Coopers Sparkling Ale

[torchwood brewery]

thanks paul that is great

a customer asked me for a thing called super head .i thought he was taking the piss so i sent him down to the local wash and wank. he don,t ask for it any more and he always smiling now .but i guess he was after some poly after all.
sorry just watched 2 hrs of chubby at the shop .

richard

[ade1865]

I'm thinking of giving CSA a go, but I'm wondering how it will prosper in 2L PET bottles. I presume I'll have to drink each one sharpish once opened?

Also is there much difference in using 1.5Kg spraymalt instead of the mixture of 1.5 liquid malt and 0.5 spraymalt?

[GTATTY]

a customer asked me for a thing called super head .i thought he was taking the piss so i sent him down to the local wash and wank.

Quality PMSL

[sparky Paul]

I'm thinking of giving CSA a go, but I'm wondering how it will prosper in 2L PET bottles. I presume I'll have to drink each one sharpish once opened?

You need to really. I decant into a plastic pitcher to serve, leaving any sediment behind, but it will go flat if left.

Also is there much difference in using 1.5Kg spraymalt instead of the mixture of 1.5 liquid malt and 0.5 spraymalt?

It turns out very well with 1.5Kg of Light Spraymalt. I haven't made it with LME, but I have done a similar comparison with Cooper's Heritage Lager kits...

Taste-wise, there was little difference. The one made with LME took slightly longer to condition, it was a little heavier initially, but got lighter after a period of storage. After a few months, there was little difference.

[ade1865]

cheers Paul. Trying to make the process as simple as possible for now. why make it more complicated when it can only cause problems!

I'm still undecided, as I'd rather not have to wait til I can definately polish off 2litres of nearly 6% on me own evrey time, when I'm really looking at something for those lazy august daze. Might have to get some smaller bottles. Is it ok to use bottles that commercial beer comes in, rather than getting the 'special' ones from the brew shop?

Also interested in doing the Coopers IPA, so that may win out. Or I may do both!

[sparky Paul]

Might have to get some smaller bottles. Is it ok to use bottles that commercial beer comes in, rather than getting the 'special' ones from the brew shop?

Not really up on which bottles are best, I use PETs almost exclusively. There's a few threads about bottles, I'd have a look in the equipment section - there seems to be certain favourites.

I know the little stubby bottles aren't recommended, and there's some which are difficult to cap - something to do with the capper not fitting the top of the bottle properly. Newcastle Brown bottles are good, and lots of folk use the 500ml bottles that many commercial ales come in.

[ade1865]

I kicked this off yesterday with 1.5 Kg of light DME and 300g sugar. got an SG of 1054. this about right? Made 20L.

Looks like its going well this morning.