Topic started by: Chris Craig on June 06, 2012, 09:38:20 PM

Title: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: Chris Craig on June 06, 2012, 09:38:20 PM: This is Monday's brew:

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 13.69 gal
Post Boil Volume: 11.44 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 11.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 10.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 3.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 18.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 78.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7.75 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 42.5 %
7.75 lb Pilsner (Weyermann) (1.7 SRM) Grain 2 42.5 %
1.75 lb Rice, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3 9.6 %
1.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 4 5.5 %
1.75 oz Mt. Hood [5.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 17.9 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins) Fining 6 -
0.85 oz Mt. Hood [5.40 %] - Boil 1.0 min Hop 7 0.4 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 8 -

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 18.25 lb
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 5.4 gal of water at 163 F 149 F 90 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 5.18gal, 5.18gal) of 168 F water
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: Chris Craig on June 11, 2012, 03:53:17 PM: Long brew day. I adjusted my BeerSmith equipment profile to compensate for the low batch volumes. Now I have 2 fermenters with 6 gallons each! We brew...we tweak...we brew.

On the plus side, I the beer is a bit weaker than the recipe calls for. I wanted that anyway in a light summer ale.

I'm a bit pissed too! Been drinking my IIPA all afternoon!
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: JohnQ on June 11, 2012, 06:46:41 PM: Quote from: "ChrisCraig"

I'm a bit pissed too! Been drinking my IIPA all afternoon!

Seems it turned out fine then...remember it needs to last at least 2 weeks...

JQ
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: Chris Craig on June 11, 2012, 09:01:19 PM: I'll give it a shot.
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: Chris Craig on June 28, 2012, 10:42:50 PM: This stuff turned out quite nice. Glad I made 10 gallons! It's pretty damned clear too. Added gelatine again, and I can almost read through it.
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: JohnQ on June 29, 2012, 06:09:51 AM: Did you gelatin both of the carboys, or just one.
I'd be interested in a side by side of it.
JQ
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: Chris Craig on June 29, 2012, 06:34:37 AM: I added it to one keg after it had been chilled to 4ºC. The other batch is in the carboy still.
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: JohnQ on June 29, 2012, 09:11:12 PM: Excellent, transfer and carb without gel, and bring a sample of each?

JQ
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: Chris Craig on June 30, 2012, 06:36:33 AM: Sorry. No room left in the fridge :( And, I want to put the American Stout on next. Maybe I should drink more...
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: JohnQ on June 30, 2012, 06:53:15 AM: I have a solution for your storage issue...

JQ
Title: Re: Weed, Feed, & Mow : Cream Ale
Post by: Chris Craig on June 30, 2012, 06:54:17 AM: LOL. I bet. It's staying right here John :) If there's any left next weekend, I'll bring some to the meeting.