Pale Ale

Smabb · Post by **Smabb** » Tuesday Feb 14, 2006 12:16 pm

If you are like me and only occasionally have the time to make a flash brew, you might want to try this one for a quick but quality brew. Quick to make and was (and is!) fantastic to drink!

1 tin Coopers Pale Ale
500g LDME
1kg Dextrose

There you go- simplicity itself.

I have christened this "Pale Rider" as it is more lethal than most of my brews.

Cheers

Polar · Post by **Polar** » Tuesday Feb 14, 2006 12:19 pm

Smabb do you just use the kit yeast ?

Smabb · Post by **Smabb** » Wednesday Feb 15, 2006 3:36 pm

Absolutely!

This was a minimum of fuss. Incidentally comparitatively it was a lot better than a stout I went to much pain to make

(hopefully that one will improve in the bottle!

bobbioli · Post by **bobbioli** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 6:28 am

Coopers stout
1kg doric light (canadian blah kit)
250g rolled oats
400g dex
1 oz fuggles steeped
1 week old just tried, best yet
yeast both coopers ale and doric
chucked them both in

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 6:35 am

bobbioli wrote:Coopers stout
1kg doric light (canadian blah kit)
250g rolled oats
400g dex
1 oz fuggles steeped
1 week old just tried, best yet

Nice recipe BB...there's nothing quite like a stout with oats in it...have you ever tried flaked maize as an adjunct?

bobbioli · Post by **bobbioli** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 8:30 am

to be honest Jack i'm not sure what maize is but i'll be watchin to find out

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 8:43 am

bobbioli wrote:to be honest Jack i'm not sure what maize is but i'll be watchin to find out

Flaked Maize is a cooked, pre-Gelatinized flaked corn & can be added directly to the mash. It lightens the finish while adding a distinct flavour & will provide depth of character to lighter beers when used in moderate quantities
Flaked maise is used in a lot of American/Canadian lagers and its use is to give a fermentable to the wort without adding much color or flavour

vitalogy · Post by **vitalogy** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 9:09 am

JaCk_SpArRoW wrote:
bobbioli wrote:to be honest Jack i'm not sure what maize is but i'll be watchin to find out
Flaked Maize is a cooked, pre-Gelatinized flaked corn & can be added directly to the mash. It lightens the finish while adding a distinct flavour & will provide depth of character to lighter beers when used in moderate quantities

Doesn't sound like you'd want to use it in a stout.

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 9:11 am

vitalogy wrote:
JaCk_SpArRoW wrote:
bobbioli wrote:to be honest Jack i'm not sure what maize is but i'll be watchin to find out
Flaked Maize is a cooked, pre-Gelatinized flaked corn & can be added directly to the mash. It lightens the finish while adding a distinct flavour & will provide depth of character to lighter beers when used in moderate quantities
Doesn't sound like you'd want to use it in a stout.

Nah I was just reading more about it Vit & I think its used more in Ales than anything else...anyone else had dealings with Flaked Maize?

chris. · Post by **chris.** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 11:12 am

Yes. I've used it in a few Pilseners & Pale ales. It needs to be mashed. & doesn't really add much flavour at all. It just produces a lighter beer. Definatly not stout material

JaCk_SpArRoW · Post by **JaCk_SpArRoW** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 11:28 am

chris. wrote:Yes. I've used it in a few Pilseners & Pale ales. It needs to be mashed. & doesn't really add much flavour at all. It just produces a lighter beer. Definatly not stout material

Is there anything that it imparts other than a lighter colour chris?

chris. · Post by **chris.** » Thursday Feb 16, 2006 12:19 pm

No. It imparts fermentables & thats about it. Very little to no colour, & no body. It's just like adding dextrose except it tastes better in my opinion. Not as 'cidery'.

Twista · Post by **Twista** » Monday Feb 20, 2006 2:28 pm

Sounds like an idea Smabb as i'm just about to put on a pale ale and was looking for a newbie friendly recipe , what was your alcohol% ?

Smabb · Post by **Smabb** » Tuesday Feb 21, 2006 12:54 pm

Will need to check my records Twista (at home) but from memory it was ~4.6%

Now if you don't believe that number then you're with me! I am getting wierd results with my hydro despite twirling etc- maybe due to not checking calibration and putting enough effort into temp corrections. Will definitely do this in the future however.

Another check is how I feel after a couple - I suspect I have a plus 5% beer here, even if my data tells me otherwise!

This is a nice one to start with as you move away from K+K. Hope it goes well.

501 · Post by **501** » Tuesday Feb 21, 2006 5:37 pm

hmmm,
1kg of dex alone would seem to be up around 5% ??

I like this recipe the pale ale is a nice drop IMO,
ever tried reversing it e.g.
1kg ldme
500g dex

cheers 501

Smabb · Post by **Smabb** » Wednesday Feb 22, 2006 12:25 pm

501 wrote:hmmm,
1kg of dex alone would seem to be up around 5% ??

Yes- I agree. My readings or calculations from readings to be more precise are giving me rubbish - but I have collected plenty of tips to fix this, just haven't brewed for a while due to Qld heat.

I haven't tried your variation (only done the one like this) but sounds good. I intend to do another one of these this weekend, as despite the temp (or because of it), I have a fast approaching beer crisis.

Thanks for the positive feedback -Initially I wasn't going to post this as it was sooooo basic.

Cheers

501 · Post by **501** » Thursday Feb 23, 2006 7:11 pm

jeez don't worry about too basic,

most people lOve the basic pale ale recipe,

just the green tin coopers pale ale +
the bag of brew enhancer 2.
me included, it is highly scoffable,
especially in this goddamn heat up here mate.

cheers 501

Smabb · Post by **Smabb** » Monday Feb 27, 2006 12:20 pm

501,

Just put down your suggested variation yesterday.