Homebrew Recipes and Ingredients

PostModern · 2nd February 2007, 11:17 AM

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Wardhog · 6th February 2007, 8:28 AM

Ok, I'll throw one in. Here's my standard APA, which I've done as extract and AG.

Fermentables
AG - 11.5L batch
1.8kg generic ale malt
0.2kg Medium Crystal Malt
Mash 60 min at 66C
EXTRACT - 23L batch
3kg Cooper's Light Liquid Malt Extract
0.25kg Medium Crystal Malt steeped for 30 min in 3L 70C

Hops (for 23L batch - halve for 11.5L batch)
Bittering - 15g Chinook for 60 min
Flavour - 10g Cascade for 30 min
Aroma - 10g Cascade for 5 min

Yeast
SafAle US-56 @ 18-20C

For a kit version of this, use the extract fermentables, but substitute the 3kg LME with can Cooper's Pale Ale, and drop the bittering hop addition.

bensykes · 6th February 2007, 2:45 PM

Wardhog, i think you are missing some grain quantities for the AG recipe there - 1.8kg of grain won't do much

You should try it without Chinook- i don't like it much at all. Get some Simcoe or Amarillo.

Wardhog · 6th February 2007, 3:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bensykes

Wardhog, i think you are missing some grain quantities for the AG recipe there - 1.8kg of grain won't do much

You should try it without Chinook- i don't like it much at all. Get some Simcoe or Amarillo.

The AG bill is for an 11.5 Litre batch.

Good call about the Simcoe, I've been meaning to try that in place of Chinook. What kind of flavour does it give (even though it'll be a bittering addition)?
Amarillo - I think that's a hop that needs a beer dedicated to it all by itself.

bensykes · 6th February 2007, 4:35 PM

Simcoe's like the Cascade except low-cohumulone like Amarillo, smoother bitterness, but has a distinct piney/grapefruity flavour. Sort of like Chinook or Amarillo but, just, different. I made one beer with purely Simcoe and it ended up tasting like tangerine/mandarin. It was pretty nice.

kukulkan · 10th February 2007, 9:59 PM

This is a brew I'm putting down tomorrow to get rid of some misc hops.

Leftover's American IPA

Batch Size: 21L
Predicted OG: 1.063 (75% Efficiency)
Predicted IBUs: 75

2.50 kg Pale Ale Malt (Kirin)
2.50 kg Pilsner Malt (Weyermann)
0.40 kg Wheat Malt (Joe White)
0.25 kg Light Crystal Malt (Joe White)
20 gram Magnum (13.5%AA) FWH
10 gram Amarillo (8.9%AA) @ 60 min
5 gram Simcoe (12.0%AA) @ 60min
10 gram Amarillo @ 30min
20 gram (5g ea) Amarillo, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade (5.6%AA) @ 15 min
20 gram (5g ea) Amarillo, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade @ 10 min
1/2 Whirlfloc Tablet @ 10 min
20 gram (5g ea) Amarillo, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade @ 5 min
40 gram (10g ea) Amarillo, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade @ Flame Out

DCL US-05 Yeast will be collected and reused from my previous brew (Amarillo Amber).

Wardhog · 12th February 2007, 8:08 AM

Here's the Maiden Voyage Pale Ale, the first outing for my new gear:

4kg pale malt
300g Medium Crystal
15g Chinook @ 60min <-LHBS didn't have Simcoe
10g Cascade @ 30min
10g Cascade @ 1 min
Safale US-56

Mash at 66C for 60min.
22L 1.038 wort into fermenter
Ferment 18C, cold condition 1 week.

kukulkan · 2nd March 2007, 11:20 PM

Flanders Red Ale

Volume: 73.0 L (Post Boil)
Predicted OG: 1.052
Predicted IBU: 10
Boil Time: 90 min

4.5kg Pilsner Malt (Weyermann, GER)
4.5kg Vienna Malt (Weyermann, GER)
2.25kg Munich I (Weyermann, GER)
2.1kg Rolled Wheat (AUS)
0.9kg Caraaroma (Weyermann, GER)
0.75kg Caraamber (Weyermann, GER)
40g East Kent Goldings (5.2%AA) @ 75 min
1.5 Whirlfloc tablet (10 min)

Aiming for a mash temp of about 68.5, for 90 mins. Trying out the 5.2 stabiliser for the first time, so we'll see how that goes.

Commie_Mike · 17th May 2007, 2:16 PM

I just bottled this yesterday, can't wait for it to prime...

apparently this recipe is the closest in taste to coopers pale ale around (that the guy has tried)

2 X cans of coopers pale ale
NO dextrose etc just the cans
yeast
fill to 23ish litres

i tried it when bottling and appart from being warm and flat, it tasted fair nice.

Wardhog · 17th May 2007, 2:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Commie_Mike

2 X cans of coopers pale ale

The taste you had wasn't too bitter?

