Coopers Canadian Blonde And Hallertauer Hops

[phinnsfotos]

I've just put down a brew, Coopers Canadian Blonde with Coopers Brew Enhancer 1. I've used a Windsor Ale yeast for something a bit different. I was thinking of dry hoping with Hallertauer to liven it up a little. I've never used this hop, it was recommended to use with an English bitter, but I don't think I'll brew the bitter any time soon, so I thought I'd give it a try with the Blonde and wanted to know what people thought.

So to summarise, do you think Hallertauer hops with go with a Canadian Blonde brewed with Windsor Ale?

Cheers,
Finn.

 

[Bribie G]

Oh dear,
Windsor ale yeast yields some lovely UK ales but is very hard to clear, hangs around like a bad smell for ages and needs some aggressive clearing techniques. Not the most appropriate yeast for a light lager.

However yeast is yeast and it will ferment out your brew, but because it may turn out a bit 'muddy' for a lager style, rather than use Hallertau which is a fairly muted hop, I would hit the brew with a fairly strong hop such as 30g Cascade or Amarillo made into hop tea and added on day 3 of fermentation, and you should end up with something along the lines of a pale coloured American IPA.

If you are having difficulties clearing, I would recommend transferring to another fermenter and cold crashing in a fridge for a few days, fine with gelatine, and after another couple of days add polyclar to remove any chill hazes then bottle or keg the next day.

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[phinnsfotos]

I had read that it was a bit hard to clear. Honestly I'm not hugely concerned with making it as clear as possible for aesthetics, I was going to add some gelatin to help it along anyway. Are there flavour reasons for clearing? I used it because I liked the sounds of "fruity esters" (it was originally meant to go with the English Bitter I'm probably not going to brew). I think I will up the hops when I dry hop, I haven't really been able to make a beer with a strong hops aroma yet.

 

[roverfj1200]

Hi Finn

Hallertauer is a hop I find I really like. I have used a 25g 15min boil in K&K to make a great lager (s-23 at 12deg) most drinkers would find this a bit to hoppy but it rests well on my palate. Dry hopping would suit what you have done or Saaz too.

My 2c

Cheers

 

[phinnsfotos]

Popped down to the home brew shop and picked up some Amaillo hops (thanks Brew Your Own at Home). I"ll dry hop with 30gms and likely rack for a week to help with clearing. Fingers crossed.

 

[Bribie G]

Should make a nice pale ale :icon_cheers: