Caramel Cream Ale recipe?

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  1. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    so bump up the malto to .75#?
    i thought the residual sweetness was coming from the lactose, how can i keep it sweet without adding lactose?

    btw i have had your blog bookmarked before i realized who you were on this site, and thanks for being cool about answering all of my q's!
     
    #21 monkeybeerbelly, Jan 27, 2016
  2. ryane

    ryane Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2007 Washington

    Lactose isnt very sweet, adding a lb of lactose is the same as adding 2oz of table sugar, getting residual sweetness will also be based on things like yeast choice and/or the amount of crystal malts you use. Up the crystal, you get a sweeter beer, less attenuative yeast = sweeter beer

    Another crystal malt that always adds a ton of sweetness (IMO) is honey malt, about 0.5-0.75# in a beer and it tastes super sweet

    Is there any reason your trying to avoid the lactose?

    With the malto-d Im not really sure how much would be the sweet spot, I would start low and taste it once kegged (you are kegging right) and if not thick enough you can pull a bit of beer and boil more malto-d in the beer and add that back to the keg
     
    #22 ryane, Jan 27, 2016
  3. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    lactose in my beers is a no-no because of kosher dietary laws.
    when is the malto-d added? i assumed in the boil, but now I'm questioning that.
    do you suggest adding honey malt?

    and not kegging (yet!) so i'll need everything done by bottling
     
    #23 monkeybeerbelly, Jan 27, 2016
  4. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    @ryane i hope to brew this one sunday or maybe next week

    if its not too much trouble can you answer my q's in the previous post
    thanks
     
    #24 monkeybeerbelly, Feb 24, 2016
  5. ryane

    ryane Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2007 Washington

    You can add it whenever, start of boil, end of boil, when bottling etc, its up to you since it is not fermentable

    As to the honey malt, what is your recipe?
     
    #25 ryane, Feb 25, 2016
  6. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    Im using your recipe from above.
    I do want this to be a pretty sweet beer
     
    #26 monkeybeerbelly, Feb 25, 2016
  7. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    @ryane i just saw on your blog that you rebrewed a similar beer recently.
    which recipe would you recommend?
     
    #27 monkeybeerbelly, Feb 25, 2016
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