Coopers Lighting Strike Summer Ale

[RobShamrock]

What temp was it at?  dont think 18/19 would be a big deal just might be a bit slow, any lower I'm the wrong man to know

[gearoid]

As usual LE has already got it figured http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/index.php/topic,660.0.html

[oinkely]

Left this alone for almost 3 weeks. Was planning on bottling on Friday but got stuck into the remains of my Craft range IPA with a few friends and that went out the window.

Bottled last night and it's heading to the hotpress for conditioning this evening.  FG was around 1.010 and the dregs in the bottling bucket tasted geat.  Sweet, flat, but great.

Batch primed with 140 gr of dextrose.

Looking forward to trying this out. 

And on to the next recipe........

[RobShamrock]

well done report back after you cracking first one. Have communion  this Sunday and planning on getting straight onto a double brew day soon after before it gets too warm

[ronanp]

I want to get this on quickly the recipe calls for 3 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt. Would the muntons light spraymalt be the equivlant of this?

thanks

[RobShamrock]

any spray malt will do  they mention there own brand as it's there recipe I just used ordinary light spray malt that I had already. Mine is nearly all gone 

[oinkely]

I also used generic light spray malt from thehomebrewcomapny.

Might try one for this weekend, as it has been bottled for about two weeks.

Looking forward to it.

[oinkely]

Well this turned out nice, really really nice (if I do say so myself). 

I put half the batch into the hotpress to condition and left it there for two weeks, and the other half I left in the living room for comparison.  Both pretty much the same at this stage in regards to carbonation.

I've drank a few of these now as my IPA is almost gone and they have all been delicious.  A real easy drinker that will improve further with more time in the bottle.

I'll be making this again too.

[RobShamrock]

Well done. I've drank all mine already which considering it was only bottled on 04/04 says a lot.

[oinkely]

Still enjoying the last few bottles of this so thought I better get another batch underway.

Followed the recipe again, except this time added in 250gm of Carapils steeped for about 40 minutes in 2 litres of water at about 65 degrees.  I also used a packet of GV12 yeast instead of the Coopers kit yeast.  Can't wait to do a comparison between the two batches.  To this end I have hidden away 2 bottles from the first batch for a side by side testing later in the summer.

This brewing thing is super.......... need more bottles though!

[RobShamrock]

You've Been busy, here you on the bottles, have a shortage myself, used the GV12 on my batch, will be doing a similar kit hack later in the summer based on this but much braver now so will be doing my own recipe next time, wish I'd kept a few bottles of this too, is your Weiss beer ready to be sampled yet??

[oinkely]

@Rob, Weiss not ready yet.  Have 20 odd bottles of it in the hotpress for a little over a week now so might give one or two a whirl this weekend, probably a bit early but always worth a sample.

[oinkely]

Bottled up my second batch of this last night.  Changed from the kit yeast to GV12 and added 250gm of steeped carapils also.  Left it in the fermenter for about 4 weeks as I was on my holliers.  Can' wait to try it second time round with the changes.  Have 2 bottles of the original batch set aside for comparison.

[oinkely]

The second batch has turned out fantastic.  I really like this beer, and even more importantly the boss likes it a lot too.  The carapils addition seems to have done a lot for head formation and retention, which now lasts to end of a 330ml bottle.

I'll be making this again.

[RobShamrock]

Nice one, I've six brews done to date and this has been my favourite so far. Still experimenting so wont be returning to it too soon but one to be repeated for sure, Next Up a Simcoe Hopped Pale Ale