Kathy's Vanilla Cream

I was looking for a nice Vanilla Cream beer with a thick mouthfeel.
This was it!!
The Vanilla is only there if you think about it and rounds
out the flavor very nicely

Brewer:	Tal		Email:	talandkathy@earthlink.net
Beer:	Kathy's Vanilla Cream		Style:	Cream Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	32 HCU (~16 SRM)		Bitterness:	12 IBU
OG:	1.054		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	5.7% v/v (4.5% w/w)
Water:	Milwaukee city water.......Pretty good... and hard
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 120L 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Steep:	Steep the grains at 155° for 20 minutes. After 4 days in Primary rack to secondary along with 4 whole vanilla beans broken and steeped at 190° in 2 cups of water for 20 minutes
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.054	5 gallons
	6.6 lb. Light malt extract
	1 lb Lactose powder for sweetness and creaminess.
Hops:	.5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Fuggles (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1056 But any generic light ale yeast would do.
Log:	4 days primary 10 day secondary 65° F
Carbonation:	1 cup DME boiled
Tasting:	After 2 weeks was a bit green. After 6 weeks was great!!! Worth the Wait.

Recipe posted 03/27/02.