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Written by: Makebeer
7/30/2009 9:13 AM

It’s light and very refreshing.  I’ve had several friends try it.  Very similar to Shock Top.  Great aroma!  They love it!

Ingredients

• 1 can Coopers Wheat Beer Concentrate Kit
• 2 ¼ Cups of Munton’s Wheat Dried Malt Extract
• 1 ½ Cups of Organic Powdered Sugar (Would probably use Coopers Brew Enhancer next time)
• 8 oz of honey
• 4 Sweet Oranges (I used Navel Oranges)
• 2 Large Lemons
• 2 Large Limes
• Coopers Carbonation Drops

Procedures

• Peel and sanitize the citrus (I peeled and soaked in hot water)
• Puree all citrus, citrus is a natural sanitizer so I wasn’t worried about germs from that end.
• Add 2 liters of hot water to your Coopers fermenter. I recommend hot, not boiling. 
• Mix in Wheat Beer Concentrate Kit, Dry Malt Extract, Sugar, and honey. Be sure to get all the ingredients well dissolved.
• Mix in citrus puree. There will be pulp flying everywhere.  Don’t worry most of it settles out.
• Top up fermenter to 23 liters with cold water. You could go with 21 liters if you like.  I used 23 liters to make it lighter.
• Cool to fermentation temperature (below 21°C/73°F) and add yeast. I pitched the yeast at 28°C because the initial water was too hot.
• Left in fermenter 8 days, took two Hydrometer readings to make sure fermentation was complete.
• At bottling time add one Coopers Carbonation Drop to each 12 oz/375ml bottle.
• Condition in bottle 2-4 weeks.  (I conditioned for 9 days before I had to try it, Excellent!)

Enjoy! 

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