Homebrew Recipe

Family Vacation Cream Ale Clone - Roadhouse Brewing

Method:: All Grain
Style:: Cream Ale
Boil Time:: 60 min.
Batch Size:: 15 gal.
Boil Size:: 20 gal.
Efficiency:: 0
Rating:
Source:: Homebrewer's Association
Source Notes:: Family Vacation was originally brewed to quench the thirst of locals coming back from a day of skiing and was inspired by a wildly popular Midwestern brewed cream ale. Over the past 5 years, Roadhouse Brewing Co. has taken the liberty of adjusting the recipe to ensure it's always crushable!
Notes:: Mash at 152 F with a thin grist/water ratio. Boil 60 minutes. Ferment at 69 F (if possible, raise temperature to 72 F when gravity has reached 1.012/3 or when terminal for a diacetyl rest). Cool to 32 F (step cooling will reduce chill haze). Add fining agent of your choice and rest at 32 F for 3-7 days or until clarity is to your liking. Carbonate to 2.5-2.6 volumes CO2 and enjoy! For fun, you can dry hop or add fruit to this beer. Roadhouse Brewing has done both. If fruiting, we recommend adding fruit during fermentation to ensure all sugars are consumed before packaging. If dry hopping, pick your favorite and go light, as this is a delicate beer and a little goes a long way.

OG	FG	ABV	SRM	IBU
1.044	1.007	4.9	3	11

Name	Amount	Boil Time	Use	AA
Saaz	1 oz.	60	Boil	3.4
Saaz	1 oz.	30	Boil	3.4
Saaz	1 oz.	5	Boil	3.4
Comet	1 oz.	5	Boil	9.5

Name	Amount
Comet	1 oz.
Saaz	3 oz.

Name	Lab	Product
American Ale

Name	Amount	Time	Use	Type
Whirfloc	1 Tbsp.	10 min.	Boil	Clarifying
Notes: Details (amt and time) not included in recipe, usual use.
Yeast Nutrient	1 Tbsp.	10 min.	Boil	Other
Notes: Details (amt and time) not included in recipe, usual use.

Step	Name	Temp	Time	Type
1	Single Infusion Mash	152	60	All Grain
Notes: Use thin grist/water ratio.