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Bit late to the party on this one. However Coopers recommend putting Light dry malt extract in this rather than dextrose. They did have this mentioned on their website, but since the site has been updated I can't find it now. I have just bottled one. I added 25 grams of Saaz at the beginning of...

I found a thread on the Coopers forum where someone was going to make a stout with rolled oats. I asked how it turned out. He said he decided not to do it as... Rolled Oats + Water = Porridge. I might have to forget about this one for a while. I'm running low on stock and I'll have to brew...

I don't know yet. I've just finished working three long days, so too hard to even think about it. Yeah, winter will be here soon so porridge for breakfast or chuck it on the front lawn for the ducks. I'll probably make a Coopers APA next anyhow. This will be made in the next few months. I'll...

I've been thinking about making a Milk Stout for a while now. There are a few threads on here, but I thought I'd start afresh. Stopping off at the shops on Friday I bought on impulse. Coopers Irish Stout, lactose and some rolled oats. I've read that people use the rolled oats in stout, but...

I have read this method before but never tried it. Forgot about it to be honest. Plain flour, I presume? I've never used flaked barley. Carapils is my go to for head retention. Might make one of these myself, taking into account Clint's input.

Look on the bright side. Your stout will be carbed up and fantastic by Christmas. I usually bulk prime my stouts with 7grams of dextrose per litre. A lot of people on brewing sites would say that's too much, but I've got half a dozen mates who drink mine and think it's great. Slid is right...

I only ever brew kits and they definitely are not rank. Generally it's a Coopers kit. Dry Light Malt Extract. Extra Hops. Steeped Grain. Not the kit yeast. Temperature control. By the time I steep & boil the grain. Clean & sterilise everything etc I'm probably looking at a couple of hours to...

When I first started I just tried to keep all my beers at 18-20C. Just keep it simple. A constant temperature around 18-20C will result in an OK beer. It's when the temperature fluctuates, or goes too high that can result in off tastes The yeast you get with the Cerveza isn't a true lager yeast...

Here in Australia we have coal powered electricity generators. Most are coming to the end of their life. The Liberal (our version of Conservatives) are hell bent on building more. But no one wants to build them. Banks won't touch them for investment. And power companies won't build them because...

I don't keep taking samples. Wastes too much beer.:laugh8: I realise not everyone can do this, but I take an initial reading. I then leave that next to the FV with the hydrometer in. Watch it drop over a few days. After 2 weeks in the FV I take another reading to check that it's done. I use a...

OK, maybe don't be as hasty throwing them away in future. It might have been OK. Hard to tell really. Did it taste off at all? As for the smell you do get odd smells off the brews at times. The Coopers Euro lager and I suppose other lagers get a rotten egg smell. Which Lager kit did you have...

That seems a rather low FG. Have you checked your hydrometer? It should read 1.000 in water at 20C. Where are you noticing the yeast granules? In the bottom of the bottle? If it's nice and clear and tastes OK that's good. But really if you started it on 23rd March it's a bit young to be...

Eventually got around to this one. I made sure I had plenty of cold water refrigerated to get it down to temp quickly. It didn't take as much mixing as I'd expected, and with the cold water it was about 19C when I put it in the fridge. I fermented it at 18C for two weeks and cold crashed for 5...

That's sad. As you say Chippy way too young. That's how old I am at least for the next few weeks. I only saw them once as they weren't really my thing. I remember seeing The Pogues in Birmingham once and a few guests came up on stage. They were all introduced apart from him. One of The Pogues...

Coopers recommend 12 weeks in the bottle before drinking. I was underwhelmed with the carbonation on my last lager too. I thought it may have been because I cold crashed it for too long. I thought maybe too much yeast had dropped out. Leave it the recommended time. Taste it and then decide what...

I only got mine down to 1.014 too. That's why I would have thought it was done. I did think about my post later and I think you're right Terry, the temperature should be raised for a few days. I probably bulk lagered mine for too long last time. The carbonation is under whelming. OK but not as...

I usually use two packets of yeast and ferment it lower. However if you've only used one packet of yeast you've probably done the right thing by brewing it at 15C. If it were me I'd drop the temp down to 3C or so for a week. If you haven't added any hops up until now I'd make a hop tea and add...

A bit late to the party, but I made the Winter Ale kit and I thought it was pretty good as is. If I were to make another one of these kits I'd do them to the instructions on the can and not waste money adding something. As terrym says the cost is quite up there. I was in the place I buy my...

I know with the Coopers Euro Lager and the (I think) the 86 Day Pilsner that Coopers recommend putting it away for 12 weeks before drinking. I don't think they do for the Blonde, but maybe with what you added that's what's needed. I still have a case or so of a Pilsner I made. It was not good a...