White With One Dark Ale

  • MaltyMalty
  • CoffeeCoffee
  • SweetSweet
  • ChocolateChocolate
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The lovechild of two of the world’s favourite brews, but skip the latte art because this is art itself. After pouring ‘espresso’ brown beneath a mocha-coloured head, aromas of coffee and milk chocolate filter up to the nose. Then more coffee, toffee and chocolate flavours percolate across the tastebuds. And it’s all balanced by a sweetness from the amber malts and a rounded mouthfeel from the lactose. So, whether you’re a brewer who loves coffee or a barista who loves dark ale, this is one cold brew that will perk up even the fussiest of hipsters.

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Recipe Contains

1 × English Bitter (1.7kg)
1 × Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract (1.5kg)
1 × Chocolate Malt (250g)
2 × Lactose (100g)
1 × English Ale Yeast (15g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × 100g Coffee Beans

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 61
Volume: 20L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 5.4%

Alcohol by Volume

50 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 61

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers English Bitter
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract
1 x 250g Chocolate Malt
2 x 100g Lactose
1 x 100g Coffee Beans
1 x 15g Coopers English Ale Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

The Day Before: Line a pot (at least 5 litres) with a mesh cleaning cloth (pulled straight from the
pack).
Place the Chocolate Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack them using a rolling pin.
Add the cracked Chocolate Malt and 2 litres of cold water, fit the lid and sit in the fridge overnight.
Brew Day: Remove from the fridge then gather up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the
liquid to drain from the grains back into the pot.
Place the strained liquid onto the stovetop and add the Lactose.
Bring to the boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool (about 15 mins).
Strain the liquid into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the Coopers English Bitter and the Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract to the FV and stir to
dissolve.
Top up with cold tap water to the 15 litre mark.
Check the temperature and top up to the 20 litre mark with warm or cool water (refrigerated if
necessary) to start the brew at 18°C- 20°C.
Sprinkle the Coopers English Ale Yeast and the yeast from the brew can and fit the lid.

Home Recipes WHITE WITH ONE DARK ALE

White With One Dark Ale

The lovechild of two of the world’s favourite brews, but skip the latte art because this is art itself. After pouring ‘espresso’ brown beneath a mocha-coloured head, aromas of coffee and milk chocolate filter up to the nose. Then more coffee, toffee and chocolate flavours percolate across the tastebuds. And it’s all balanced by a sweetness from the amber malts and a rounded mouthfeel from the lactose. So, whether you’re a brewer who loves coffee or a barista who loves dark ale, this is one cold brew that will perk up even the fussiest of hipsters.

White With One Dark Ale
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Coffee, Sweet, Chocolate
Alcohol Content 5.4%
Colour (EBC) 61
Bitterness (IBU) 50
Volume 20L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers English Bitter
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract
1 x 250g Chocolate Malt
2 x 100g Lactose
1 x 100g Coffee Beans
1 x 15g Coopers English Ale Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

The Day Before: Line a pot (at least 5 litres) with a mesh cleaning cloth (pulled straight from the
pack).
Place the Chocolate Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack them using a rolling pin.
Add the cracked Chocolate Malt and 2 litres of cold water, fit the lid and sit in the fridge overnight.
Brew Day: Remove from the fridge then gather up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the
liquid to drain from the grains back into the pot.
Place the strained liquid onto the stovetop and add the Lactose.
Bring to the boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool (about 15 mins).
Strain the liquid into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the Coopers English Bitter and the Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract to the FV and stir to
dissolve.
Top up with cold tap water to the 15 litre mark.
Check the temperature and top up to the 20 litre mark with warm or cool water (refrigerated if
necessary) to start the brew at 18°C- 20°C.
Sprinkle the Coopers English Ale Yeast and the yeast from the brew can and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try to ferment between 18C - 24C.
Fermentation should take 7 to 10 days.
On about day 5 after the foam (Krausen) has collapsed, add the Coffee Beans (we recommend
wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper).
At around day 7 check the specific gravity (SG).
Check the SG again the following day and so on.

3. Bottle

The brew is ready once the SG has stabilised over a couple of days.
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.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the 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 5.4% ABV.

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