Hi guys. Bought a coopers brew kit back in late October and have just started my second brew. First brew was a Coopers Lager (very average, which turned out quite acidic/cidery to begin with, but matured to be better, being quite bitter but less acidic).
As I love JS Golden Ale & Wheat Beer with a passion, I decided to knock a kit up.
Materials: Coopers Wheat Extract (1.7kg), Coopers Liquid wheat malt (1.5kg), S-04 Fermentis, 20g Fuggles & 50g Amarillo.
Started by simmering the malt for around 20 minutes adding that to the wheat extract in the fermenter. Seperately boiled 20g Fuggles in 2L of water for around 20 mins, strained that off into the mix.
Moved onto the Amarillo, boiling 25g on medium for around 15 minutes and the other 25g of Amarillo on high for 5 minutes (adding that one first).
Added the yeast and BAM. 4 hours later I start to see some action. I initially thought I may have ruined everything because when I added the yeast the thermo was telling me the temp was around 34-36 deg.
I am still fairly new to brewing and I am learning every day. Hopefully this brew turns out quite well (Im confident it will) and I can soon move onto the grain.
I will post some results shortly for those who care
As I love JS Golden Ale & Wheat Beer with a passion, I decided to knock a kit up.
Materials: Coopers Wheat Extract (1.7kg), Coopers Liquid wheat malt (1.5kg), S-04 Fermentis, 20g Fuggles & 50g Amarillo.
Started by simmering the malt for around 20 minutes adding that to the wheat extract in the fermenter. Seperately boiled 20g Fuggles in 2L of water for around 20 mins, strained that off into the mix.
Moved onto the Amarillo, boiling 25g on medium for around 15 minutes and the other 25g of Amarillo on high for 5 minutes (adding that one first).
Added the yeast and BAM. 4 hours later I start to see some action. I initially thought I may have ruined everything because when I added the yeast the thermo was telling me the temp was around 34-36 deg.
I am still fairly new to brewing and I am learning every day. Hopefully this brew turns out quite well (Im confident it will) and I can soon move onto the grain.
I will post some results shortly for those who care
