Cluster's Last Stand

[mr x]

Here's my experimental cereal beer. The flaked corn will actually be Corn Flakes, or maybe a mix of Shreddies/Life/etc.

Recipe: Cluster's Last Stand

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 11.50 gal
Boil Size: 14.95 gal
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 3.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 82.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.50 lb Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 47.22 %
5.50 lb Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 30.56 %
3.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 19.44 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2.78 %
1.50 oz Cluster [7.00 %] (90 min) Hops 18.9 IBU
1.25 oz Cluster [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 7.3 IBU
1.25 oz Cluster [7.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
1.25 oz Cluster [7.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
1.25 oz Cluster [7.00 %] (0 min) Hops -

[JohnnyMac]

Looks good X.

I'd like to brew the Froot Looper when I get some space.

[mr x]

This will be the yeast for 5 gal. 1469 for the other.

Wyeast 2252-PC Rasenmäher Lager Yeast
Beer Styles: Light American Lager, Munich Helles, Vienna Lager, Classic American Pilsner
Profile: This versatile lager strain is an excellent choice for brewing your favorite low alcohol lawnmower beer. Fermentations at low temperatures will produce clean lagers that accentuate the malt character of the beer. At high temperatures this strain maintains much of the lager character, but will also yield a mild ester profile that compliments hop aromas and flavors.

Alc. Tolerance 9% ABV
Flocculation low
Attenuation 73-77%
Temp. Range 48-68°F (9-20°C)

[mr x]

Here's my cereal blend.

[mr x]

Well, what a nightmare running this off. I should have known the cereal would degrade to mush. Super stuck mash. Essentially a turbid brew, had to do my vacuum lauter for the first running. But the wort tasted ok, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It was some ugly beer though, and zero head at this stage.

[mr x]

The cereal.

[mr x]

Ah yes, the turbid mash again.

[mr x]

Nice and murky.

[mr x]

Very heavy layer of flour on the top of the mash.

[mr x]

Pretty.

[mr x]

It actually started to settle very quickly, so who knows what this is going to be like....

[Jimmy]

Pretty.

[mr x]

Well, that goop settled down real well, to just over a gallon. So I'm looking at about 4.5 gallons in each carboy. I racked the lager off the trub at about 2/3 fermentation, and it's still a bit murky in the carboy. But the sample I bottle is very clear. I racked off the ale version when it finished, and it's dropping really nice and clear in the carboy. Very nice color. There is hope...

[mr x]

Drank the two bottles with ale yeast with Mark and Greg today, have one more with lager yeast for the Brewnosers meeting.

[mr x]

[Jimmy]

So how did it taste?

[mr x]

It wasn't bad at all. It's fairly dry (1.005), and it definitely has a cereal nose to it.

[mr x]

Just put the lagered version on tap yesterday. Really starting to grow on me. Shelley was quite impressed with this beer - would make a great summertime lawnmower beer I think. Very clear as well for a 'low floculating yeast'. Maybe the secondary helped clear it up...

[mr x]

Today. It's actually much clearer than the picture indicates.

[mr x]

Sipping on one today while I smoke a pork shoulder.

[NASH]

My, what a nice glass you have

[mr x]

Fucking things won't break.

[benwedge]

Fucking things won't break.

I have the same problem. Picked up a dozen for pocket change at a fundraiser a while back. They are, however, holding me over while I populating my "good" glassware collection.

[Garak]

I got a few of the mugs, they are the only bit of glassware that have survived my roommates dish washing skills. Actually the branding has wore off of this one.

[LiverDance]

it ain't about the glass, it's about what's in the glass and that son bitch looks tasty