Hi All,
I'm new to home brew, having done some coopers cans and will be moving to more complex beers as well as distilling.
I thought I'd try a Pirate life inspired South Coast Pale Ale
I haven't found found a clone but did find what hops they use. So I bought 25 grams each of Taiheke, Wai-iti and Cashmere.
So what I've done is:
Coopers Pale Ale can
Brew Enhancer 2
made as per normal for a can, I did use the included yeast, pitched at 24c.
For hops I did 12.5g each of Taiheke, Wai-iti and Cashmere as a 10 minutes boil in water and addd it when starting the brew.
my plan is, after 2 days I'll add a further 12.5g of each of the hops then remove all the hops 2 days later.
This will be a total of 75g Hops, half in a 10 min boil and half dry hopped. (I read that longer dry hoping can impart grassy flavours)
My question is, does that sound like enough hops and time?
Has anyone used these hops or tried to mimic the West Coast Pale Ale?
And any other feedback, recipes or opinions would be welcome
Cheers