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Margarita Cream Ale 1.0

The finished beer While inventorying my home brewing supplies over the weekend, I realized I had a lot of flaked corn, which made me think a Cream Ale might be nice.  I also saw some dark agave nectar I'd bought a long time ago on clearance, which delivers a tequila-like flavor when fermented.  I figured adding some orange peel, lemon peel, lime zest, and lime juice might just bring that margarita flavor home. I could add some Hallertau hops (lemony) and Mandarina Bavaria (orange) to further enhance the flavor. I started with a national competition-winning Cream Ale recipe from the American Homebrewing Association web site as the base, then layered on Mandarina Bavaria hops, agave nectar, lime zest and lime juice, orange and lemon peel, and set things up in the Brewie+. Ingredients 2 pounds Swaen Pilsner Malt 2 pounds Briess 2-row Pale Malt 9 ounces Flaked Corn 7 ounces Corn Sugar (mash) 4 ounces Acid Malt 4.2 ounces Dark Agave Nectar (flameout) 1.5 tsp. pH 5....