Upgrading Coopers IPA Brew A.

[Rog.T.B.]

I am brewing a Coopers IPA, would like to improve on the standard kit by adding, brewing sugar, DME, Wilco Gervin yeast, plus 100 grams crystal malt and 4 ozs of flaked barley. My question is regarding the crystal malt and flaked barley, how do I prepare them to add to my fermenting barrel? Cheers. P.S. I am adding the flaked barley for head retention, have you a better idea?

 

[MmmBeer]

I am brewing a Coopers IPA, would like to improve on the standard kit by adding, brewing sugar, DME, Wilco Gervin yeast, plus 100 grams crystal malt and 4 ozs of flaked barley. My question is regarding the crystal malt and flaked barley, how do I prepare them to add to my fermenting barrel? Cheers. P.S. I am adding the flaked barley for head retention, have you a better idea?

The simple way is to put the crushed crystal and flaked barley in a muslin or similar cloth bag and tie the bag. Heat a litre of water to 65°C in a saucepan and add the bag of grains, keep on a low heat for 20 minutes, keeping it between 60 and 75°C, remove the bag and dispose of grains, raise liquid to a boil for a couple of minutes, then add liquid to the kit in the FV.

Coopers website gives a good selection of pimping suggestions, based on their kits. https://uk.diybeer.com/brewing-info/recipes

 

[Rog.T.B.]

MmmBeer, many thanks will take your advice, and post result, this is my next brew, after Young’s American Pale Ale has finished.

 

[Clint]

I brewed this September 2016....added 1.5kg of light spray malt and dry hopped with 25g each of Citra,cascade and centennial after 11 days. I swapped the yeast out also for US 05.
According to my notes it took around seven weeks from bottling to be the best...then didn’t last long!
Oh..my notes say to increase the dry hop!

 

[Rog.T.B.]

Clint, good advice.

 

[Drunkula]

Get a couple of spoons of flour, heat it in enough water not to make a roux and wait for it to settle out, use the water. Head retention up the wazoo.

 

[Rog.T.B.]

Drunkula, cheers.

 

[Llamaman]

Get a couple of spoons of flour, heat it in enough water not to make a roux and wait for it to settle out, use the water. Head retention up the wazoo.

Not heard of that technique!

 

[Pirate_Pete]

Get a couple of spoons of flour, heat it in enough water not to make a roux and wait for it to settle out, use the water. Head retention up the wazoo.

I have read this method before but never tried it. Forgot about it to be honest.
Plain flour, I presume?
I've never used flaked barley. Carapils is my go to for head retention.

Might make one of these myself, taking into account Clint's input.