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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

Smabb do you just use the kit yeast ?

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!

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

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?

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

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

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.

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?

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

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?

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'.

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% ?

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.

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

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

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

501,

Just put down your suggested variation yesterday.