Following on from our recently published Cream Ale Recipe Creation Guide - here's our Cream Ale recipe.
Recipe Rationale
A really simple recipe here, and a bit of a change of pace from the typically hop forward style beers we've been brewing lately. Time for something, clean, crisp and refreshing.
Grain Bill
The gist of this recipe was taken from the Brewing Classic Styles book by John Palmer and Jamil Zainasheff. We've got a mix of American 2 row ale malt and pilsner malt for the majority of the grist, with a little under 7% making up the corn based adjunct (flaked maize) and a little bit of corn sugar (dextrose) to promote a higher attenuation and dry finish.
Hops
We haven't used noble hops in a while so we opted for Hallertauer Mittelfrüh - a popular and relatively low alpha acid option which should give some nice floral and slightly spicy notes.
Yeast
For yeast, we're going with SafLager W-34/70 - our first time using this yeast but looking forward to seeing how it performs. Yes, this is an ale style, and yes, this is a lager yeast, so technically it isn't really an ale, but the idea is to ferment the lager yeast warmer to promote some slight fruity esters and character. This style allows a lot of flexibility (as we outlined in the Recipe Creation Guide) - so feel free to swap out for any other high attenuating, clean yeast variety.
Boil Time
We've also gone back to a 60 minute boil to try and extract a decent bitterness from the low AA hops.
All Grain Homebrew Recipe
Vitals
- Batch Volume: 23L
- Boil Time: 60 minutes
- Brewhouse Efficiency: 75%
- Original Gravity: 1.044
- Final Gravity: 1.006
- IBU (Tinseth): 17
- BU/GU: 0.37
- Colour: 6.7 EBC
- Expected ABV: 5.0%
Mash
- Temperature: 65°C - 60 minutes
- Mash Out: 75°C - 10 minutes
Fermentables
- 2.0kg - Gladfield American Ale Malt (44.4%)
- 2.0kg - Gladfield Pilsner Malt (44.4%)
- 0.3kg - Gladfield Malted Maize (6.7%)
- 0.2kg - Corn Sugar - Dextrose (4.5%)
Hops
Boil Hops
- 60 Minutes - Hallertauer Mittelfrueh (14.5 IBU)
- 5 Minutes - Hallertauer Mittelfrueh (2 IBU)
Yeast
- Fermentis Saflager W34/70 (2 packets - dry)
Fermentation
- 20°C - 14 days
Carbonation
2.4-2.9 CO2-vol
Water Profile
- Brewfather "Balanced" Water Profile
- Ca2+ (Calcium): 48
- Mg2+ (Magnesium): 10
- Na+ (Sodium): 12
- Cl- (Chloride): 69
- SO42- (Sulfate): 71
- HCO3- (Bicarbonate): 37
Want to see how it turned out? Follow the link to our BrewZilla Brew Day run down for our Cream Ale below.
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