Australian Sparkling Ale, sometimes called Adelaide Sparkling Ale, is a beer style once popular in Australia, especially in the Adelaide area. Today, the only widely available commercial example is Coopers Sparkling Ale.
Australian Sparkling Ale is a refreshing, golden to red ale that is top-fermented, dry-hopped and lagered for a clean, light flavor. Sparkling ale is bottle-conditioned to a high degree of carbonation, and the yeast is sometimes intentionally roused before serving, giving the beer a hefeweizen-like cloudiness in the glass. This style was sometimes known as Sugar Beer in Australia because of the priming sugar that was used to start the secondary fermentation.
History of Australian Sparkling Ale
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Brewing Australian Sparkling Ale
Despite a flavor commonly referred to as "wheaty" or "grainy", Australian Sparkling Ale is brewed entirely with barley malt, including some light crystal malt. After an initial fermentation at ale temperatures, it is then lagered before bottling. Australian hop varieties are traditional.
Competition Styles
Neither the BJCP nor the GABF recognize this style. An approximation of the technical guidelines for this style might be:
OG: 1.044-1.050 ABV: 5-6% IBU: 25-26 SRM: 5-10