Fruit Salad Ale

  • HoppyHoppy
  • FloralFloral
  • CitrusCitrus
  • FruityFruity
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This recipe details a very simple method for adding hop character to a brew. Cascade and Amarillo are hop varieties (generally sourced from North America) with a reputation for producing highly aromatic and intensely flavoured ales. Cascade tends to produce citrus notes while Amarillo will throw passionfruit and rock melon-like characters. Together they make a great combination! Fermenting this brew with active Coopers commercial ale yeast may also add banana like esters, resulting in a beer that can be drunk at a young age with a wonderful blend of fruits wafting from the glass!

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Recipe Contains

1 × Australian Pale Ale (1.7kg)
2 × Light Dry Malt (500g)
1 × Amarillo® Hops (25g)
1 × Cascade Hops (25g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

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

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 11
Volume: 21L
Difficulty: Expert

ABV 4.8%

Alcohol by Volume

25 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 11

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers Australian Pale Ale
2 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 25g Cascade Hops
1 x 25g Amarillo Hops
1 x Coopers Commercial Yeast Culture (or use the supplied Brew Can yeast)
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

Make a 'hop infusion' by mixing the Cascade and Amarillo Hops in a couple of litres of water just
taken off the boil and allow it to steep for 30 mins.
Add the Light Dry Malt to the fermenting vessel (FV), pour in the strained infusion then pick the FV up
immediately and swirl the contents until the malt is dissolved.
Add the Australian Pale Ale.
Top up to the 21 litre mark with warm or cold water, checking the temperature to get as close as
possible to 24C and stir thoroughly.
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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Fruit Salad Ale

This recipe details a very simple method for adding hop character to a brew. Cascade and Amarillo are hop varieties (generally sourced from North America) with a reputation for producing highly aromatic and intensely flavoured ales. Cascade tends to produce citrus notes while Amarillo will throw passionfruit and rock melon-like characters. Together they make a great combination! Fermenting this brew with active Coopers commercial ale yeast may also add banana like esters, resulting in a beer that can be drunk at a young age with a wonderful blend of fruits wafting from the glass!

Fruit Salad Ale
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Hoppy, Floral, Citrus, Fruity
Alcohol Content 4.8%
Colour (EBC) 11
Bitterness (IBU) 25
Volume 21L
Difficulty Expert

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers Australian Pale Ale
2 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 25g Cascade Hops
1 x 25g Amarillo Hops
1 x Coopers Commercial Yeast Culture (or use the supplied Brew Can yeast)
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Make a 'hop infusion' by mixing the Cascade and Amarillo Hops in a couple of litres of water just
taken off the boil and allow it to steep for 30 mins.
Add the Light Dry Malt to the fermenting vessel (FV), pour in the strained infusion then pick the FV up
immediately and swirl the contents until the malt is dissolved.
Add the Australian Pale Ale.
Top up to the 21 litre mark with warm or cold water, checking the temperature to get as close as
possible to 24C and stir thoroughly.
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

Ferment temperature should be as close to 24C as possible.
Fermenting at a warmer temperature is more likely to produce fruity esters.
Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity 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 4.8% ABV.

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