Jarvo_325 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 A lot of the Hardcore Home Brewers and Beer drinkers will probably laugh or look down on this but I want to make a nice tasting, smooth and easy drinking beer. I like larger styles beers, and not a huge fan of bitter beers. Is there any recipes people have tried that are particularly nice, or should I just follow the instructions on say a Coopers Lager or Draught Kit? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 An easy nice tasting, smooth and easy drinking beer would have to be a rendition of Dr Smurto's Golden Ale. yeah it is an ale but it is a bloody good one. Kit recipe is: 1 can TC Sparkling Ale 1 can Coopers Wheat Malt 250g Caramalt 15g Amarillo @ 15 min 15g Amarillo @ 5 min 15g Amarillo Dry Hop make to 20L Yeast = US-05 Or you can replace the Sparkling Ale with a can of Coopers Light Malt Extract and add 20g Amarillo @ 60 minutes. As I said it is not a lager but I think you will find this a real nice drop. [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvo_325 Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 Thanks Billk sounds pretty Interesting. It doesn't have to a lager, I just don't want something with heavy bitterness rather something you could easily drink on a hot day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 [cool] If you want to do the extract version, i.e. without the Sparkling Ale and include the LME, you can reduce the Amarillo boil from 60 minutes to say 30-40. This will still be very similar but you are reducing the bitterness level. If you want the least bitterness possible then don't even bother with the 60 minute boil at all. Personally I'd have a bit there at least for balance. However, you should brew to your tastes because it is you that will enjoy it the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Hi Jarvo - I second the Golden Ale that Bill mentioned. Another easy drinker is my Full Nelson Ale which is a full strength version of PB2's Light Nelson Ale which is also an easy drinker and mid strength to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 What commercial beers suit your tastes and what ones are too bitter for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I find PB2's Fruit Salad Ale an easy drinking, but flavoursome beer. It also isn't very bitter. If you type "Fruit Salad" in the search function you should find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 If you want an easy drinker that won't drain your wallet,I've got a simple one; I can OS Lager 1kg cooper's brewing sugar 15min hop tea made with 1oz (30g)Kent Golding top off to 23L,OG should be about 1.046 Pitch re-hydrated cooper's ale yeast Dry hop with 1oz (30g) of Willamette for 1 week after FG is reached,about 1.012 These are classic English ale hops,the brew is light,but malt forward. But not sweet,& the hops are downright great. It's also about 5.3%ABV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hi Jarvo, Here's a nice and easy one. 23l water 1.7Kg OS Draught can 1Kg BE1 15g cascade (dry hopped) 7g cooper's ale yeast OG 1.040 FG 1.010 AVG 4.5% This simple recipes produces a really fine brew with good flavour and great aroma.[cool] Chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanS8 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 An easy nice tasting, smooth and easy drinking beer would have to be a rendition of Dr Smurto's Golden Ale. yeah it is an ale but it is a bloody good one. Kit recipe is: 1 can TC Sparkling Ale 1 can Coopers Wheat Malt 250g Caramalt 15g Amarillo @ 15 min 15g Amarillo @ 5 min 15g Amarillo Dry Hop make to 20L Yeast = US-05 Or you can replace the Sparkling Ale with a can of Coopers Light Malt Extract and add 20g Amarillo @ 60 minutes. As I said it is not a lager but I think you will find this a real nice drop. [love] Hi Bill, i tried this recipe a few weeks earlier,the aroma was great but i found it quite bitter. Is it meant to be very bitter or was it the AA of the hops or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Amarillo 8.9AA% IBU = 36.4 I wouldn't consider this a very bitter beer at all. The extract version replaces the Sparkling with a can of LME and include 20g Amarillo to the boil at 60 min. Dr Smurto's Golden Ale[love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanS8 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I used hop pellets with an AA of 8.6%. I also simmered the grains, which i now know more about, but i wouldn't have thought that that would have contributed to the bitterness. How do i work out the IBU? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I did it the easy way..... it says on the recipe in the link I provided [innocent] However, I believe Dr. Smurto used BeerSmith software to do the calcs. Well that's what he said in the recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtownClown Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I used hop pellets with an AA of 8.6%. I also simmered the grains, which i now know more about, but i wouldn't have thought that that would have contributed to the bitterness. How do i work out the IBU? Cheers Many IBU calcs out there eg http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/Calculators/hop_calc.htm Dry hopping or steeping for 15 mins will add very little in the way of bitterness. "Late Hopping" adds aroma and flavour. Simmering grain, especially darker grain, can extract tannins which could give an astringency that could be perceived as bitter, however, for small amounts in a 23 litre brew, I doubt it would make much difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'm with Muddy, Full Nelson. Weggl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigsALE Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 That Larger comment is killing me. I put down a Larger lager on the weekend. 1 tin coopers light malt 500 g light dry malt 500 g be2 / made up of 250 G Light dry malt /125 dext / 125 maltodextrin. 15 g pride of ringwood 50 mins 10 g nelson sauvin 50 mins 25 g Nelson sauvin 15 mins 20 g nelson sauvin flameout 20 g halertau flameout 200 gram cracked crystal 200 gram carahell malt Steeped 30mins and rinsed hot water Whitelabs wlp 838 Southern german lager yeast 25 degress pitch 21 liters Bring temp down to 12 to 15 degress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersAle Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Coopers should come up with a recipe for larger lager on how to brew. What do you reckon Paul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It could be HUGE [w00t] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neck Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I made one a while back I coined "Friend beer" had a party and it was a hit. for memory the recipee was 1 can coopers euro lager 1 pack brew enhancer 2 half a can of liquid amber malt 15g of amarillo hops steeped in a cup of boiling water and added to the wort fermented with saf-04 yeast topped to 23litres Came out clear, tasty and was damned easy to drink way too much of [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB29 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I am going to give this recipe a go: 1 can TC Sparkling Ale 1 can Coopers Wheat Malt 250g Caramalt 15g Amarillo @ 15 min 15g Amarillo @ 5 min 15g Amarillo Dry Hop make to 20L Yeast = US-05 A few questions though: 1) To keep colour light, in a small pan, I want to limit the amount of the extract which I boil. Would I be OK with say 1/4 can of the extract in a couple of litres of water, or will this impact the hop flavours or the final beer? 2)I have heard of hop-tea where no extract is boiled (just the hops in water) - would this work? 3) What FG should I expect? Thanks Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 1/ I would boil 10% of the water as extract. i.e. 4l water to 400g extract. 2/ A hop tea is really only for Aroma imo. if you use all these hops this way you will not get any of the bitterness required from this recipe. 3/ FG is around 1012 See THIS LINK for complete recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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