Microbrewery
Since we already produce our electricity and water from the sun, we decided to be even more self-sufficient and make our own beer too!
Through the picture window in the Coffee Box you can see our Cooper Island Microbrewery – with stainless steel kettles, mash tun, whirlpool, and five 500L fermentation vessels. We have a variety of Craft Beers on tap – Usually a Larger, Pilsner & IPA.
Our popular Turtle IPA was launched in 2017 and $1 from every IPA sold is donated to BVI Sea Turtle conservation.
Enjoy all our beers at our Main Bar, Coffee Box & Rum Bar. Don’t feel like sticking to just one?! Then we recommend ordering our Beer Flight to try them all.
Featured Craft Beers on Tap
Flavours of Grapefruit, Pine & Spice notes
Flavours of Melon, Elderfruit & Baked Bread
Flavours of Light & Golden Crisp Apple
Flavours of Ripe Mango, Papaya & Citrus
Flavours of real Raspberry
Our very own Seltzer with BVI Vodka
Ever Wonder How It Works...
Steps of the Beer Brewing Process
MASHING
The first step in the beer-making process is mashing, in which the grist, or milled malt, is transferred to the mash tun, mixed with water and heated to temperatures usually between 100 degrees Fahrenheit up to 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Mashing causes the natural enzymes in the malt to break down starches, converting them to sugars, which will eventually become alcohol. Different temperature levels activate different enzymes and affect the release of proteins and fermentable sugars.
LAUTERING
Lautering is the process of separating the wort from spent grain as efficiently as possible. The solids from the mash settle on top of the filtration plates and form a filter for the wort. The wort is drawn out from the bottom of the lauter ton and recirculated, causing loose grain particulates to be filtered out naturally by the grain bed, allowing for a clearer wort composition. At this point, the spent grain will be rinsed with heated water to get as much of the sugars as possible for the wort. After sparging, the spent grain is commonly recycled as feed for cattle and hogs for local farmers.
BOILING
Once a brewer has wort, it is sterilized through a boiling process in a brew kettle, which halts enzyme activity and condenses the liquid. During the boil, which typically lasts from 60 to 120 minutes, hops are added. The qualities of aroma, taste and bitterness that hops impart to beer depend on what point they are added. Hops can be added early in the boil for bittering, with more time boiled resulting in more bitterness. They can be added mid-boil for flavor, or late boil for flavoring and aroma.
FERMENTATION
Wort is cooled down and transferred to a fermentation vessel and the yeast is added at a proper temperature. This stage is the primary fermentation during which the conversion of sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide lead to an ale or a lager, depending on the type of yeast used. The process of the yeast converting sugars to alcohol generates heat and is monitored closely by brewers. The higher temperatures employed for ale yeast result in more esters, or fragrant organic compounds compared to lagers.
CONDITIONING
During the conditioning process for ales and lagers, the beer will mature and smooth, and by-products of fermentation will diminish. It is possible to dry hop during this stage for added aroma, or add other ingredients such as fruits or spices to introduce more complexity. Once the beer has fermented, it must be kegged or bottled and carbonated by adding CO2 to a container under high pressure, forcing it to be absorbed into the beer.
SCUBA-DIVING
Discover beautiful underwater gardens, vibrant reefs and shipwrecks including the most famous wreck of the Caribbean- the RMS Rhone
We have teamed up with PADI professionals Sail Caribbean Divers to provide dive and snorkel trips and equipment. Their friendly crew are on island daily from 8:30am – 4:30pm
SCUBA-DIVING
Discover beautiful underwater gardens, vibrant reefs and shipwrecks including the most famous wreck of the Caribbean- the RMS Rhone
We have teamed up with PADI professionals Sail Caribbean Divers to provide dive and snorkel trips and equipment. Their friendly crew are on island daily from 8:30am – 4:30pm
