Willy Nilly
Cream Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
A vanilla cream ale similar to a few found on here, with some of my own variations...Just finished brewing, so we'll see how it turns out.
March 6, 2010 pm 09:32pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7 lbs
Standard 2-Row; Rahr
Standard 2-Row; Rahr
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
- 1 lbs
German Vienna
German Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- .5 lbs
Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess
Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess
Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 2 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.
- 1 oz
Vanguard - 4.6 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Vanguard
Still being tested and looked at by micro & craft breweries.
- 2 tbsp
Vanilla (extract) - (omitted from calculations)
Vanilla (extract)
Vanilla Beans have a sweet, perfumed aroma with a woody or smoky flavor. Pure Vanilla Extract has a similar aroma. To obtain Pure Vanilla Extract, cured Vanilla Beans are steeped in alcohol. According to law, Pure Vanilla Extract must be 35 percent alcohol by volume.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.
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Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™
Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™
Ideally suited for Scottish-style ales, and high gravity ales of all types.
Notes
Also added .5 oz Northern Brewer Hops (8.5% AA) as a dry hop. 75 minute boil.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: A - Cream Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.055 | 1.042 - 1.055 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.006 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 3.4 SRM | 2.5 - 5 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.9% ABV | 4.2% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 20.5 IBU | 15 - 20 |
Discussion
Will definately brew again!
2010-04-12 9:59am
Bottle conditioned @ level 3.25. Added 2 more tablespoons of pure vanilla extract just before bottling. Had some friends up for the weekend and the beer got AWESOME reviews.
