Gday all I'm gearing up to brew Sikks Vanilla Cream Ale this weekend. Has anyone one here brewed this or something close to a Cream Ale? I've no idea what one really is but going by what I've heard it's a light bodied ale brewed with adjuncts especially Corn.
The recipe calls for over 1 kg of adjuncts to be used in this brew. I was thinking of doing a step mash for this baby protein, then mid beta/alpha amelase mash then mash out. I've been wanting to brew this intriguing brew for some time along with the Vanilla and honey it sure sounds good enough. The yeast I'm going with on this is WLP090 that's clean as I'll ferment that as cool as it will go 18c any one went lower? Results? The mash specks are copied from sticks recipe. I have added accidulated malt for ph 200g will bring it to 5.2ish. Well looking forward to your critique.
3.3 kg American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 58.9%
0.9 kg Flaked Wheat - (late addition) 34 2 16.1%
0.25 kg Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.5%
0.25 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 4.5%
0.25 kg American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.5%
0.1 kg Flaked Barley 32 2.2 1.8%
0.35 kg Honey - (late addition) 42 2 6.3%
0.2 kg German - Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.6%
5.6 kg Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
14 g Cascade Pellet 6.2 Boil 60 min 11.83
14 g Cascade Pellet 6.2 Boil 20 min 7.17
14 g saaz Pellet 3 Boil 5 min 1.14
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
14.2 L rest at 150 Infusion 65 C 75 min
6.6 L stir and rest at 165 - mashout Infusion 100 C 15 min
17 L to volume-7.5 gal. Fly Sparge 77 C 45 min
The recipe calls for over 1 kg of adjuncts to be used in this brew. I was thinking of doing a step mash for this baby protein, then mid beta/alpha amelase mash then mash out. I've been wanting to brew this intriguing brew for some time along with the Vanilla and honey it sure sounds good enough. The yeast I'm going with on this is WLP090 that's clean as I'll ferment that as cool as it will go 18c any one went lower? Results? The mash specks are copied from sticks recipe. I have added accidulated malt for ph 200g will bring it to 5.2ish. Well looking forward to your critique.
3.3 kg American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 58.9%
0.9 kg Flaked Wheat - (late addition) 34 2 16.1%
0.25 kg Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.5%
0.25 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 4.5%
0.25 kg American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.5%
0.1 kg Flaked Barley 32 2.2 1.8%
0.35 kg Honey - (late addition) 42 2 6.3%
0.2 kg German - Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.6%
5.6 kg Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
14 g Cascade Pellet 6.2 Boil 60 min 11.83
14 g Cascade Pellet 6.2 Boil 20 min 7.17
14 g saaz Pellet 3 Boil 5 min 1.14
Show Summary View
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
14.2 L rest at 150 Infusion 65 C 75 min
6.6 L stir and rest at 165 - mashout Infusion 100 C 15 min
17 L to volume-7.5 gal. Fly Sparge 77 C 45 min