Making the Coopers Mexican Cerveza

It was Friday. Time for a beer tasting and an easy homebrew. This time I make the Coopers Mexican Cerveza. A great beer to serve when the weather is hot.

Recipe was Coopers Mexican Cerveza beer kit and Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 made to 23 liters.

An alternative recipe is the "Aztec Gold." This is the Coopers Mexican Cerveza beer kit and 500 grams of light dry malt extract. This is made to 21 liters.

The recipe for the IPA that I was tasting can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyjtm1loR9A or
http://blog.makebeer.net/Home/tabid/74/EntryID/346/Default.aspx

Cheers!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Coopers
• Mexican
• Cerveza
• Beer
• Easy
• DIY
• Homebrew
• beermaking

[moffster]

What FG are you aiming for with cerveza?

[makebeer]

@moffster I'm aiming for around 1.010 with BE2.

[AXIAM79]

What place in Mexico did you actually go to? I liked the pictures you added to it

[makebeer]

@AXIAM79 Puerto Vallarta. Nice place.

[wadeanddave]

Am i wrong in thinking that IPA actually stands for Indian Pale Ale?

[makebeer]

@wadeanddave IPA stands for India Pale Ale.

[krob007usa2]

Another good way to make it lighter and enhance the flavor is to use Rice Syrup Solids in place of Brew Enhancer or Dextrose.

[MeMcNeills]

@jcmc39555 I can make a real beer for about $20 for 5 gallons...Good luck with your triathlons, proud of you.

[jcmc39555]

@MeMcNeills: It's funny how folks can look down on this method...gotta love a purist. Making beer out of these kits has been so much fun to me...AND I can do it between working and training for triathlons. Best of all, I can enjoy it and pay 70% less (sometimes even less) for great beer.

[makebeer]

@MeMcNeills I think it's wonderful that it's so easy to make a beer that is popular and can be shared with your friends.