BBB - Cream Ale (Spotted Cow Clone)

Description

Your Brown Box Beer Kit stands out from all the rest. Your grains are crushed to order and your ingredients are packed fresh. Your BBB kit does not sit on a shelf and true to its name, you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Your BBB - Cream Ale (Spotted Cow Clone) is a beer that has a light golden color and a creamy texture. It is brewed with ale yeast and has a moderate bitterness.

Beer Style: Cream Ale
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5 US gallons

ABV: 6.1% - 6.6%
IBUs: 32
Original Gravity: 1.059 - 1.067
Final Gravity: 1.010 - 1.014
SRM: 7
Disclaimer: All calculations are for approximation purposes only.

INGREDIENTS

Grain Bill: ***Combined in one bag***
- 6 lb Brewers 2-Row
- 2 lb Bonlander Munich 10L
- 1.25 lb Flaked Corn
- 1.75 lb Flaked Barley
- 8 oz Caramel / Crystal 10L
- 8 oz Carapils

Hops: ***Substitutions based on availability***
- 1 oz Cascade Hops
- 1 oz Mt. Hood Hops
- 1 oz Willamette Hops

Yeast: ***Substitutions based on availability***

- 1 Package of Dry Yeast (Lallemand Nottingham)

Also Included:
- Irish Moss/Yeast Energizer Combo Packet
- 5 oz Priming sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare Equipment:
Sanitize all brewing equipment thoroughly.

Mash:
Heat 3.75 - 4.25 gallons of strike water to 168°F. *Adjust for your brew system's heat loss.*
Add crushed grains to your mash tun and maintain mash at 156°F for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Sparge:
Heat 4 gallons of water to 170°F for sparging.
Slowly rinse the grains, collecting about 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort.

Boil:
Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
Boil for a total of 60 minutes.

Add hops at the following times:
- 1 oz Cascade hops (60 min boil)
- 1 oz Mt. Hood Hops (20 min boil)
- 1 oz Willamette Hops (5 min boil)

Cool and Transfer:
Cool the wort rapidly to 68°F using an immersion or counterflow chiller.
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with clean, filtered water to exactly 5 gallons if needed.

Fermentation:
Pitch the yeast into the fermenter.
Ferment at 65°F for 10–14 days.

PACKAGING OPTIONS

Priming for Bottling:
Transfer to a sanitized bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until
evenly distributed and
bottle your beer.
Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!

Kegging:
Transfer the beer into a sanitized keg.
Seal and purge oxygen by burping the keg with CO₂.

Set the CO₂ regulator to 12 PSI and store at 38°F for 2-3 weeks.

OTHER PRODUCTS YOU MIGHT NEED

Beer Making Equipment Kits

If you are making a beer kit for the first time, an equipment kit is a great and low-stress way to get all the equipment you need to make your BBB - Cream Ale (Spotted Cow Clone).

This Brewer's Best Equipment Kit is top of the line and comes complete for a beginner brewer.

Equipment kit includes:
6.5 Gallon "Ale Pail" Primary Fermenter with Grommeted Lid
6.5 Gallon "Ale Pail" Bottling Bucket with Spigot
Easy Clean No-Rinse Cleanser
Auto-Siphon
5 Gallon Glass Carboy
Plastic Paddle
Carboy Brush
Hydrometer
Liquid Crystal Thermometer
Bottle Brush
Black Beauty Capper
Econolock
Drilled Bung
Lab Thermometer
Bottle Filler
Siphon Hose with Shut-off Clamp
IO-Star
20 qt. Brew Pot
Equipment Instructions

Sanitizer and Spray Bottle

Good sanitation practices are absolutely fundamental to good beer making. Five Star San is the premier sanitizer you will need to make your BBB - Cream Ale (Spotted Cow Clone) beer kit. A great practice for extra protection is to have a spray bottle filled with sanitizing solution so you can re-sanitize everything that touches or goes near your beer. Sanitation is much more difficult with beer than wine because beer has a higher pH. Wine's high acidity makes bacterial infection less likely but with beer, one small mishap can cost you your batch.

Bottles

When your BBB - Cream Ale (Spotted Cow Clone) is done, you will need bottles. This standard 12 ounce bottle is a good choice. You will need 54 for a 5 gallon batch. Bottles do not come with caps.

Carboys

The 5 gallon carboy pictured here is the standard size for any beer kit. If you have never worked with a carboy, it is important to know they should not be moved full without a carboy handle or a carrier.

Brew Pots

The pot pictured is an 8 gallon pot that is perfect for any beer kit or a standard 5 gallon batch.

Wort Chillers and Thermometers

Wort Chillers and Thermometers are long term investments. It is important to chill your BBB - Cream Ale (Spotted Cow Clone) wort quickly. The quicker you chill it the stronger the cold break will be. You also need a good thermometer that reads fast temperature fluctuations.

Siphons

Auto-siphons are a great luxury item to have in your brew equipment. Once you have one you will never go without it again. Don't forget to use a heavy duty sanitizer to clean it since you don't want to replace it as often as hoses. A good sanitizer for that job is Five Star San.

Fermenters

The fermenter pictured here is standard for a 5 gallon beer kit.

Hoses

Many people reuse their hoses for far too long. Replacing your hoses often or even using as single use items is highly recommended with beer making. Hoses are very hard to clean and beer is very susceptible to bacterial infection. You do not want to risk losing your BBB - Cream Ale (Spotted Cow Clone) over a few feet of unsanitary hose.

Funnels

Pouring your wort into a carboy can be tricky. Use a big funnel made just for the job. They even have different mesh screens to remove particles.

Airlocks

It is recommended to replace airlocks often. Because they never physically touch the beer, the sanitation risk is too often overlooked. Bacteria can spread without physical contact in a closed environment and plastic stubbornly harbors bacteria.

Stoppers and Bungs

Bungs and stoppers should also be periodically replaced. They can dry out and harbor bacteria.

Carboy Brush

Keeping your carboy clean before and after use is key to avoid bacterial infection in your beer. A carboy brush is a great tool to get into those nooks and crannies.

Stainless Steel Carboy and Bottle Washer

Stainless Steel Carboy and Bottle Washer is a convenient way of cleaning your bottles and/or carboys. This high quality tool will come in handy. Hooks up straight to your faucet with the bottle washer adapter (#4804) and puts out plenty of pressure to clean those stubborn stains from beer bottles that have been sitting around.

Capper

When you bottle your BBB - Cream Ale (Spotted Cow Clone), you will need to cap your bottles. This capper is inexpensive, easy to use and does not require attaching to a counter. It has a magnet to hold the cap in place.

DID YOU KNOW

Cream ales often undergo an extended period of cold-conditioning or lagering after primary fermentation.