I've had a few cream ales and thought that the oatmeal would lend well to the smooth mouthfeel that cream ales seem to have. The raisin, date & walnut may just be an interesting combination to add to it as well. I tried buying some Genesee cream ale and adding a little oatmeal to it to see what it would taste like -
The result was interesting. Adding too much of the oatmeal made it not taste like beer anymore. Adding too little was undetectable in the cream ale. I decided to use some of the oats while brewing the beer and use the raisins in a secondary to add hints of raisin to the beer without adding the entire taste of the oatmeal.
Recipe for the cream ale:
Batch Size: 5 Gallons
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients
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Beer
Profile
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Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG | Measured Original Gravity: 1.049 SG |
Est Final Gravity: 1.008 SG | Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG |
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.2 % | Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 % |
Bitterness: 17.2 IBUs | Calories: 161.8 kcal/12oz |
Est Color: 3.9 SRM Here was the end result: |
And 24 hours into fermentation:
Let's hope it turns out well. The iron brewer beer is due in April so we will see how it turns out!
Brew on!
Ryan