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[SchwanzBrewer]

The keg was drained in 4 hours. 2 weeks - 6 days from brewed to consumed. I only used Mt Hood in this one, 8 lb 2 row pale ale malt, 2 lb flaked maize, 1056 with a starter. Spent 2 weeks in primary in a swamp cooler, no secondary, kegged on 6/7/2010 and carbed in the fridge. Drank all five gallons today. I think if it had a week in the cooler before I carbed it might have been a little smoother, there was just a hint of bite from the 3 day carbonation. I'll have to make this one again, my friends loved it.Cheers,Rich

[Big Nake]

The keg was drained in 4 hours. 2 weeks - 6 days from brewed to consumed. I only used Mt Hood in this one, 8 lb 2 row pale ale malt, 2 lb flaked maize, 1056 with a starter. Spent 2 weeks in primary in a swamp cooler, no secondary, kegged on 6/7/2010 and carbed in the fridge. Drank all five gallons today. I think if it had a week in the cooler before I carbed it might have been a little smoother, there was just a hint of bite from the 3 day carbonation. I'll have to make this one again, my friends loved it.Cheers,Rich

Nicely done, Amigo. Nothing like seeing your beer get drained in hours instead of weeks. It's a bittersweet feeling because you love to see people enjoying your beer but you also realize that you now need to make more. Nothing wrong with that!!

[SchwanzBrewer]

Nicely done, Amigo. Nothing like seeing your beer get drained in hours instead of weeks. It's a bittersweet feeling because you love to see people enjoying your beer but you also realize that you now need to make more. Nothing wrong with that!!

I got all my ingredients for MLPA ready to go. The GF just got back in town after 6 weeks and I have been furiously cleaning the house so now brewing this weekend. :frank:Cheers,Rich

[ncbeerbrewer]

Nicely done, Amigo. Nothing like seeing your beer get drained in hours instead of weeks. It's a bittersweet feeling because you love to see people enjoying your beer but you also realize that you now need to make more. Nothing wrong with that!!

+1 on that Ken. Its an awesome feeling to me, I love it. I have had this experience at the last three festivals I have attended and served at. Having to brew it again is never a problem for me especially when I know people have enjoyed it. Good Luck Rcemech in brewing this one again.

[3rd party JKor]

I have to admit that this is one of those styles that has always seemed very unappealing to me. I think part of it is the name and the other part is that I haven't come across many and I don't recall ever drinking one.One of you guys should send me some.

[Big Nake]

I have to admit that this is one of those styles that has always seemed very unappealing to me. I think part of it is the name and the other part is that I haven't come across many and I don't recall ever drinking one.One of you guys should send me some.

I tried looking for Genessee Cream Ale awhile back but my local mega-beer store said that only some of their branches sell it. Little Kings may be the last Cream Ale I had and that might have been 25 years ago. JK, it's just an American Lager but with an ale yeast and maybe more hops, although the Genessee site says that their Cream Ale is 12 IBU. But you get a bit more flavor because you ferment it with ale yeast. If it doesn't sound good to you... you should not put the effort into it. Cheers.

[Patrick C.]

Just think of it as a mega brew with flavor, or a German pilsner/CAP with less body and bitterness. I kegged my big batch of cream ale today- 15 gallons from my 10 gallon system (I brew 10 and add 5 gallons of water before pitching). I'm a little late, since it has been in the 90's here for a couple of weeks now. I used about 7% munich, so it is a shade darker than most cream ales. The grain bill was 23 lbs of 6 row, 7 pounds Munich, and 2 pounds of sugar. Bittered with Northern brewer, 2 ounces of Hallertauer for aroma, and fermented with Nottingham at around 68F. The hydro sample was fizzy and tasted great

[Deerslyr]

The keg was drained in 4 hours. 2 weeks - 6 days from brewed to consumed. I only used Mt Hood in this one, 8 lb 2 row pale ale malt, 2 lb flaked maize, 1056 with a starter. Spent 2 weeks in primary in a swamp cooler, no secondary, kegged on 6/7/2010 and carbed in the fridge. Drank all five gallons today. I think if it had a week in the cooler before I carbed it might have been a little smoother, there was just a hint of bite from the 3 day carbonation. I'll have to make this one again, my friends loved it.Cheers,Rich

Yeah, that recipe is a crowd pleaser. I made that recipe for a party we had last year. I think everyone was fascinated that there was corn in it.