Double Smooth Cream Ale

This recipe make a nice smmoth "Genny" like cream ale.

Brewer:	Al Wagner		Email:	al.wagner@mindspring.com
Beer:	Double Smooth Cream Ale		Style:	Cream Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	11 gallons
Color:	7 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	22 IBU
OG:	1.059		FG:	1.014
Alcohol:	5.8% v/v (4.5% w/w)
Water:	None - my tap water is just about perfect (Melbourne, Fl.)
Grain:	16 lb. American 2-row 2 lb. American crystal 20L 2 lb. Flaked barley 2 lb. Flaked corn
Mash:	80% efficiency
	Srtike water (8 Gal)- 180 Mash in - 154 Single step infusion - 90 min. It should convert in 45, but old habits die hard. Sparge water (8 Gal) - 170 to 175, I use a Phil's sparge arm (gasp!!!) which keeps sparge temp around 160.
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.054	12 gallons
	Bring runoff to boil and allow to slow boil for about 30 min. before first hop addition. Start timer for 60 min. boil, following hop schedule. 2 teaspoons of Irish Moss at 15 min (left) mark.
Hops:	1.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1.5 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 0 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1056, two day head start in 2 qt starter. I usually like to step up to a half gallon of starter over the preceeding week, but time ran short this time.
Log:	Primary (15 gal. glass demijon) at room temp (76-78) for 2 weeks. Secondary for 1 to 2 weeks in glass.

Recipe posted 09/03/99.