Coopers Sparkling Ale

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  • EsteryEstery
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Coopers Sparkling Ale is considered to be the big brother of Coopers Original Pale Ale - displaying fruity esters on the nose, full malty palate with firm hop bitterness and a clean finish. Its origins date back to the late 1800s when Thomas Cooper & Sons produced only ale and stout. Although Coopers now offer numerous varieties of ales, links to the original product remain, with employees at the Brewery referring to Sparkling Ale as just “ale”. Perhaps not so surprising, when many other old terms, such as “pints”and “quarts”, are aired around the Brewery still! This recipe produces a beer with emphasis on malt. We think fermentation using a Coopers Commercial Ale yeast culture will give a result even closer to the real thing!

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Recipe Contains

1 × Thomas Coopers Innkeeper's Daughter Sparkling Ale (1.7kg)
3 × Light Dry Malt (500g)
1 × Dextrose (1kg)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × Coopers Commercial Yeast Culture (or used the supplied Brew Can yeast)

Beer Style: Ale

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

ABV 5.8%

Alcohol by Volume

40 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 11

Colour

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Thomas Coopers Inkeeper's Daughter Sparkling Ale
3 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 300g Coopers Dextrose (or White Sugar)
1 x Coopers Commercial Yeast Culture (or used the supplied Brew Can yeast)
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

Place the Coopers Light Dry Malt in a sanitised, well drained fermenting vessel (FV).
Add 2 litres of hot water, immediately pick the fermenter up and swirl the contents until dissolved
(about 15 secs) - this minimises lumps.
Add the Inkeeper's Daughter Sparkling Ale extract and 300g of Dextrose (or White Sugar) then stir to
dissolve.
Add cold water up to the 20 litre mark and stir vigorously.
Check the brew temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with hot or cold water (refrigerated if
necessary) to get as close as possible to 21C.
Stir in the Coopers Commercial Yeast Culture and/or sprinkle the Brew Can yeast then fit the lid.
Click here to view our how-to-video on Harvesting Commercial Yeast.

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Coopers Sparkling Ale

Coopers Sparkling Ale is considered to be the big brother of Coopers Original Pale Ale - displaying fruity esters on the nose, full malty palate with firm hop bitterness and a clean finish. Its origins date back to the late 1800s when Thomas Cooper & Sons produced only ale and stout. Although Coopers now offer numerous varieties of ales, links to the original product remain, with employees at the Brewery referring to Sparkling Ale as just “ale”. Perhaps not so surprising, when many other old terms, such as “pints”and “quarts”, are aired around the Brewery still! This recipe produces a beer with emphasis on malt. We think fermentation using a Coopers Commercial Ale yeast culture will give a result even closer to the real thing!

Coopers Sparkling Ale
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Floral, Estery
Alcohol Content 5.8%
Colour (EBC) 11
Bitterness (IBU) 40
Volume 23L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Thomas Coopers Inkeeper's Daughter Sparkling Ale
3 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 300g Coopers Dextrose (or White Sugar)
1 x Coopers Commercial Yeast Culture (or used the supplied Brew Can yeast)
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Place the Coopers Light Dry Malt in a sanitised, well drained fermenting vessel (FV).
Add 2 litres of hot water, immediately pick the fermenter up and swirl the contents until dissolved
(about 15 secs) - this minimises lumps.
Add the Inkeeper's Daughter Sparkling Ale extract and 300g of Dextrose (or White Sugar) then stir to
dissolve.
Add cold water up to the 20 litre mark and stir vigorously.
Check the brew temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with hot or cold water (refrigerated if
necessary) to get as close as possible to 21C.
Stir in the Coopers Commercial Yeast Culture and/or sprinkle the Brew Can yeast then fit the lid.
Click here to view our how-to-video on Harvesting Commercial Yeast.

2. Brew

Try to ferment in the 18C to 21C range.
Although Ale yeast can ferment at very high temperatures (as high as 40°C), the closer the brew is to
21C the cleaner the flavour and aroma.
Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity reading is stable over 2 days.

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.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the PET bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve with age.
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 5.8% ABV.

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