Comments on: Brewing Notes - Cream Ale http://www.brew-dudes.com/brewing-notes-cream-ale/263 Resource for home brewers created by home brewers. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:54:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: John http://www.brew-dudes.com/brewing-notes-cream-ale/263#comment-1524 John Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:06:50 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/brewing-notes-cream-ale/263#comment-1524 <p>Yep, Mike and I cold conditioned the cream ale for two months in a secondary vessel, which was a keg. It was stored in his extra fridge for a while.</p> <p>The main reason we did that was A) because we had the equipment B) we had the time and C) I was following a style guideline as stated by the book - The Brewmaster's Bible.</p> <p>I think the cold conditioning is supposed to help all the suspended yeast and proteins to settle out and mellow out the flavor. I think conditioning is best when you have the beer en masse and not separated out into bottles. That said, I think you can make a nice light ale without the cold conditioning step. If you can't justify an extra fridge, I don't think it should stop you from making beers. To really understand the difference, one would need to experiment and taste a batch of the same recipe that followed a cold condition procedure and then a batch that wasn't cold conditioned. </p> <p>So many experiments. So little time. Brew On!</p> Yep, Mike and I cold conditioned the cream ale for two months in a secondary vessel, which was a keg. It was stored in his extra fridge for a while.

The main reason we did that was A) because we had the equipment B) we had the time and C) I was following a style guideline as stated by the book - The Brewmaster’s Bible.

I think the cold conditioning is supposed to help all the suspended yeast and proteins to settle out and mellow out the flavor. I think conditioning is best when you have the beer en masse and not separated out into bottles. That said, I think you can make a nice light ale without the cold conditioning step. If you can’t justify an extra fridge, I don’t think it should stop you from making beers. To really understand the difference, one would need to experiment and taste a batch of the same recipe that followed a cold condition procedure and then a batch that wasn’t cold conditioned.

So many experiments. So little time. Brew On!

]]> By: Bob http://www.brew-dudes.com/brewing-notes-cream-ale/263#comment-1523 Bob Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:49:59 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/brewing-notes-cream-ale/263#comment-1523 You mentioned that the partial mash was cold conditioned for 2 months. Is there any reason why it couldn't go into bottles after fermentation for a couple weeks? I don't have the equipment, or the patience, to cold condition. You mentioned that the partial mash was cold conditioned for 2 months. Is there any reason why it couldn’t go into bottles after fermentation for a couple weeks? I don’t have the equipment, or the patience, to cold condition.

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