How to Brew VANILLA CREAM ALE [Cali Creamin] 🍦

[@derrickharmon7980]

Cali creamin is a summertime fave of mine and at 6.50 a 6 pack on sale day. Can't go wrong

[@TophManChu]

Cali creamin is my fav cream ale, and I just happen to have some vanilla beans, and want ty use half for orange cream ipa and the other for this beer here!

[@TheBruSho]

oh love that orange creamsicle one!

[@drum_mama]

I know this is an old video but I just made this and it is fantastic! It has a perfect hint of vanilla flavor without being over-powering. I will definitely keep this in rotation.

[@roberts1146]

Had to try a commercial version after I saw your video. Decided to brew this one today. Great video and keep inspiring homebrewers!

[@alvaradobrewhouse6387]

That’s one good looking beer there Trent! I’ll add this one to my list of “must brew”. Thx buddy! Happy 4th….

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks man, happy 4th to you too!

[@curtpick628]

You know I'm a big Cream Ale fan Trent. Great looking beer my friend. Hope you had a great Independence Day!

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks Curt, you too!

[@trishjohn6050]

We moved to Virginia from AZ and we soooooo miss Cali Creamin.

[@gnomebrewing]

That was awesome and your dog is adorable.

[@TheBruSho]

Thank you and she sure is! Ha

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Looks delicious! This is another one of those styles that is good to drink and fun to brew but hard to find in some areas. As always, great video Trent!

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks Brian! Agreed, if it see it on tap I usually have to give it a try

[@ABeerADayWithTK]

Great video. Just found the channel and sub’d. I do a little home brewing so appreciate the tutorial. I look forward to watching some more of these videos. Cheers!

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it, I got lots of other beer, wine, cider and various fermentation tutorials!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Looks and sounds absolutely delicious! Cream ale is a great style!

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks man!

[@Hellbrews]

I've always have problem with cream ale, but it is only with the word cream on it, but because of this great brew-video I might give them a try ! thanks amigo 🍻 🍻

[@TheBruSho]

Haha I know what you mean, give it a try next time you see one at the shop

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Killer vid braj!

[@TheBruSho]

Gracias el brajo

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

@@TheBruSho end of the month collab

[@TheBruSho]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE I am down! Let’s connect and talk timing!

[@ttian2380]

Really enjoyable to watch and a well made video

[@TheBruSho]

Thank you so much!

[@ttian2380]

@@TheBruSho any chance you'll be doing a Kolsch video?

[@rachelmalin8851]

This looks so good! 🍺

[@CheaperByTheDozenFam]

Hey I am definitely going to make this! My only question is can you give the measurements of your water additions as I plan on using distilled water also. Thanks!

[@TZerot0]

Due to a lack of proper German beer in Canada I've never really been tempted to make a cream ale over any German styles, but this totally seems interesting enough to warrant the lagering time!

[@TheBruSho]

Yeah it’s a fun one to try and make, give it a go!

[@mdspider]

Reviewed this video for my cream ale. Making it tomorrow

[@TheBruSho]

Nice! I’m wrapping up another cream ale right now

[@mdspider]

@@TheBruSho Looking forward to video.

[@Sirk1966]

Well using pilsner malt and saflager 34/70 is it actually a cream Ale or a lager?

[@12Dbtrojan]

Would this be the same amount of water for a grainfather brewing machine ?

[@mcwhitie]

Great job as always!

[@TheBruSho]

Thank you, appreciate that!

[@PortlyGentleman]

Awesome I’ve only ever had a cream ale one time I remember it being pretty tasty yours looks delicious 🍻

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks man, would love to see the Portly Gentleman version of a cream ale!

[@matiasd5216]

Hi. Great video. Greatings from Córdoba, Argentina. What happens if I use cornmeal instead of corn flakes??

[@bendsomemetal]

If I place into bottles, do I need to put the tablets into the bottles? Or is there enough carbonation?

[@shanenoel889]

Can you show us this recipe with tin brewing as I don’t do biab please

[@vladdimpaler8821]

Sounds and looks tasty.. I always avoided cream ales because I thought lactose was added #fail on my part. Thanks for clearing that up 🍻

[@TheBruSho]

Yeah I also thought the same! I’m sure there are some breweries that are adding it so I guess always ask, but traditionally it doesn’t have any lactose

[@robertschumann3840]

I’m a bit late watching this but it looks great, and easy. I’d prefer to put something vanilla in the boil or flameout. Do you have any recommendations on that? Thank you.

