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Mickey's Brew

Mickey's Brew

Cream Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

1990tbone

A lite summer time ale for when the temperatures soar in Florida

May 18, 2007 pm 03:19pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 8 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

  • .25 lbs Midwest Wheat Malt

    Midwest Wheat Malt

    Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

  • .25 lbs Toasted Pale Malt

    Toasted Pale Malt

    Imparts nutty flavor and aroma. Use in IPAs and Scottish ales.

  • 1 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

    Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.

  • 1 oz Liberty - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Liberty

    Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 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

Will let you know how this turns out, I think it is a winner!

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: A - Cream Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.049 1.042 - 1.055
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.006 - 1.012
Color: 4.2 SRM 2.5 - 5
Alcohol: 5.2% ABV 4.2% - 5.6%
Bitterness: 19.5 IBU 15 - 20

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