Zephyr Light
Our Draught extract produces a flavour and aroma suited to making light beer.
This recipe should make a beer at approx 2.9% ABV.
Beer Style
Ale
Flavour Profile
Malty, Fruity, Crisp
Alcohol Content
2.9
Colour (SRM)
5.1
Bitterness (IBU)
24
Volume
23L
Difficulty
Easy
Flavour Profile
malty
fruity
crisp
Recipe contains:
- 1 × Draught (1.7kg)
- 1 × Dextrose (1kg)
- 1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)
Ingredients
- 1 x 1.7kg Coopers Draught
- 1 x 100g Coopers Dextrose
- 1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops
1. Mix
- In a sanitised fermenting vessel, dissolve Coopers Draught and Dextrose in 2 litres of hot water.
- Fill fermenting vessel with cool water to the 23 litre mark and stir.
- Sprinkle Draught dry yeast over the surface and fit the lid.
2. Brew
- Ferment temperature should be as close to 20C as possible.
- Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity reading is stable over 2 days, expect readings around 1006.
3. Bottle
- Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
- Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps (use only one carbonation drop for bottles intended to be stored for a longer period).
- Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.
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4. Enjoy
- After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the PET bottles.
- When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
- The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
- Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 2.9% ABV.
- This light beer is low in alcohol but packed with plenty of flavour!