[@PartyTimeBrewing]

Looks tasty! Another one to the list of must try. Realizing I just have too many versions of pale ales on tap and need to branch out! Cheers!

[@TheBruSho]

Haha yeah gotta switch it up every now and then!

[@ryanscoggins1686]

903 makes my favorite cream ales

[@stenlee556]

Great recipe! I will cook: Only instead of "Warrior" hops, I will use "Hallertau Traditional", and I will replace 34/70 with M54)))

[@AnimatedHomeBrew]

Looks delicious!

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks man!

[@trevgoldie]

Nice job Trent

[@TheBruSho]

Thanks Trev!

[@Wulrus_Jones]

Would you recommend using the lager yeast? Do you have any improvements you would make on this one ?

[@TheBruSho]

I am doing another cream ale right now and used White Labs cream ale blend. It’s super clean and really enjoying the flavor. I would try that yeast if you can find it!

[@Wulrus_Jones]

Local brew shop doesn’t have that one. Could I mix 34/70 and us05 or would that not work the same ?

[@TheBruSho]

@@Wulrus_Jones not a 1 to 1 replacement but it could work to have that hybrid character

[@lolwut7409]

Great video. Going to try this as my first all-grain brew this weekend. Two questions: 1) would it be better to boil for 90 mins to get rid of DMS in Pilsner malt? 2) going to use Safale us-05, should I do the diacetyl rest and cold crash? If this works, going to add blue curaçao to make a Romulan Ale. Would love to see a video like the Graff based on sci-fi/fantasy (LOTR inspired, Witcher, Butterbeer)

[@TheBruSho]

Hey! That’s awesome to hear! Here’s my thoughts 1. Not necessary IMO but you can if you want. 2. I would say do it if you have the capabilities. And that sounds super interesting! I’d love to do some fantasy drinks as well. Best of luck!

[@kkbandchannel]

Hi there thanks for sharing. Can you be more spesific for the total amount of grains used in the receipe? would it be 5.5kg?

[@TheBruSho]

I think it was about 4kg of total grains on this one

[@dfrogy13]

Hi Trent I was so impressed with this video and I love cream Ales that I brewed this beer did it just like you said came up with a post-boil gravity of 1.043 waited a week check my final gravity and I'm only getting a 1.018 just seeing if there was something I can do to fix that problem to get it down to 1.009 is there anything it can do to low the gravity? The only I didn't do was make a yeast starter.

[@TheBruSho]

Hey I would say the best thing to do is wait. You could try adding something like fermaid o to see if that helps the yeast along to ferment more. Only other thing I can think is maybe your mash temp was a bit high? That could leave you with more unfermentables in the beer, leading to a higher FG. but give it time and see. 1.018 isn’t horribly high so you might be ok

[@dfrogy13]

@@TheBruSho ok thanks I will wait

[@2legit2quit42]

Same thing happening to me, what was the result? Stuck at 1.02 for a few days

[@TheSigmaQueen]

Stupid question maybe but i jsut started doing wholegrain. If you brew this with ale yeast lagering wouldnt be a requirment right ?

[@TheBruSho]

Lagering or cold conditioning it is part of the process to help it clear out. So not required but definitely helps it look like a cream ale.

[@TheSigmaQueen]

@@TheBruSho Welp time to buy another cooler bag for lagering i guess XD

[@fredr0]

Thanks for the video, I'm recently obssesed with making beers with interesting aromas! I think you are an expert here so let me ask you a question: I've tried to brew "forest pale ale" some time ago by adding spruce tips and pine shoots to the boil (like people suggested). However, after fermentation there is no sign of resinousness, just extreme bitterness... I'll probably try to save the batch by dry-hopping with chinook, but would like to know how to do it better the next time?

[@TheBruSho]

I actually haven’t used pine/spruce in a beer but I’m curious how long your boiled it for? Usually if your looking to add a punch of flavor or aroma from an ingredient you only add it at the end of the boil right before you turn off the flame. That way you don’t boil off those sensitive flavors/aromas and you don’t extract a lot of bitterness. The longer you boil it the more bitter it would be. But using the right hop combo can definitely give you back some of that piney flavor your going after

[@fredr0]

@@TheBruSho Hi, thanks for the response. Partially added it at '45 and partially at '0, but it was no-chill batch.

