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cream ale
- Thread starter girardbc
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BeerNut
Brewer
5.5 pounds of 2 row
2 pounds of vienna
.25 lbs victory malt
1 oz Perle at 60
US-05 yeast
2 pounds of vienna
.25 lbs victory malt
1 oz Perle at 60
US-05 yeast
Roadrocket
Grandmaster Brewer
I've only ever made one cream ale so I guess that'll have to count as my best. I got the basic recipe from the Brewing Classic Styles book but I substituted ingredients I already had and needed to use up. I used the flaked corn and cane sugar option.
I used a vial of WLP002 that was out of date by a few weeks. I also used maris otter for the pale malt and Fawcett lager malt instead of the continental pilsner. I can't source Liberty hops so I used some Mount Hood that I had in the freezer.
It was slightly out of 'style' but who cares. I've tried very few commercial cream ales so I'm no judge but it tasted great to me and it certainly didn't last very long.
I used a vial of WLP002 that was out of date by a few weeks. I also used maris otter for the pale malt and Fawcett lager malt instead of the continental pilsner. I can't source Liberty hops so I used some Mount Hood that I had in the freezer.
It was slightly out of 'style' but who cares. I've tried very few commercial cream ales so I'm no judge but it tasted great to me and it certainly didn't last very long.