ZOG
Well-Known Member
So me and my brew Buddy are preparing to brew a Nice red lager and while we are preping the equipment, talk turns to the Mexican coke-a-cola I have in the fridge.
Now I can tell you I am a firm believer in the Real sugar coke, I think it is the best non beer beverage ever invented. I was explaining to him that is was made with real sugar ect.. and just then it hit me... how about a coke beer?
Now I am sure I am not the first to have this idea but I wanted to know what it would be like to brew coke. I also know that a mostly sugar wort is not the best idea for beer. But while brewing the 5 gallon batch, we took 4 half liter bottles of Mexican coke and put them in a pot and started heating them. we then added 3 oz of 10L and 2oz or carapils and steeped.
We then added 3oz of amber malt extract and brought it to a boil and then added .2 oz of east kent goldings. after 45 min we cooled and put it in my 1/2 gallon yeast starter jug and added some nottingham dry yeast. I topped the jug off until I was at 1.049 OG.
It was bubbling well within 2 hours. The bubbles were fine and it had no real malty krausen to speak of. my first thought of this expiriment is that it's not going to be very good but it was fun trying...
we are going to bottle it back in the original coke bottles for fun.
Now I can tell you I am a firm believer in the Real sugar coke, I think it is the best non beer beverage ever invented. I was explaining to him that is was made with real sugar ect.. and just then it hit me... how about a coke beer?
Now I am sure I am not the first to have this idea but I wanted to know what it would be like to brew coke. I also know that a mostly sugar wort is not the best idea for beer. But while brewing the 5 gallon batch, we took 4 half liter bottles of Mexican coke and put them in a pot and started heating them. we then added 3 oz of 10L and 2oz or carapils and steeped.
We then added 3oz of amber malt extract and brought it to a boil and then added .2 oz of east kent goldings. after 45 min we cooled and put it in my 1/2 gallon yeast starter jug and added some nottingham dry yeast. I topped the jug off until I was at 1.049 OG.
It was bubbling well within 2 hours. The bubbles were fine and it had no real malty krausen to speak of. my first thought of this expiriment is that it's not going to be very good but it was fun trying...
we are going to bottle it back in the original coke bottles for fun.