$12 Cream Ale NHC 2011
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer
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Sponsored by Cargill World Select c/o Cargill Malt
Nishan Derbabian, Murfreesboro, TN, Mid-State Brew Crew
Gold Medal
“$12 Cream Ale”
Cream Ale
Ingredients for 5.5 U.S. gallons (20.82 liters)
11.0 lb (4.99 kg) Briess two-row malt
0.75 oz (21 g) Willamette pellet hops, 4.7% a.a. (60 min)
0.5 oz (14 g) Willamette pellet hops, 4.7% a.a. (30 min)
0.25 oz (7 g) Willamette pellet hops, 4.7% a.a. (0 min)
White Labs WLP051 California Ale V yeast
2.6 vol forced CO2 to carbonate
Original Specific Gravity: 1.054
Final Specific Gravity: 1.015
Boiling time: 60 min
IBUs: 20.7
SRM: 3.6
Primary Fermentation: 21 days at 60° F (16° C)
Directions
Mash grains at 154° F (68° C) for 60 minutes. Mash out at 168° F (76° C) for 10 minutes.
Runners-Up
Silver Medal: Joseph Picou & Nick Picou, Baton Rouge, LA, American Wheat or Rye Beer
Bronze Medal: Chris Johnson, Lutz, FL, American Wheat or Rye Beer, Tampa Bay BEERS