Cream Ale Recipe - Cream Ale with Marris Otter II

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Cream Ale with Marris Otter II

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All Grain
5.75 Gallon(s)
8 Gallon(s)
90 min
71%
Hit an OG of 1.053 at 5.5 gallons. Added enough water to bring to 5.75 gallons, which, according to BREWGR, dropped the OG to 1.051 If these numbers are correct, with a current gravity (during secondary) of 1.007, this brings ABV to 5.7%. Looks like IBUs and ABV are beyond BJCP standards for a Cream Ale, but it tasted damned good, regardless. Guess we'll see in a few weeks.

Fermentables

36% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
4
38
3
Mash
42% - Pilsner - DE
4.625
38
1
Mash
4% - Honey Malt - CA
0.5
37
25
Mash
9% - Flaked Corn - US
1
37
1
Mash
4% - Rice Hulls - US
0.5
0
0
Mash
4% - Corn Sugar (Dextrose) - US
0.5
46
0
Late

Hops

Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4.2
13.7
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
4.1
7.3
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1
Pellet
Boil
1 min(s)
4.1
0.6

Yeast

White Labs California Ale WLP001
86%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

Doe in grains with 3.5 gallons water @ 135° for 122° mash for 30 minutes.
Infusion
122
30 min
Add boiling water while stirring till mash hits 154°....hold for one hour.
Infusion
154
60 min
Drain liquid into boil kettle - heat to boil, roll back into mash and adjust mash temp to 170°....hold for ten minutes.for
Decoction
170
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
Begin lautering and sparge until 8-8.5 gallons is collected in boil kettle.
2.
Begin 90 minute boil.
3.
At 60 minutes, add 1oz hops.
4.
At 15 minutes, add nutrient and sugar disolved in a cup of hot wort.
5.
At 10 minutes, add 1.5oz hops.
6.
At 1 minute, add 1oz hops and one carrigean pil.
7.
Kill heat and cool wort to 65°....aireate and pitch yeast-starter slurry.

Tasting Notes (2)

Bogenschutze

Tasted on 7/13/2019 by Bogenschutze

Notes:

Nope....this batch went to hell in a hand basket. This first bottle is only marginally carbonated with ZERO foam/head.....unacceptable #1. Taste is strong.....TOO strong.....not smooth at all....unacceptable #2. Appearance is otherwise okay.....clear and clean.....but this was a disappointment. I'll give it another week or so before trying another bottle.

Bogenschutze

Tasted on 6/28/2019 by Bogenschutze

Notes:

Secondaried back on the 13th. Bottled 30 22oz bottles today......tasted outstanding!

Recipe Facts

Cream Ale with Marris Otter II
Cream Ale
  • 5.75 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 8.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.051 OG
  • 1.007 FG
  • 21.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.42 BG:GU
  • 4.7° SRM Color
  • 71% Efficiency
  • 5.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 168 per 12oz Calories
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