Coopers Wheat Beer

mgreenough · Jan 31, 2016

Thought i would try a coopers wheat beet enriched with orange and coriander.

I am using 500g muntons spray wheat and 1kg better brew amber dme, and a sachet of safbrew wb-06 yeast.

Going to get it started in the next day or so, in the meantime i have dewaxed the oranges, peeled and dried the peel in the oven.

Not sure yet on how much orange and coriander to put in yet, hence a lot of orange peel. I would rather dry too much than not have enough. I have seen quantities of 30g each somewhere, does this sound right?

mgreenough · Jan 31, 2016

At least the family got the the full quota of vitamin c today :-)

lagerfeld · Feb 1, 2016

Hi
I've just put this on to brew and I'm planning 25-30g of the orange and coriander. I am planning to make a 'tea' with them in the second week and leave them in the FV for around 7 days.

Looks like you have a lot of fermentables, what ABV are you aiming for?

mgreenough · Feb 1, 2016

Hopefully it will get me just above 6% or more Ã°Å¸ËÅ

mgreenough · Feb 2, 2016

Just read the label, i am surprised i managed to carry the can home as it weighs 375lbs lol

mgreenough · Feb 2, 2016

Brew is now on. I pitched at the top end of 27ÃÂ°c as it is quite cold at the moment. OG 1.048

mgreenough · Feb 3, 2016

We have krausen escaping...

It has died down a bit now, but left a lot of dried **** on the fllor. Smells good though.

lagerfeld · Feb 8, 2016

I'm doing this (as I mentioned) but I am keeping temp low 18 - 20 after the first day. Does anyone know if this would have a negative effect?

Also it has a very strong smell, almost cidery. Should I be worried?

cheers

cheapbrew · Feb 8, 2016

Don't worry about the smell, fermentation can give off some funny smells but the end result should be fine, and 18-20ÃÂ°C is fine too, better than 27ÃÂ°c :thumb:

terrym · Feb 8, 2016

There's a post on a Coopers Forum website all about their yeast, and in amongst it all it suggests that the Wheat Beer kit should be brewed at an optimum temperature of 24*C.
Post #18 in https://www.coopers.com.au/coopers-forum/topic/7290/
No idea whether this is kosher or not, so I suppose 'yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice'.:hmm:
Not done a wheat beer before so can't help on the cidery thing.

cheapbrew · Feb 8, 2016

My understanding is that its an ale yeast in the wheat beer kit and if brewed at higher temps will give more yeasty flavours/esters, some people claim they have fermented at 16ÃÂ°C with good results but most seem to use 18-22ÃÂ°C

mgreenough · Feb 8, 2016

I bought the safbrew wb-06 yeast which gives off more esters than normal ale yeast. I only started at 27 because my house was cold but is now going at a steady 20. The cidery smell is normal as mine smells like too. It will disapear after a nice maturation period.

mgreenough · Feb 24, 2016

Bottling night tonight, brew is stable at 1.008 which gives an abv of 5.8%

Bottles bought from asda (eden falls sparkling) at ÃÂ£1.37 for a pack of 6 Ã°Å¸Ëâ¬ Aldi has them cheaper at 99p for 6 but i dont have a store nearby.

Batch primed the fv with 160g sugar disolved in 100ml water

mgreenough · Feb 29, 2016

What is the best serving temperature for this coopers wheat beer? Is it like Hoegarden where you drink it practically freezing? Or around fridge temp 4ÃÂ°c

cheapbrew · Mar 1, 2016

I say, Whatever temp YOU prefer, real ale and red wine is supposed to be drunk at room temp, but I prefer them cold.:thumb:

Toffee · Mar 1, 2016

cheapbrew said:
I say, Whatever temp YOU prefer, real ale and red wine is supposed to be drunk at room temp, but I prefer them cold.:thumb:

cellar temp. Not room temp. But I agree, do what you prefer.

mgreenough · Mar 1, 2016

It will be stored in the garage which is similar to cellar temp, so will see what its like in a couple of weeks.

mgreenough · Mar 4, 2016

Stuck in the house at the moment due to the snow, so decided to crack one of the wheatbeers open after 9 days carbonation for quality control. It is well carbonated but the head does not last, but i never expected it to as a few weeks maturing will fix that. But taste wise all i can say is wow!!! It tastes superb like a cross between leffe and hoegarden. Cant wait for this to mature now, i need to hide it away to stop my self drinking it too early.

lagerfeld · Mar 7, 2016

Mine has been bottled for just over 2 weeks now, still indoors and the 2 testers I tried after a day in the fridge were lovely. :thumb:

My aim was for this to be a summer brew but just cant see it lasting.

I wonder if it is a drink best taken young? Will age improve flavours or will they dwindle?

Kman · Mar 7, 2016

I think wheat beer is best when young

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