Creme de la Cream Brew Session

Brew Session Info

2/7/2019
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

BIAB approach. Nothing special about today's brew other than it was 3 hours start to finish. 2/8 - pitched yeast at 72F. 13 hours later, lots of bubbling. 2/19 - bottling today. Beer is crystal clear and no sulfur, which I find interesting as the first time I used this yeast it kicked off a ton of sulfur. Flavor was very light, perhaps a little corn and apple, but even those were slight.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

5.5 lb kg
63 °FC
154 °FC
2 qt/lbl/kg
30 min.
3 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

5.09 gals liters
3.19 gals liters
3.00 gals liters
162.34 °FC
162.34 °FC
2.17 gals liters
2.09 gals liters
4.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

5.3 PH
154 °FC
148 °FC
60 minutes

Boil

1.043 1.038 (estimated)
4 gallons liters 4.20 (gallonsliters estimated)
30 minutes minutes (30 minutes estimated)
3.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 4.00 gallonsliters at 1.043 for 30 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.50 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.048.

You wanted an OG of 1.043. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

3.5 gallons liters 3.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.043 (1.043 predicted)
1.009 (1.009 predicted)

Conditioning

2/19/2019
10
Dextrose
3.15 oz g

Tasting Notes (1)

CheeseNips

Tasted on 3/7/2019 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours 2 fingers of foam that dissipates normally, yellow in color and nearly crystal clear. Aroma is a lightly floral, bread dough, and a touch of sulfur; almost a pilsner Urquell aroma. Flavor is not very pronounced but there are bread dough and floral notes that fade into light corn and honey. Body is medium to thin with very soft carbonation. Overall, I really like this beer and it hits the BJCP guidelines for a cream ale in that it's refreshing and, to some extent, crisp. 4 stars as I'm not too familiar with cream ale but I really enjoy this.

Recipe Facts

Creme de la Cream
Cream Ale
  • 3.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 4.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 30  min Boil Time
  • 1.043 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 15.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.36 BG:GU
  • 3.1° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 4.5% ABV Alcohol
  • 142 per 12oz Calories
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