Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Aye Aye, Cap'n Cream Ale

We'll call this the first of my whimsical brews, even though it may never get made.

This is built off the same basic recipe as the Dirty Cow Farmhouse Ale, but using *defatted Cap'n Crunch for the flaked corn.

4 lbs. 2-row malt
4 lbs. pilsner malt
1.5 lbs. *defatted Original Cap'n Crunch
.5 Caramel 20L

.5 oz Northern Brewer ( 8.0% AA, Pellet) at 60 min.
.5 oz Saaz ( 4.0% AA, Whole) at 10 min.

WLP029 German Ale/Kolsch

This is a guess...

OG: 1.053
FG: 1.012
ABV: 5.5%
IBU: 22
SRM: 4

*Defatting the Cap'n Crunch is basically smashing it into little pieces and pressing it between paper towel. The Cap'n is loaded with coconut oil, which doesn't make for good beer.

Ingredients for Original Cap'n Crunch.

CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, OAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, COCONUT OIL, SALT, NIACINAMIDE*, YELLOW 5, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, YELLOW 6, THIAMIN MONONITRATE*, BHT (A PRESERVATIVE), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE*, RIBOFLAVIN*, FOLIC ACID*.

*ONE OF THE B VITAMINS.


1 comment:

D.Foster said...

This should be incredibly interested. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

-DFoster