Down Under Cream Ale
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| Batch Size (gallons) | 6.08 | |||||||||||||||
| Efficiency | 81.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Recipe type | All Grain | |||||||||||||||
| Style | 6A. Cream Ale | |||||||||||||||
| Original Gravity | 1.052 | |||||||||||||||
| Final Gravity | 1.011 | |||||||||||||||
| ABV | 5.38% (basic) / 5.37% (advanced) [what's this?] | |||||||||||||||
| IBU | 21.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Color | 5.3 SRM | |||||||||||||||
| Boil Time | 60 min | |||||||||||||||
| Yeast | DCL/Fermentis US-05 (Safale American) | |||||||||||||||
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| Directions | Originally meant to have an OG around 1.043, my new pump/continuous sparge/ghetto-RIMS method gave me a 10% bump in efficiency from my usual 70%. Mashed using the BIAB Full Body Profile in Beersmith. Pilsner Malt was double crushed/BIAB crushed from TheMaltMiller. Flaked Rice was bought from the puddings section of the supermarket rather than LHBS. Cheaper and comes in small 1/2lb bags for easy dosing into your mash. Added a teaspoon of Whirlfloc at around 10 minutes left. | |||||||||||||||
| Fermentation notes | Fermented at the lower end of US-05's recommended range. Was at FG within 7 days, left it another 2 then cold crashed with gelatin before kegging. Kegged at 30 PSI for 24 hours, down to 20 PSI for another 24 hours then down to serving pressure. | |||||||||||||||
| Tasting notes | After initial carbonation, this had a solid resinous taste at first, not dissimilar to Jaegarmeister. After a few more days this had subsided though was still detectable for the first few mouthfuls. After that it becomes a pleasant citrusy tropical mishmash that's dangerously easy to drink, even at the increased ABV. Skirts the style guidelines of Cream Ale by a few points on either side, though easy to adjust. As always, US-05 is entirely professional and leaves no traces of its passing. Seems like a great basic grain bill to try out unfamiliar hops in, especially if you lack lagering facility. | |||||||||||||||
| Credits | Based on the idea of a hoppy cream ale by jjp36 on HomebrewTalk http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=430770 | |||||||||||||||
This all grain Cream Ale homebrew recipe was submitted by mattzm.
