Unreal Ale

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  • FloralFloral
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We, at Coopers, are renown worldwide for our fine ales. This easy recipe gives you the opportunity to make an ale with real character.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Real Ale (1.7kg)
1 × Brew Enhancer 1 (1kg)
1 × Light Dry Malt (500g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 18
Volume: 23L
Difficulty: Easy

ABV 4.6%

Alcohol by Volume

33 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 18

Colour

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers Real Ale
1 x 1kg Coopers Brew Enhancer 1
1 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

In a sanitised fermenting vessel, dissolve Coopers Real Ale, Brew Enhancer 1 and Light Dry Malt in 3
litres of hot water.
Fill the fermenting vessel with cool water to the 23 litre mark and stir thoroughly.
Sprinkle Real Ale yeast over the surface and fit the lid.

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Unreal Ale

We, at Coopers, are renown worldwide for our fine ales. This easy recipe gives you the opportunity to make an ale with real character.

Unreal Ale
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Floral
Alcohol Content 4.6%
Colour (EBC) 18
Bitterness (IBU) 33
Volume 23L
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers Real Ale
1 x 1kg Coopers Brew Enhancer 1
1 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

In a sanitised fermenting vessel, dissolve Coopers Real Ale, Brew Enhancer 1 and Light Dry Malt in 3
litres of hot water.
Fill the fermenting vessel with cool water to the 23 litre mark and stir thoroughly.
Sprinkle Real Ale yeast over the surface and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Ferment temperature should be in the range 21C-27C.
Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity is stable over 2 days.
Expected readings should finish around 1012.

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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