Backcast Belgian Session Ale

  • HoppyHoppy
  • FloralFloral
  • SpicySpicy
  • EsteryEstery
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You won’t need to fish for compliments with this Belgian-style session ale. Pouring pale gold like morning reflections on a quiet lake, hoppy aromas of grapefruit, melon and stone fruits come to the surface. Then clove, spice and soft fruit flavours are cast forth, pursued by the coriander seed offering the lure of citrus on the palate. Finally, it’s all reeled in with a low bitterness and rewarding finish, to make this a very drinkable beer whether you’re settling back or you’re on the fly.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Thomas Coopers 86 Days Pilsner (1.7kg)
1 × Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract (1.5kg)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × 250g Caramunich Malt
1 × 25g Azacca Hops
1 × 10g Coriander Seeds
1 × 11g Lalbrew Abbaye Belgian Ale Yeast

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 11
Volume: 23L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 5.1%

Alcohol by Volume

36 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 11

Colour

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Thomas Coopers 86 Days Pilsner
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract
1 x 250g Caramunich Malt
1 x 25g Azacca Hops
1 x 10g Coriander Seeds
1 x 11g Lalbrew Abbaye Belgian Ale Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

Place the Caramunich Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling pin.
In a separate plastic zip lock bag crush 10g of the Coriander Seeds.
In a good size pot (around 5 Litres) bring 2 litres of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the crushed
Caramunich Malt (we recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the
wrapper) and let steep for about 30 minutes.
Remove the malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid to drain
from the malt back into the pot.
Bring the liquid to the boil, add the crushed Coriander Seeds and boil for 10 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool (approx. 15 minutes)
then strain into a fermenting vessel (FV).
Add the Thomas Coopers 86 Days Pilsner and the Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract to the FV and
stir to dissolve. Top up with cool water to the 18 litre mark and stir thoroughly.
Check the brew temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with cold or warm water to get as close
as possible to 22C.
Sprinkle the Lalbrew Abbaye Belgian Ale Yeast then fit the lid.

Home Recipes BACKCAST BELGIAN SESSION ALE

Backcast Belgian Session Ale

You won’t need to fish for compliments with this Belgian-style session ale. Pouring pale gold like morning reflections on a quiet lake, hoppy aromas of grapefruit, melon and stone fruits come to the surface. Then clove, spice and soft fruit flavours are cast forth, pursued by the coriander seed offering the lure of citrus on the palate. Finally, it’s all reeled in with a low bitterness and rewarding finish, to make this a very drinkable beer whether you’re settling back or you’re on the fly.

Backcast Belgian Session Ale
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Hoppy, Floral, Spicy, Estery
Alcohol Content 5.1%
Colour (EBC) 11
Bitterness (IBU) 36
Volume 23L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Thomas Coopers 86 Days Pilsner
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract
1 x 250g Caramunich Malt
1 x 25g Azacca Hops
1 x 10g Coriander Seeds
1 x 11g Lalbrew Abbaye Belgian Ale Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Place the Caramunich Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling pin.
In a separate plastic zip lock bag crush 10g of the Coriander Seeds.
In a good size pot (around 5 Litres) bring 2 litres of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the crushed
Caramunich Malt (we recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the
wrapper) and let steep for about 30 minutes.
Remove the malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid to drain
from the malt back into the pot.
Bring the liquid to the boil, add the crushed Coriander Seeds and boil for 10 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool (approx. 15 minutes)
then strain into a fermenting vessel (FV).
Add the Thomas Coopers 86 Days Pilsner and the Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract to the FV and
stir to dissolve. Top up with cool water to the 18 litre mark and stir thoroughly.
Check the brew temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with cold or warm water to get as close
as possible to 22C.
Sprinkle the Lalbrew Abbaye Belgian Ale Yeast then fit the lid.

2. Brew

Ferment temperature should be as close to 17-25C if possible.
Once the foam has subsided around day 4, add the Azacca Hops (we recommend wrapping them in a
mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper).
Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity is stable over 2 days.
Expected readings should finish in the range of 1008 – 1012.

3. Bottle

Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps.
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18°C.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve in the short term.
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 5.1% ABV.

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