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Garden Wedding Cream Ale

Garden Wedding Cream Ale

(5 gallons/19 L, partial mash)
OG = 1.061  FG = 1.015 IBU = 25  SRM = 5  ABV = 5.9%

Ingredients

5 lbs. (2.3 kg) Briess Light dried malt extract
1.0 lb. (0.45 kg) 6-row pale malt
0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) Carapils® malt
1.0 lb. (0.45) flaked maize (corn)
1.0 lb. (0.45) dried rice extract
1/3 tsp. gypsum
1/8 tsp. calcium chloride
1 tsp. Irish moss
3.8 AAU Perle hop pellets (60 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g of 7.5% alpha acids)
4 AAU Hallertau hops (30 min.) (1.0 oz./28 g of 4% alpha acids)
Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) or White Labs WLP002 (English Ale) yeast
0.75 cups corn sugar (for priming)

Step by Step

Mash grains, except Carapils®, including flaked maize and rice extract , together at 150 °F (66 °C) for 60 minutes. Add CaraPils® forlast 15 or 20 minutes of mash. Bring to a boil, adding hops as indicated above. Warm or cool fermentation, depending on desired fruitiness. Cold conditioning optional.

All-grain Option: Your grain bill is 5.0 lbs. (2.3 kg) two-row malt, 2.0 lbs. (0.91 kg) six-row malt, 0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) CaraPils® malt, 1.0 lb. (0.45 kg) flaked maize (corn), 1.0 lb. (0.45 kg) dried rice extract. Mash grains, except CaraPils®, including flaked maize and rice extract, together at 150 °F (66 °C). for 60 minutes. Add CaraPils® for last 15 or 20 minutes of mash. Use a 90-minute boil, adding hops as indicated above. Warm or cool fermentation, depending on desired fruitiness. Cold conditioning optional.

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