brewing a red and cream ale

[mdd134]

Well I am running low on beer so I am going to do a double brew this evening.

First up will be the cream ale

5# 2row
5# Pilsner
.25# crystal 10

.75oz willamette 60min
.50oz cascade 15min

then a american red ale

9# 2row
1# Carapils
1# Munich
.50# Crystal 20
.25# Crystal 90
3oz Black Patent

1oz Willamette 60 min
.50oz Willamette 30 min
.50oz Willamette15 min
I will use WLP 001 on both and mash both about 150

this will be my first time to try a cream ale with a good yeast so I hope it turns out good. I am also going to do fermentation temp control with the cream ale, I am going to try and keep it around 60-63

[Ó Flannagáin]

No corn in the cream ale? I don't know for sure, but wouldn't that be more of an APA without the corn? They both look rather tasty though Think I'll brew Sunday, maybe a Saison.

[mdd134]

I have been looking at a lot of cream ale recipes and some use corn and some do not.

I would use some corn but my LHBS does not carry any, so I hope with the pilsner malt and low hop IBU it will be far from an apa or I hope lol

here is a recipe from Northern berwer


* 7 lbs. Rahr 2-Row Pale
* 0.75 lbs. Gambrinus Honey Malt
* 0.25 lbs. Dingemans Biscuit

Boil Additions


* 1 oz. Willamette (60 min)