Day Cruiser Cream Ale Beer Kit

Description

Your Day Cruiser Cream Ale gives you a smooth, easy-drinking lager-like ale with light body and subtle malt sweetness. Pilsen Dry Malt Extract and Flaked Maize keep the profile crisp while Carapils Malt adds body and head retention and Caramel 10L Malt contributes a touch of caramel flavor. Cascade Hops deliver balanced bitterness, Centennial Hops add citrus and floral notes, and Willamette Hops provide a gentle aroma. The SafAle US-05 yeast ferments clean so the malt and hop character stays forward.

Your Label Peelers Day Cruiser Cream Ale Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and 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.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 4.8% - 5.2%
• Original Gravity: 1.048
• Final Gravity: 1.009
• IBUs: 35
• SRM: 3

Ingredients

Extracts

• 5 lbs. Pilsen Dry Malt Extract

Specialty Grains (combined into one bag)

• 8 oz. Carapils Malt
• 8 oz. Caramel 10L Malt
• 1 lb. Flaked Maize

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz. Cascade Hops (Bittering)
• 1 oz. Centennial Hops (Flavor)
• 1 oz. Willamette Hops (Aroma)

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 Packet of Dry Yeast (SafAle US-05)

Also Included

• 5 oz. Priming Sugar
• 1 Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet
• Muslin Grain Bag

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 1 oz. Cascade Hops (Bittering) - 60 minutes
• 1 oz. Centennial Hops (Flavor) - 15 minutes
• 1 oz. Willamette Hops (Aroma) - 5 minutes

1. Begin by heating 2-3 gallons of water to 155°F in a large pot.
2. Once the water has reached 155°F, turn off the heat and add the 8 oz. Carapils Malt, 8 oz. Caramel 10L Malt, and 1 lb. Flaked Maize into the grain bag.
3. Steep the grains in the water for 30 minutes using the muslin grain bag.
4. After 30 minutes, remove the grains from the water and discard.
5. Turn the heat back on and stir in the dry malt extract until fully dissolved. Bring the water to a rolling boil.
6. Once the water has reached a boil, add the 1 oz. Cascade Hops (Bittering).
7. After 45 minutes, add the 1 oz. Centennial Hops (Flavor) and Irish Moss / Energizer Packet.
8. With 5 minutes remaining, add the 1 oz. Willamette Hops (Aroma).
9. Once boil is complete, turn off the heat and cool the wort to 70°F. An immersion chiller or ice bath work well for this.
10. Once the wort has cooled to 70°F, transfer it to a sanitized fermenter and add the packet of Safale US-05 Dry Yeast. Add enough cool water to bring the total volume to 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter.
12. Ferment at 68-70°F for 10-14 days.
13. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
14. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!