English Cream Ale
First try at this style of homebrew. So far, so good, I'll definetly
try this one again.
Brewer: | Trevor Bernier | Email: | sillygoofy@worldnet.att.net | |||||
Beer: | English Cream Ale | Style: | Cream Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 26 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.061 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.3% v/v (4.9% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Add 1 tsp. gypsum to the boil for 60 minutes. | |||||||
Grain: | 1 lb. American victory | |||||||
Steep: | Boil 1 gallon water. Remove from heat. Steep Victory malt in a muslin bag for 45 minutes. Sparge grains with 1 gallon boiling water. |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.151 | 2 gallons | |||||
6.6 lb. Irek's Munich light malt extract 1 lb. Dark brown sugar |
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Use liquid from sparged grain for boil. Add 1 gallon water and bring to a boil. Add all malt extract and sugar. Add hops as scheduled. Add 1 tsp. Irish Moss to boil for last 10 minutes |
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Hops: | .5 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 10 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 2 min.) |
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Yeast: | Use dry Whitbred ale yeast. Rehydrate in 1/2 cup warm water for ten minutes before pitching. |
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Log: | Dry hop by adding 1 ounce Kent Goldings pellets directly to primary fermenter. Allow fermentation to proceed for 1 week. Siphon brew into glass carboy leaving behind the majority of the hops. Allow brew to finish fermentation for approximately 4-5 more days. Originally brewed 7/1/97, bottled 7/12/97. |
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Carbonation: | Prime using 1 cup light DME. | |||||||
Tasting: | Tasted after five days and the carbonation was good. Flavor was a little strong, but very good and I'm sure it will mellow some with time. Using DME to prime does give brew a creamy texture. |
Recipe posted 07/25/97.