Well guys, I had said that my next brew will be Edwort’s Apfelwein. But I have a change of plans since my friends and I are planning to give a little party and those party-”poopers” don’t drink anything but beer. Well, too bad, I am actually rather eager to make some nice Cider but this is not to be. Maybe after this brew I will do the Apfelwein for some of my more adventurous friends.

Anyway, my next brew will be Cooper’s Pilsener. Why did I choose this beer? First of all, my friends are coming and they seem to only like light coloured beers. Show them a stout and they will most likely faint at the sight of all those dark chocolaty goodness. Again, I blame it on too much Tiger during their NS days. And it’s going to have to be a session beer. Most of them are driving and we don’t want them to be drunk afterwards.

Here is the recipe:

1. Cooper’s Pilsener Beer Ingredient Kit
2. 1.35kg of Pilsen Dry Malt Extract
3. 500g of Light Dry Malt Extract
4. 10g Saaz Hops (15 minutes boil)
5. 5g Saaz Hops (after flameout)
6. Nottingham Ale Yeast

This will probably be slightly stronger than what I had normally brewed due to the larger amount of extract, but it should be okay as a session beer. And most of my friends had complained that the beer I brewed is a little watery anyway. I think this added “oumph” would be helpful to correct those mistakes. And just think of all those aromatic Saaz spicy flavours! I will most likely be doing a 15 minutes boil for this brew. Add in a little light dry malt extract once it starts boiling and add in the Saaz Hops for flavouring. Boil those for 15 minutes and immediately after flameout, add the rest of the ingredients like the Pilsner Beer Ingredient Kit, Pilsner Malt Extract, the rest of the light dry malt extract and the Saaz hops. Hope that it will turn out great and light golden! Wish me luck!

Oh, by the way, I got all the ingredients from iBrew.