A cascade tweaked Coopers IPA

[Kevin Worth]

Well here's today's little experiment a lightly tweaked Coopers IPA.

Ingredients...

1 tin Thomas Coopers selection IPA.
500 grammes Muntons Light Spray Malt
500 grammes brewers sugar
40 grammes cascade hops
Safale us05 yeast


The raw ingredients... time to brew... by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

The raw ingredients.


Sterilising everything by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

Everything sterilised before I started.


40g of Cascade hops, these smell amazing. by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

The hops, these smell absolutely awesome.


A 40g cascade hop tea by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

A nice Cascade hop tea to give it that hoppy taste, a lovely smell in the kitchen.... mmmmmm .... mmmmmm


The malt and the adjuncts, 500g light spray malt, 500g brewers sugar. A 40g cascade hop tea to follow. by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

The malt and the adjuncts


Well aerated wort, a head like clouds. by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

A lovely white head after giving the whole lot a good stir.


The Safale 05 yeast is pitched by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

In goes the yeast and for once I never hydrated it... looking for a nice dry finish.


All wrapped up waiting for the brew gods to do their stuff. by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

All tucked up ready for the brew gods to do their stuff....

[196osh]

Looks good mate. How long until you convert to the dark side.

[Kevin Worth]

I'm in the process of doing just that as we speak, but lack of funds have stopped this project for a little while.

Cheers

Kev

[196osh]

Good stuff mate. I think if you built the stuff yourself you could do BIAB for under 50 quid, .

[Lugsy]

If you start out small you can do stove top BIAB for about £30 with a 20 litre stockpot and a bit of voile. I can get a 20+ litre brew with an OG of 1.040 or higher using this method with a sparge and a post-boil dilution. It's a very cheap intro to AG if it's the expense of all the kit that's putting you off.

[Kevin Worth]

Thanks Lugsy and 196osh. I've made a start (please see below), I just need to get the pots drilled and some good hop filters / strainers fitted, last job is to buy the gas bottles, then I'm rocking. I've got a Bathams and A Sierra Nevada clone already bought for the first brews....

I can't flipping wait ....

Cheers

Kev


Brewing Porn - All the gear no idea !!! by Kevin Worth, on Flickr

[Lugsy]

Ah, yes you have made a start! Won't be long now then, you must be dying to get one on. Best of luck with AG#1!

[Kevin Worth]

Thanks Lugsy, yep I can't wait. Will post the match report and photies of the build and AG#1.

Cheers

Kev