Sunday, November 11, 2012

2 Coopers Pale Ale Recipes

#1
Coopers Pale Ale tin
1kg Brew Enhancer #2
500g LDME
Cascade hop teabag
US-05 Dry Yeast (optional 300gram light crystal grain steep)

#2 (when confident)
2.0kg LDME
0.7kg Dextrose
18g Pride of Ringwood hops
200g Caraamber
100g Carapils
Recultured CPA Yeast

1.) Steep the milled grains in 4L of 60-70C water in a tied swiss voile square for 30 minutes.

2.) Remove grain bag, let drain (squeeze lightly) and then add 200g of the LDME. Bring to boil and simmer.

3.) Add hops and set timer for 60 minutes.

4.) Add all dry ingredients to fermenter. Pour hop boil through strainer into fermenter (ignore clumping of LDME, it dissolves).

5.) Top up to 22L with cold tap water. Add yeast and keep between 17 and 20C.