well done for doing your own research...that's more than many new members do. You will find most on here more than happy to help those that help themselves.I did some more research and have realised that Pale Ale, just means pale in colour and using a top fermenting yeast.
Sorry for being such a beginner, I find Fat Yak to have a distinctive flavour. I'm not really sure which ingredient it comes from.
I have found this website, http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.htmlAlbainian said:well done for doing your own research...that's more than many new members do. You will find most on here more than happy to help those that help themselves.
Yesbeercus said:'Pale Ale' does not just have to be pale in colour...... 'Pale Ale' refers to the base malt?
I serve a pale ale at home that has some munich in it and its not 'Pale' but mostly Pale Ale Malt!
You see recipes around for Dark Pale Ale, just a small amount of a grain that makes it dark!
Am I wrong?
Beercus
Would I be wrong in saying that Coopers Ales have a yeasty taste?Vini2ton said:If you've been drinking Australian beer most of your life (which are lagers generally), I think what you maybe tasting is in fact the taste of the ale yeast, being fruity and estery as they say. Yeast is an important element in the overall taste of beer.
Haha, I'd be upset if anyone picked my cream ale as an ale in a blind tasting, it holds up quite well against the pale tasteless lagers the seppos consider beer.Vini2ton said:They have that nature yeah. Some beers are hard to peg down in that lager ale thing. The yanks have one called cream ale which sits on the fence. Whitelabs even have a lager/ale blend for that one and I think maybe coopers do l/a blend in some of their kit yeasts if memory serves. It is confusing when you read a cream ale recipe that asks for a lager yeast. One must drink more to understand.
With absolute respect Beercus, this is almost as silly as a black India pale ale. It's either pale, amber or dark/brown. Like having a Belgian dark golden ale, or a dark/black helles (German for 'light'). I would say it's an amber or a dark/brown ale.beercus said:'Pale Ale' does not just have to be pale in colour...... 'Pale Ale' refers to the base malt?
I serve a pale ale at home that has some munich in it and its not 'Pale' but mostly Pale Ale Malt!
You see recipes around for Dark Pale Ale, just a small amount of a grain that makes it dark!
Am I wrong?
Beercus
Adr thanks for the respect!Adr_0 said:Having said that, the guidelines for a pale ale go up to about 25-28EBC which is pretty dark - definitely a solid amber/red. It's still just called a pale ale though.
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