Good Ales

thisispants · Post by **thisispants** » Friday Jan 06, 2006 2:25 pm

Being a huge fan of Coopers Pale, i decided to brew a coopers pale ale first....which i've done...am currently waiting the 2 weeks before i crack one open.

But i was wondering if you guys had any other reccomendations of good ales?

Can you buy a cascade pale ale for a kit?

just gotta love those ales!

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Friday Jan 06, 2006 2:28 pm

Unreal Ale - 23 litres

Ingredients
* 1.7kg Coopers Real Ale
* 1kg Coopers Brew Enhancer 1
* 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
Method
1. Dissolve Coopers Real Ale, Brew Enhancer 1 and Light Dry Malt in 3 litres of hot water.
2. Fill fermenter with cool water to the 23 litre mark and stir.
3. Sprinkle supplied yeast over the wort surface.
4. Ferment temperature should be in the range 21C-27C.
5. Bottle when specific gravity has reached 1.012 (or two readings the same over 24 hours).

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Friday Jan 06, 2006 2:29 pm

King Pale Ale - 20 litres

Ingredients

* 1.7kg Coopers Pale Ale
* 1kg Light Malt Extract
* 250g Dextrose
* 250g of Maltodexterin
* Cascade Hopps

Made to 20 litres
Method
* Place dry ingredients into a drained fermenter and add 2 litres of hot water.
* Pick the fermenter up immediately and swirl the contents until dissolved - 30 secs.
* Empty the contents of the can and dissolve,
* Top up with cold water to the 20 litre mark
* Stir vigorously then sprinkle the yeast on the surface and seal.

thisispants · Post by **thisispants** » Friday Jan 06, 2006 2:31 pm

ah thanks man! I'll be trying that king pale ale my next brew me thinks>

I'm also from Canberra. good to see more canberrans brewing it up.

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Friday Jan 06, 2006 2:34 pm

Well good to see there are more of us up & coming mate

What side of town are you on?

My next brew is either gonna be a a Crown Lager clone or a Red Back clone or a Canadian Blonde

Have you thought about joining the Canberra Brewers Club?

vitalogy · Post by **vitalogy** » Friday Jan 06, 2006 4:11 pm

I did one of the Coopers Sparkling Ales and that was beautiful.

thisispants · Post by **thisispants** » Friday Jan 06, 2006 8:57 pm

jack: i'm a belco dweller.

What's the deal with the canberra brewers club?

Are you a member?

501 · Post by **501** » Saturday Jan 07, 2006 9:18 am

you guys reckon the Cascade Finsishing hops goes well with Coopers Pale Ale
or maybe Super Alpha ...

been using the later in the Corona Clone, thought the Fruity fragrance might suit.

cheers 501

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Sunday Jan 08, 2006 8:05 am

501

I like Cascade, the cirus is very nice

Dogger

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Sunday Jan 08, 2006 4:25 pm

got to say, i'm a Cascade fan.

MHD · Post by **MHD** » Sunday Jan 08, 2006 7:30 pm

Hi Thisis!

Good to see another ACTer!

I think you, me and Jack should rock up to the Canberra brewers club meet on the first thurs of fab together! Strength in numbers

Check out:
http://www.canberrabrewers.org/

The have comps too... IMHO (as an organiser of photography comps) it would be a great way to improve you skills
http://www.canberrabrewers.org/phpBB2/v ... .php?t=172

501 · Post by **501** » Sunday Jan 08, 2006 9:23 pm

I used to be a cascade fan (commercial) but,
my initiation to Cascade homebrew kits was not good.

the 'cascade spicy ghost' smelt / still smells like sulphury vinegar...
cheers

Aussie Claret · Post by **Aussie Claret** » Sunday Jan 08, 2006 9:28 pm

Pants,
Got to concurr with 501, Cascade kits are the worst I've made. They do make IPA, but seriously steer clear if you want a decent brew, I'd suggest the coopers PA with cultivated coopers PA yeast and a few hops (tattenager) came out tops for me.
Cheers
AC

Hrundi V Bakshi · Post by **Hrundi V Bakshi** » Sunday Jan 08, 2006 10:10 pm

You people must be kidding. Have I not spent enough time smacking n00bs on the head for mistaking the USA cascade hops for the Australian Cascade brewery????!!!???

I have no idea about what you people are thinking. http://www.google.com type "cascade hops" and please be reading the first 20 hits.

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Monday Jan 09, 2006 8:23 am

yardglass wrote:got to say, i'm a Cascade fan.

Cascade HOPS.

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Monday Jan 09, 2006 10:06 am

My local HBS has Brewcraft Cascade Hops...are these ok or is there a better brand or doesnt it matter?

MHD · Post by **MHD** » Monday Jan 09, 2006 10:31 am

Doesnt really matter... those one will be in a tea bag, very handy to use if you are using it for flavour and aroma hops...

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Monday Jan 09, 2006 10:33 am

Sweet, cheers for that MHD...Im hoping to get another brew down in the next week or so!

Aussie Claret · Post by **Aussie Claret** » Monday Jan 09, 2006 11:38 am

HvB
I'm well aware of cascade hops and cascade brew kits, being completely unrelated.
Cascade hops used for citrus aroma, Cascade kits complete shite! No link what so ever.

The original question was, Can you buy a cascade pale ale for a kit?

Cascade make an Indian Pale Ale Kit, so the answer is YES, but I wouldn't use it.
The question is a little ambiguously worded, if Pants was asking can Cascade hops be used in a Pale Ale the answer is most definelty yes, which would produce an American Pale Ale style, with a citrus overtone and aroma.
Cheers
AC