Coopers Pale Ale. Bottle yeast.

[Kingclay]

I have found a bottle or two of this pale ale in the UK. Is the yeast in the bottle the primary yeast strain? Also when using a coopers pale ale kit the beer always clears in a keg, however when served on draught in South Australia it is always served cloudy. I do like it cloudy. Should I give he keg a swirl before serving? This would agitate the primary yeast strain and if different from a potential? secondary yeast strain used to bottle the beer might be bad. Any views?

Are there any homebrewers near to Birmingham that wouldn't mind my brewbuddy and I watching an AG brew because we would love to start AG.

 

[GravityGuru]

I have found a bottle or two of this pale ale in the UK. Is the yeast in the bottle the primary yeast strain?

Hi Kingclay,

I was lucky to grow up just outside of Adelaide in Australia where this beer is brewed. While I initially heard otherwise, it has been confirmed by several different people here in Australia direct from Coopers Brewery that the yeast strain they use to bottle condition their beers is the primary yeast strain. It makes for a good little yeast reculturing exercise. I'll tell you how my first run at it goes in a few weeks time

Also when using a coopers pale ale kit the beer always clears in a keg, however when served on draught in South Australia it is always served cloudy. I do like it cloudy. Should I give the keg a swirl before serving? This would agitate the primary yeast strain and if different from a potential? secondary yeast strain used to bottle the beer might be bad. Any views?

I've had it both ways. CPA from the brewery that I have had on tap is generally a bit clearer than from the bottle because of the settling of the yeast sediment that occurs in the keg (although some people really love the last glass or two out of a nearly empty keg that contains a really big hit of yeast). Places in Australia that serve bottled CPA generally rotate the bottle before pouring/serving to evenly distribute the yeast sediment throughout the beer. I don't do it because I like a clearer CPA personally, but I am the exception rather than the accepted rule. Trying to swirl your keg each time before pouring seems like a PITA to me IMHO... Make sure you are bottling/kegging straight from primary fermentation, as this will help retain that cloudy look you are chasing with your final beer.

One thing you can do is use white table sugar as part of your fermentable addition to your kit. This will add some cloudiness to the beer and also impart a little bit of fruitiness as well. Try substituting about 250g of sugar for the same amount of dextrose and see whether that makes the difference you are after.

Good luck in trying to brew CPA. It's good to hear you can get it in the UK and that it is just as appreciated there as it is here. Cheers! :drink:

 

[Screwy]

Here is the discussion topic for Coopers Pale Ale from the Aussiehomebrewer Forum recipe database

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21143&hl=coopers+pale+ale

Cheers,

Screwy

 

[Vossy1]

Are there any homebrewers near to Birmingham that wouldn't mind my brewbuddy and I watching an AG brew because we would love to start AG.

There's a fair few, I just hope one of them reads this :thumb:

 

[tubby_shaw]

Are there any homebrewers near to Birmingham that wouldn't mind my brewbuddy and I watching an AG brew because we would love to start AG.

There's a fair few, I just hope one of them reads this :thumb:

Missed this first time round
I am just South of Brum.
Drop me a pm and we'll see what can be done :thumb: