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Coopers Wheat Beer

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  • #2
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    flaming poney wrote: »
    Hey

    Just started home-brewing and about to start my second batch

    I have this :http://www.mybeerandwine.ie/product_info.php?cPath=40_43&products_id=79

    and this:http://www.mybeerandwine.ie/product_info.php?cPath=42_65&products_id=204

    Is that all I need or do I need more brewing sugar?

    That'll do. I brewed the same for my second and it came out just shy of 4.7% ABV.


  • #3
    flaming poney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭flaming poney


    How would you up the alcohol content?


  • #4
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    flaming poney wrote: »
    How would you up the alcohol content?

    More sugar gives you more alcohol, but there's an upper limit for the yeast (that's usually quite high, 10%+) and you can make your beer taste a little odd. You could add a kilo of sugar and you'd probably come out about 5.5% or a little higher.


  • #5
    Guinness69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭Guinness69


    flaming poney wrote: »
    How would you up the alcohol content?
    don't make it stronger. Keep to the recipe and you'll get a great beer. If you want to get the effect of more alcohol just drink more


  • #6
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    Guinness69 wrote: »
    don't make it stronger. Keep to the recipe and you'll get a great beer. If you want to get the effect of more alcohol just drink more

    Why not make it stronger? What's the downside?


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  • #7
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,975 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Table sugar can make beer thin and unpleasantly cidery. Too much malt can make it overly sweet and heavy.

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  • #8
    Shiny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Shiny


    I made the same brew about a month ago and it is really starting to get tasty now. Since I'm only starting out I have been tasting all my brews every week since bottling to see how the taste improves over time.

    The main improvement I would like to make is to give it a bit more body or make it a bit cloudier if that makes sense? I found what BeerNut said to be interesting in this regard, i.e. it would be nice for it to be a bit heavier. Would adding something like this be a compromise perhaps?


  • #9
    BeerNut
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    That should do it, yes.

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