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Coores light clone

Discussion in 'Extract Brewing' started by whitesheperd, May 27, 2014.

 

  1. #1
    whitesheperd

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 27, 2014
    Hey guys I'm just wondering if anyone has tried to make a coores light beer with extract instead of all grains?


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  2. #2
    DonH

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 27, 2014
    for the amount of work and time that goes into brewing, I cant justify brewing coors light when you can run to wally world and get a 30 pack for $16... just my .02
     
  3. #3
    whitesheperd

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 27, 2014
    I just like to experiment.. I like the lower IBU's in beer.. But I was just coir opus to see if anyone has tried to make one like Coors light.. I haven't tried the American ale light yet.. I will my next batch tho


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  4. #4
    EJay

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 27, 2014
  5. #5
    whitesheperd

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 27, 2014
    Ah exactly me :) I can drink heavy beers but for drinking every day kind of beers I prefer light bodied like him, thank you very much


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  6. #6
    Yooper

    Ale's What Cures You! Staff Member  

    Posted May 28, 2014
    Coors is an American light lager, not an ale.

    If you can make a lager, the "recipe" for a Coors Light or Miller Light would be very simple but it'd be hard to do with extract because not all adjuncts come in extract form. I've seen rice solids (instead of flaked rice in the mash), and corn sugar, so it may be possible but I'm not 100% sure as I"ve never done it.
     
  7. #7
    butterpants

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 28, 2014
    Flavorless American Lagers are pretty difficult to make properly. If you're calling it an ale, I'm going to guess that you don't have the knowledge to properly make one. Just sayin'
     
  8. #8
    rocketsan

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    Posted May 28, 2014

    Was going to chastise your bluntness - then I read how he spelled Coors in his thread title and decided I'd shut my mouth... :p


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  9. #9
    whitesheperd

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 28, 2014

    It was a spell check calm down haha, my last post I said Coors I got it right :p


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  10. #10
    timrox1212

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 28, 2014
    well this isnt a clone it is the closest ive come to a really good tasting light beer without lagering. all my bmc friends love it.



    Title: Light "lager"\
    \
    Brew Method: Extract\
    Style Name: Standard American Lager\
    Boil Time: 60 min\
    Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)\
    Boil Size: 6 gallons\
    Boil Gravity: 1.043\
    Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)\
    \
    STATS:\
    Original Gravity: 1.052\
    Final Gravity: 1.012\
    ABV (standard): 5.25%\
    IBU (tinseth): 16.19\
    SRM (morey): 5.33\
    \
    FERMENTABLES:\
    7 lb - Liquid Malt Extract - Light (87.5%)\ (add 2 lbs at 60 min and last 5 lbs at 5 min)
    \
    STEEPING GRAINS:\
    1 lb - German - Vienna (12.5%)\
    \
    HOPS:\
    1 oz - Liberty, Type: Pellet, AA: 4, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 16.19\
    \
    YEAST:\
    White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840\
    Starter: Yes\
    Form: Liquid\

    ferment at 62-64 degrees for 2 weeks, transfer to secondary ontop of gelatin. let sit in secondary for another 2 weeks at 62-64 degrees. bottle or keg from there.





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  11. #11
    whitesheperd

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 28, 2014
    What about the brewers best American light extract kit?? Anybody tried this one yet? I have a brewers best milk stout fermenting for 5 days now.. And I am thinking about the American light for my next batch??


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    stpug

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 28, 2014
    It would be a different beer but "lite" nonetheless:

    4.5 lb Pilsner LME
    0.75 lb rice solids/extract
    1.0 oz Strisselspalt hops at 25 min
    fermented as cleanly as possible with a touch of sulfur remaining
     
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    KeninMN

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 28, 2014
    ...I brewed the Cream Ale extract kit from Northern Brewer and it was an excellent lighter, grainy, lower ABV beer. It has more flavor than your typical BMC brew, but in a good way. The lite beer-drinking members of my family thought they'd died and went to beer heaven. They even drank if from glasses with their pinkies extended... :)
     
  14. #14
    whitesheperd

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 28, 2014
    Yeah I've thought about getting the cream ale.. Glad to hear a positive response on it..


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  15. #15
    jgm038

    Active Member

    Posted May 30, 2014
    Yes. Thumbs up on NB's cream ale. It's definitely a lighter beer, but has a surprising amount of flavor. Everyone I have given it to has liked it. It's kind of like a Genesee Cream Ale and Old Vienna combined...but with a more flavor, as NB puts it; "buttered toast like flavor".
     
  16. #16
    KeninMN

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 30, 2014
    The kit I made is the one from Northern Brewer. It turned out pretty much identical to the Rise to the Top Cream Ale from Third Street Brewhouse in beautiful downtown Cold Springs, MN. The only problem was it was gone soooooooooooo fast...
     
  17. #17
    mikebrown123

    Member

    Posted Jun 20, 2014
    I have the NB Cream Ale in the primary now. Heard great things about it and want an 'everyday' beer available. I actually took the recipe and bout the ingredients locally, but it really did not save me anything.


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  18. #18
    BigJoeBrew

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Jun 23, 2014
    How about Cream of Three Crops Cream Ale?? Very easy all-grain or BIAB recipe. :rockin: Just made one myself.
     
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