Good Recipes Using Cans As A Base

[matschubert]

I use cans as a base adding a few bits and pieces to make them tasty.
Here are my favourites and if anyone has any other goodies please post. I am trying to fine tune an apple cider but its not ready to share yet...

Honey Ginger Beer
INGREDIENTS:
1.5kg Raw Sugar
Juice of 3 lemons
Rind of 1 lemon
Brigalow Ginger Can (trust me this is tasty)
375mL Ginger Refresher
250g Honey
250g Glucose Syrup
5-10 Cloves
Water to 24L

METHOD:
Boil the sugar, honey and glucose.
Dump everything in the fermenter.
Done.

OG 1.037
ALC/VOL 4.9%'ish




Honey Blonde
INGREDIENTS:
1.7kg Coopers Canadian Blonde
500g Honey
1kg No2 Brew Sugar
Water to 22L

METHOD:
Boil the sugar and honey.
Dump everything in the fermenter.
Done.

OG 1.040
ALC/VOL 5.0%'ish




Chocolate Stout
INGREDIENTS:
1.7kg Coopers Stout
100g Cocoa Powder
1 Cup Golden Syrup
500g Light Dry Malt
500g Raw Sugar
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Essence
Water to 23L

METHOD:
Boil the malt, golden syrup, raw sugar and cocoa.
Dump everything in the fermenter.
Done.

OG 1.036
ALC/VOL 4.8%'ish

 

[Amber Fluid]

Does it make sense to put them in the recipe database if you are happy with them?

At least then all the recipes are in the one spot.

 

[matschubert]

Does it make sense to put them in the recipe database if you are happy with them?

At least then all the recipes are in the one spot.

sorry mate, im new to the forum. I will chuck them in the recipe database tonight.

 

[DU99]

1 can Thomas Coopers Sparkling Ale
1 can Coopers Wheat Malt
250g Rye Carmel Malt (or other light crystal)steeped for 30 minutes
15g Amarillo @ 15 and 5 (dry hop optional but not required)
Yeast - US05

Recipe is on Ianh spreadsheet in Kit/extract

 

[mosto]

Can vouch for the Honey Blonde, I've put a version on the database here. I've since made it again with some wheat malt and Cascade hops. Will probably use something like Carapils instead of wheat next time, but that's just my taste. IMO would work well with most American hops or even Galaxy or Nelson Sauvignon.

 

[carniebrew]

I use cans as a base adding a few bits and pieces to make them tasty.

Are you going old school and hoping they ferment themselves via wild air-borne yeast?

 

[matschubert]

Are you going old school and hoping they ferment themselves via wild air-borne yeast?

Im one of those crazy people that use the yeast that comes with the cans

 

[Eyelusion]

I always find that the Coopers Canadian Blonde a good base to experiment with.