Cream Ale

This is a great Summer beer! Nice smooth flavor, slightly sweet finish, light on the hops. A mere 4.6% ABV. Perfect for nice hot afternoons after mowing the lawn or cleaning the garage. I love this beer. It's a close race between this and my Pale Ale for my favorite beer.

I like this so much that I brewed it again last week and plan on brewing it one more time this summer. I bottled this in 22oz bottles and I think that was a great decision. It is so light and easy to drink that 22oz is the perfect serving size.

Now I wish I could do something about the chill haze I'm experiencing with this. Maybe the next batch will be better as I used Irish Moss on it.

Another new toy

I picked up a magnetic mixer off of eBay for a decent price. It came out of a lab somewhere, so it's a little beat up, but it works. It's fun to play with too. I made a starter today on my lunch break in preparation for brewing tomorrow. I usually make my starters 3 or 4 days in advance, but I hoped that the mixer would help shave some time off that.

I was right. I came home to a beautiful sight. The starter was in full krausen and was finished fermenting just hours later. I snapped a picture of the impressive foam I achieved.

I should have nice healthy yeast for tomorrow. I'll be brewing another batch of Cream Ale. I'm loving this stuff so far. Perfect for the warm weather we are in. I should have enough to last me the summer at this rate. With the last batch, I accepted that this is a guzzler of a beer and bottled it all in 22 oz bottles instead of 12. At 4.6% ABV it's not too bad, not quite a session beer, but close.