High Seas Caribbean Ale

My initial attempt to make a Mexican type cerveza for my wife. For my wife's taste, a little too much hop flavor and aroma and not enough carbonation. Will try again.

Brewer:	Kevminator		Email:	Kevminator@yahoo.com
Beer:	High Seas Caribbean Ale		Style:	Cream Ale
Type:	Extract		Size:	3 gallons
Color:	3 HCU (~3 SRM)		Bitterness:	10 IBU
OG:	1.054		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	5.7% v/v (4.5% w/w)
Water:	Instead of using 3 gallons of water, used 3 gallons of leftover flat Sprite from a party. The corn sugar listed in the recipe can be omitted if Sprite is used instead of water. Lemon/Lime flavor of Sprite added nicely to the overall flavor of the beer.
Boil:	20-25 minutes	SG 1.054	3 gallons
	1.5 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Rice extract 2.00 lb. Corn sugar
	1Tbsp. Irish Moss for clarifying
Hops:	.33 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 20 min.) .33 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 5 min.) .33 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 5 min.) .167 oz. Cascade (aroma) .5 oz. Tettnanger (aroma)
Log:	Time in primary fermenter was 3 weeks @ 75F. Did not rack into secondary. Racked into bottling bucket, added heaping 1/2 cup priming corn sugar with a small amount of yeast for bottling.
Carbonation:	Naturally carbonated nicely using heaping 1/2 cup sugar.
Tasting:	High hop flavor. Will adjust to lower hoppiness by reducing the amount of finishing and aromatic hops.

Recipe posted 08/29/05.