Wow! I woke up this morning and couldn't believe it. Spring is officially here. It wasn't gray. It wasn't raining. And it is supposed to reach the mid 60's today. This was the view I had this morning on my bike ride into work. Check out the Olympic mountains in the distance.
I think I'm going to break out one of my Mardi Gras Pilseners even though they are no doubt too green. I bottled about 4 740 ml bottles of the Pilsener and the rest is lagering in a keg. This beer is quite good considering it's age. No off flavors. The flavors just need to meld together and there is a lot of alcohol heat.
Since my March Madness IPA was such hit I decided to make another one. This time I am going to bump up the bitterness level and add hops at several different intervals. My ingredients are:
1 can Coopers IPA beer kit
1 can Coopers Unhopped Light Malt Extract
1 pkg Coopers Dry Malt Extract (500 grams)
1 oz Simcoe hops
1 oz Citra hops
1 oz Amarillo hops
2 sachets of Coopers original series yeast
Method
Add the Dry Malt Extract to a brew pot. Add about 4 liters of hot water to the pot to dissolve the dry malt extract. Bring this mixture to a boil and then add the Simcoe hops. After about 30 minutes add about 1/2 oz of Citra hops, After about another 10 minutes add about 1/2 oz of Amarillo hops. After about another 10 minutes add the remaining Citra and Amarillo hops. Boil for another 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, add the syrup from the IPA kit and the unhopped malt can to the fermenter. Once the boiling mixture is complete, strain the hops and add to the fermenter. Now stir to make sure that all of the liquid is adequately mixed. Top up to the 23 liter mark with cold drinking water. Stir again to make sure all of the liquid is adequately mixed. Add the yeast when the temperature of the wort is around 70F. Try to bring the temperature of the wort down to 65 F (I use an ice bath). Ferment until complete (at least 2 weeks). Bottle or keg. Enjoy!
Cheers!
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