Monthly Archives: August 2013

Fruit Salad Ale

Posted on August 19, 2013 by tomheff

Cascade and Amarillo are hop varieties with a reputation for producing highly aromatic and intensely flavored ales. Cascade tends to produce citrus notes while Amarillo will throw passion fruit and rock melon-like characters. Together they make a great combination! Fermenting this brew … Continue reading →

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NFL is back and more!

Posted on August 19, 2013 by tomheff

I guess this post is part of the more. I mean if the blog has a tagline of “Everything DIY beer and more” there has to be something more. Usually I don’t get excited about preseason NFL football games. Somehow … Continue reading →

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Calculating Bitterness from a Coopers Hopped Kit

Posted on August 19, 2013 by tomheff

If you’re looking to customize a Coopers beer kit and create your very own recipe here are the specs that Coopers provides which will give you the guidelines. Coopers beer kits make an excellent base to work with. You can … Continue reading →

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Reactivating Yeast from a Coopers Pale Ale

Posted on August 16, 2013 by tomheff

A short demonstration of re-activating the yeast from the Coopers commercial Pale Ale bottles. Below are the instructions from the Coopers Brewery website in Australia: There are numerous documented techniques, with varying levels of complexity, for re-activating the yeast in … Continue reading →

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