wheazy_joe
Landlord.
Hi guys I'm planning a pimped up Coopers Australian Lager, appreciate any advice:
Ingredients:
1.7kg Cooper Australian Lager
250g crushed lager malt
500g light DME
1kg BE1
Some left over Saaz hops from the freezer
Replace kit yeast with Safale US-05 (too hot for lagering unfortunately)
Method:
1. Heat 8-10 litres of water in a large stainless steel pan, to 65 degrees celcius.
2. Add a cup of the Coopers light DME and mix well.
3. Steep the lager malt, in a muslin bag, at 65 degrees for 30 minutes then remove from the pot.
4. Bring the water to the boil.
5. Add half of the Saaz hops in muslin bag to the water and gently boil for 20 minutes.
6. Turn the heat off and steep, covered for 20 minutes.
7. Add remainder of light DME to FV
8. Sieve malt & hop wart into FV.
9. Add 1.7kg Coopers Lager kit.
10. Add BE 2 and mix well.
11. Top up to 23 litres with cold water.
12. Pitch yeast at 20-22 degrees.
13. Dry hop with remainder of Saaz hops after 10 days in FV.
Possibly over doing it with the lager malt and light DME? I'm guessing this would turn out a fairly strong brew!
Cheers for any advice.
Ingredients:
1.7kg Cooper Australian Lager
250g crushed lager malt
500g light DME
1kg BE1
Some left over Saaz hops from the freezer
Replace kit yeast with Safale US-05 (too hot for lagering unfortunately)
Method:
1. Heat 8-10 litres of water in a large stainless steel pan, to 65 degrees celcius.
2. Add a cup of the Coopers light DME and mix well.
3. Steep the lager malt, in a muslin bag, at 65 degrees for 30 minutes then remove from the pot.
4. Bring the water to the boil.
5. Add half of the Saaz hops in muslin bag to the water and gently boil for 20 minutes.
6. Turn the heat off and steep, covered for 20 minutes.
7. Add remainder of light DME to FV
8. Sieve malt & hop wart into FV.
9. Add 1.7kg Coopers Lager kit.
10. Add BE 2 and mix well.
11. Top up to 23 litres with cold water.
12. Pitch yeast at 20-22 degrees.
13. Dry hop with remainder of Saaz hops after 10 days in FV.
Possibly over doing it with the lager malt and light DME? I'm guessing this would turn out a fairly strong brew!
Cheers for any advice.