
Mango Cream Ale
Cream Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
An experimental light-fruity beer suitable for holiday parties... I hope!
August 22, 2002 pm 01:48pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 5.5 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 3.25 lbs
Belgian Wheat Malt
Belgian Wheat Malt
Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.
- .125 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- .125 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- 1 lbs
Corn Flaked (Maize)
Corn Flaked (Maize)
Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.
- .75 oz
Perle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- .75 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 12 lb
Pureed Mangos - (omitted from calculations)
Pureed Mangos
- 1 tsp
Phosphoric Acid - (omitted from calculations)
Phosphoric Acid
-
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
Mangos added to secondary fermenter after being sulfited. . Brewed for 2002 Nov/Dec AHA Club-Only Fruit Beer competition.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: A - Cream Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.045 | 1.042 - 1.055 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.006 - 1.012 | ![]() |
Color: | 4.0 SRM | 2.5 - 5 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.8% ABV | 4.2% - 5.6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 26.1 IBU | 15 - 20 | ![]() |