Spicy Pickle Cream Ale

ABV: 4.33%

IBU: 40

SRM: 3.3

OG: 1.046 (11.5°P)

FG: 1.013 (3.25°P)

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This cream ale with pickles comes courtesy of Fred Coleman. Coleman is one of the homebrewers featured in the article Adaptive Brewing In the Modern World” (November/December 2024 Zymurgy Magazine), an article by Robin Packmayer that explores creative ways disabled homebrewers navigate the beermaking process.

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This cream ale with pickles comes courtesy of Fred Coleman. Coleman is one of the homebrewers featured in the article Adaptive Brewing In the Modern World” (November/December 2024 Zymurgy Magazine), an article by Robin Packmayer that explores creative ways disabled homebrewers navigate the beermaking process.

Ingredients:

  • MALTS
  • 8 lb. (3.86 kg) Pilsner malt
  • 1 lb. (454 g) flaked corn
  • 8 oz. (227 g) dextrin malt
  • HOPS
  • 1 oz. (28 g) Comet, 9.5% a.a @ 60 min
    0.5 oz. (14 g) Comet, 9.5% a.a @ 10 min
  • YEAST
  • SafAle US-05
  • OTHER INGREDIENTS
  • 2 quarts dill pickles, with brine
  • 4 to 6 roasted jalapeno peppers

Specifications:

Yield: 5 U.S. gallons (18.9 L)

Original Gravity: 1.046 (11.5°P)

Final Gravity: 1.013 (3.25°P)

ABV: 4.33%

IBU: 40

SRM: 3.3

Efficiency: 65%

Directions:

Mash at 148°F–152°F (64–67°C) for 60 minutes.

After fermentation is complete, roast the jalapenos evenly for 30 minutes at 350°F, then coarsely chop and soak them in vodka overnight. Rack the beer into a clean, sanitized keg with the pickles, pickle brine, roasted jalapeños, and their soaking vodka.


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