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Cream of Three Crops Cream Ale

114 calories 11.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Cream Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 114 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.3 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/cream-of-three-crops-cream-ale.66503/
Created: Sunday April 15th 2018
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 70.6%
4 lb Flaked Corn4 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 23.5%
1 lb Flaked Rice1 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 5.9%
17 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 9.12 50%
1 oz Crystal1 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 8.72 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 548 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Close to the following (my scale doesn't measure tenths of a gram)
2.6g of Gypsum
5.2g of CaCl
.9tsp of Lactic Acid
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.33 gal (53.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.33 gal (5.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.74 gal (62.94 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.64 gal (42.56 qt) and adding 3.74 gal (14.94 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.38 57.5  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 15.7 g | 62.8 qt) 14.38 57.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 17.06 g | 68.2 qt) 15.74 62.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.13 -8.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.33 g | 53.3 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Volume into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 14.38 57.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Safale - 05
Yeast Starter: Prior Slurry
Batch Size (Gallons): 11.5
Original Gravity: 1.040
Final Gravity: 1.005
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
IBU: 14.3
Color: 2.9
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 Days at 68 Degrees
Additional Fermentation: Kegged and chilled for 10 days
Cream Ale Recipe

This is a very simple, inexpensive cream ale recipe that will get every BMC drinker in the room enjoying homebrew. So named because of the three different crops that go into the grist (Barley, Corn and Rice).

I brewed up 10 gallons of this and after kegging, bottled up a case to take to a family event (Mothers Day). Even my 78-yr old FIL, who is strict Miller Lite drinker, ended up having two pints. The chics dug it and we ran out well before the end of the evening.

The grain bill is cheap and in this case, you can use Minute Rice instead of flaked rice. No step mashing required. Simply combine the ingredients and follow a simple single infusion mash at around 152 degrees. I also mashed this for 90 minutes to get a highly attenuated beer. FG was 1.005...leaving a very dry, crisp beer with no noticeable graininess.

While this doesn't adhere to the strict beer laws, and I don't consider this one of my "craft" efforts, it is without a doubt the beer that I get the most "you really made this beer?" comments.

So if you've got some hard core "If it ain't Budweiser it ain't beer…" drinking friends…give this a try.

This beer clears up quickest of any of my recipes.

Batch Size: 11.50 gal
Boil Size: 14.26 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 2.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 14.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
4.00 lb Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM)
1.00 lb Minute Rice (1.0 SRM)

1.00 oz Willamette [5.20%] (60 min)
1.00 oz Crystal [3.50%] (60 min)

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