[@TheBruSho]

@@fredr0 I think the longer boil plus no chill may have extracted more bitterness than desired. Next time I would just add it at 1 min left or flameout but also supplement with piney hops

[@Brandonjwellman]

Another great video! Thank you for all the info. I’ve been thinking about doing a vanilla cream ale with an extract recipe. My fear is it will be too simple tasting if that makes sense. May not be a bad thing!

[@TheBruSho]

Yeah not always a bad thing. That’s why I like the vanilla here, adds a bit more uniqueness

[@CB-bp2fl]

Can I skip the 9% Acid Malt (Because I use Ph 5.2 in my water pre boil) and use that 9% split amongst the Carapils and Honey Malt??? Trying to Re-Create the New Glarus, Spotted Cow from WI. Thoughts?

[@TheBruSho]

Yeah the acid malt is just to adjust the ph in mash. But you could just use that amount in the base malt instead. Acid malt is just 2-row that’s been acidified so it’s an easy swap for the base malt

[@CB-bp2fl]

@@TheBruSho Thanks, that makes sense now you reminded me :)

[@michealpersaud6718]

A beer in one hand and a doggo in the other lol epic

[@TheBruSho]

Haha is there any other way to live?

[@RobertoEarle]

Hi, I noticed you used a starter. Do you usually make a starter for dry yeast or did you make one because you were re pitching harvested yeast? Great videos, keep them coming.

[@TheBruSho]

Hey, yeah I used a starter since it was a repitch of harvested yeast. If your using the packet you can probably just use one.

[@noeljohndacillo4520]

whats the ratio of grains/ml of water??

[@TheBruSho]

Check the description for amounts!

[@Jahprovee]

@@TheBruShoNo viene el ratio :(

[@MagsWonderWoo92]

Let me get this straight because I’m a bit confused about fermentation/lagering: You fermented for about 7 days, checked it again a couple days later, and then let it “lager” for one to two weeks more? Asking because I’m having a baby and I want to make this beer pre-labor to be enjoyed post-labor.

[@mrs.m-gmakesmagic]

We have made a cream ale and our local brew shop here told us to let it ferment for two weeks before the transfer to bottles or the keg for the next 10 to 14 days. We found that two weeks to ferment was what ours needed. I am sure you have already had your baby, so congrats!

[@ELENTE_]

When you mention your target levels on the water.. you actually measure these??

[@andreaslinder8668]

Thanks for sharing Trent, really enjoyed your video. In fact I made a simplified version of it myself which in part was quite successful. However, I added the pure vanilla extract straight into the bottles when racking (don't have kegs). I used 2.5 ml per 500ml bottle which is roughly equivalent to 100ml for the whole 21L batch. Half the batch got the vanilla addition, and half was bottled without. To my surprise and disappointment, the vanilla flavour is nowhere to be found, not even in the aroma. The two different batches have a slight difference in taste and both are enjoyable, but what I was really aiming for was that distinct vanilla flavour you described. Was it my mistake to add the vanilla while bottling, since at the same time the yeast was producing the carbonation? I used Kveik Voss dry yeast from Mangrove Jack.

[@TheBruSho]

Interesting, it’s possible that during bottle conditioning some of that flavor was covered by any additional fermentation but I can’t say for sure. Might have to just add more next time

[@andreaslinder8668]

@@TheBruSho Thanks for the feedback. This is definitely not the last time I'll be making a cream ale. Next time, I'll experiment with different amounts of vanilla in different bottles and see what comes out best. In the meantime I'll just RDWHAHB 😁

[@jeremyweber1610]

Could you please tell me how many pounds of 2 row? I can figure out the rest. Thank you!

[@TheBruSho]

Like 6 or 7 lbs if I remember correctly

[@Jose-hq5gv]

Amazing looking beer! Please tilt the glass when you pour so you don’t get the massive bubbles in the head 🙏

[@TheBruSho]

Ha Yeah I just do that for the aesthetic

[@webermartin25]

Great beer! The brazilian brewers are creating their own style, called br-ale, that is basically a hoppy cream ale 🍻🍻🍻

[@TheBruSho]

That sounds amazing actually, I’ll have to try that out

[@thehoppyhour6297]

you should collab with H4L

[@TheBruSho]

I’m trying but he’s a busy guy!