Light Cream Ale
Hoping to make a light beer that my 'regular' beer drinking friends will like.
Brewer: | ben | Email: | bens@thepoint.net | |||||
Beer: | Light Cream Ale | Style: | Cream Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 10 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.049 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.8% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 1 lb. 0 oz. Wheat malt | |||||||
Steep: | Crush grains and add to nylon bag. Put in 2 gallons of water at 160° for ~30 minutes. Sparge with hot water upon removal. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.099 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
3.3 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Light dry malt extract 2 lb. Rice extract |
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1.5 tsp Irish Moss at 45 minutes. | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | Muntons dry ale yeast (in gold foil); rehydrated before pitching. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Prime with 1 cup corn sugar before bottling. |
Recipe posted 10/28/99.