Commie_Mike · 17th May 2007, 2:24 PM

nah not at all. it is apparently a little more alcoholic than the real pale ale (5%ish or sthing)

0M39A_1337 · 17th May 2007, 2:35 PM

Cant see that tasting anything like a real coopers pale ale, but its great to see a new face on the ocau brewing scene.

make sure you have a bit of a read through the homebrew thread, such a wealth of knowledge in there.

be sure to ask any of the guys around here any questions you may have, we're all more than happy to help somebody make their beer better

Wardhog · 17th May 2007, 2:37 PM

Ok, it's just that I've tasted a toucan brew using Cooper's Bavarian Lager, and it was nicely bitter, I would've thought that 2 x Cooper's Pale would have been too bitter. That's probably just my tastes though.

As long as you like it, that's what's important.

pugsley · 17th May 2007, 3:23 PM

This was my second brew and im quite happy with how it turned out, it was way above my first anyway...

1 Can of Coopers aus bitter goo
250g of medium crystal malt
30g of EKG 20g 30min boil, 10g 5 min boil
us-56

Holds head nicely in a cold glass and the flavour is getting better each week, might have to put a dozen or so aside for a few months and see how it goes

Wardhog · 17th May 2007, 3:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pugsley

might have to put a dozen or so aside for a few months and see how it goes

The few brews I've done with EKG I've noticed really hit their flavour peak at around 8-10 weeks in the bottle. Try to put as many as you can away for then.

2nd February 2007, 11:17 AM	#1
PostModern Angry Brewer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Woonona, Illawarra, NSW Posts: 5,084	Homebrew Recipes and Ingredients This thread is for posting Homebrew beer, cider and mead recipes, recipe ideas and recipe discussion. __________________ The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer.

6th February 2007, 2:45 PM	#3
bensykes Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 269	Wardhog, i think you are missing some grain quantities for the AG recipe there - 1.8kg of grain won't do much You should try it without Chinook- i don't like it much at all. Get some Simcoe or Amarillo. __________________ Now 20% Slower!!

6th February 2007, 4:35 PM	#5
bensykes Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 269	Simcoe's like the Cascade except low-cohumulone like Amarillo, smoother bitterness, but has a distinct piney/grapefruity flavour. Sort of like Chinook or Amarillo but, just, different. I made one beer with purely Simcoe and it ended up tasting like tangerine/mandarin. It was pretty nice. __________________ Now 20% Slower!!

10th February 2007, 9:59 PM	#6
kukulkan Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 3,032	This is a brew I'm putting down tomorrow to get rid of some misc hops. Leftover's American IPA Batch Size: 21L Predicted OG: 1.063 (75% Efficiency) Predicted IBUs: 75 2.50 kg Pale Ale Malt (Kirin) 2.50 kg Pilsner Malt (Weyermann) 0.40 kg Wheat Malt (Joe White) 0.25 kg Light Crystal Malt (Joe White) 20 gram Magnum (13.5%AA) FWH 10 gram Amarillo (8.9%AA) @ 60 min 5 gram Simcoe (12.0%AA) @ 60min 10 gram Amarillo @ 30min 20 gram (5g ea) Amarillo, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade (5.6%AA) @ 15 min 20 gram (5g ea) Amarillo, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade @ 10 min 1/2 Whirlfloc Tablet @ 10 min 20 gram (5g ea) Amarillo, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade @ 5 min 40 gram (10g ea) Amarillo, Magnum, Simcoe, Cascade @ Flame Out DCL US-05 Yeast will be collected and reused from my previous brew (Amarillo Amber). __________________ “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” – Milton Friedman

2nd March 2007, 11:20 PM	#8
kukulkan Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 3,032	Flanders Red Ale Volume: 73.0 L (Post Boil) Predicted OG: 1.052 Predicted IBU: 10 Boil Time: 90 min 4.5kg Pilsner Malt (Weyermann, GER) 4.5kg Vienna Malt (Weyermann, GER) 2.25kg Munich I (Weyermann, GER) 2.1kg Rolled Wheat (AUS) 0.9kg Caraaroma (Weyermann, GER) 0.75kg Caraamber (Weyermann, GER) 40g East Kent Goldings (5.2%AA) @ 75 min 1.5 Whirlfloc tablet (10 min) Aiming for a mash temp of about 68.5, for 90 mins. Trying out the 5.2 stabiliser for the first time, so we'll see how that goes. __________________ “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” – Milton Friedman

17th May 2007, 2:16 PM	#9
Commie_Mike Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SA Posts: 3,535	I just bottled this yesterday, can't wait for it to prime... apparently this recipe is the closest in taste to coopers pale ale around (that the guy has tried) 2 X cans of coopers pale ale NO dextrose etc just the cans yeast fill to 23ish litres i tried it when bottling and appart from being warm and flat, it tasted fair nice. Last edited by Commie_Mike; 17th May 2007 at 2:19 PM.

17th May 2007, 2:24 PM	#11
Commie_Mike Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SA Posts: 3,535	nah not at all. it is apparently a little more alcoholic than the real pale ale (5%ish or sthing)

17th May 2007, 2:35 PM	#12
0M39A_1337 Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hobart, TAS Posts: 1,911	Cant see that tasting anything like a real coopers pale ale, but its great to see a new face on the ocau brewing scene. make sure you have a bit of a read through the homebrew thread, such a wealth of knowledge in there. be sure to ask any of the guys around here any questions you may have, we're all more than happy to help somebody make their beer better __________________ 30+ Successful Trades PROUD HOMEBREWER "Give a man a beer, he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, he'll waste a lifetime."