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Cream Ale

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Style:

Category:	Light Hybrid Beer
Number:	06A

A clean, well-attenuated, flavorful American lawnmower beer.

Commercial Examples: Genesee Cream Ale, Little Kings Cream Ale (Hudepohl), Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema, Sleeman Cream Ale, New Glarus Spotted Cow, Wisconsin Brewing Whitetail Cream Ale.

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Brew Date:	October 02, 2010
Yield:	10 gallons
Conditioning:	Keg

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General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Mashed in for a Protien Rest @ 122 - 20 mins

Sacarification Rest @ 149 - 60 mins

Mash Out @ 159 - 10 mins

Color doesnt seem light enough for a cream ale, possibly due to the use of Maris Otter rather than domestic 2-row. Also I think the Honey Malt/Biscuit adds too much color without significant adjunts with it.

Recipe

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Grains

14.00 pounds

British Maris Otter Pale Malt

Color (L):	3 °L
Info/Use:	Premium base malt for any beer. Good for pale ales.

87.5% of grist

1.50 pounds

Honey Malt

Color (L):	25 °L
Info/Use:	Malt sweetness and honey like flavor and aroma.

9.4% of grist

0.50 pounds

Belgian Biscuit Malt

Color (L):	23-25 °L
Info/Use:	Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

3.1% of grist

16.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight

100% of grist

Adjuncts

0.50 pounds

Flaked Maize

Hops

2.30 ounces

Hallertauer Hersbrucker

Region:	Germany
AAU Range:	2 - 5%
Notes:	Pleasant, spicy, mild, noble, earthy aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, NZ Hallertau Aroma
Example:	Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat; Wheathook Wheaten Ale; German style lagers

4% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

9.2 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Hallertauer Hersbrucker

Region:	Germany
AAU Range:	2 - 5%
Notes:	Pleasant, spicy, mild, noble, earthy aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, NZ Hallertau Aroma
Example:	Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat; Wheathook Wheaten Ale; German style lagers

4% Pellets @ 1 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

4 AAUs

3.30 ounces

Total Hop Weight

13.2 AAUs

Yeast

Safale US-05 Dry Yeast two packets — Dry — 1 packet per carboy

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