Nut Brown Ale

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  • EsteryEstery
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  • RoastRoast
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The key ingredient in this recipe, apart from the Dark Ale extract, is the crystal malt grain. The crystal malt grain requires cracking, steeping, straining, bringing to the boil, then cool (sit the pot in a sink of cold water) prior to adding to the fermenting vessel. Most brewing specialist stores will crack the grain for you or you can crack it yourself by placing in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and using a rolling pin. We suggest 200g of crystal but you may like to bump this amount up to as much as 500g for future brews.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Dark Ale (1.7kg)
2 × Light Dry Malt (500g)
2 × Light Crystal Malt (100g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 55
Volume: 23L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 4.6%

Alcohol by Volume

31 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 55

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers Dark Ale
2 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
2 x 100g Light Crystal Malt
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

Crack the Light Crystal Malt and stir into 2 litres of hot water on the boil.
Remove from the heat and let steep for about 30mins.
Dissolve the Light Dry Malt with 2 litres of water in the fermenting vessel.
Add the strained sweet liquid and contents of the Dark Ale extract and mix.
Top up to 23 litres with cool water and stir thoroughly.
Add the Dark Ale brew can yeast and fit the lid.

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Nut Brown Ale

The key ingredient in this recipe, apart from the Dark Ale extract, is the crystal malt grain. The crystal malt grain requires cracking, steeping, straining, bringing to the boil, then cool (sit the pot in a sink of cold water) prior to adding to the fermenting vessel. Most brewing specialist stores will crack the grain for you or you can crack it yourself by placing in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and using a rolling pin. We suggest 200g of crystal but you may like to bump this amount up to as much as 500g for future brews.

Nut Brown Ale
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Estery, Coffee, Roast
Alcohol Content 4.6%
Colour (EBC) 55
Bitterness (IBU) 31
Volume 23L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers Dark Ale
2 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
2 x 100g Light Crystal Malt
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Crack the Light Crystal Malt and stir into 2 litres of hot water on the boil.
Remove from the heat and let steep for about 30mins.
Dissolve the Light Dry Malt with 2 litres of water in the fermenting vessel.
Add the strained sweet liquid and contents of the Dark Ale extract and mix.
Top up to 23 litres with cool water and stir thoroughly.
Add the Dark Ale brew can yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Ferment at 18C - 21C.
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 4.6% ABV.

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