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Cheers for that. I'm gonna start this one on Tuesday. Ill keep you all informed :thumb:

That sounds interesting, let us know how it comes out. Wouldn't have thought mixing Bitter and Lager together. Haven't tried the Real Ale kit yet and to be honest all the Coopers kits, apart from the gorgeous Stout, do tend to taste quite bitter to me.Only my opinion though. May give the Real...

Can you give us some more recipe details, especially the temperature you fermented at. Did you use any heat or just left to ferment on its own. This sounds very interesting.

Just tried another one and it's now crystal clear with a nice clean taste. Head lasts all the way down (can't beat a bit of head all the way down! :whistle:) :party:

Hmmm, might try the box, I've got a couple of spare aquarium heaters. I brewed a Coopers English Bitter but used the Wilkos Gervin Yeast, it definitely was an improvement on taste. Not so bitter and harsh.

Cheers Slid, Have you ever tried brewing one of these at a higher temp?

Your right about the Coopers bitter being bitter, but I just found a bottle in the back of my brew cupboard dated February of this year and was very surprised to find it quite smooth. Can't see how I missed it, my beers don't normally last that long! :party:

Hi Chaps, This weather is playing havoc with my temperature control. In my garage it varies between 20/26c, more in the higher range than the lower (although just looked a minute ago and it was 18c) Any advice what I can brew in this temperature range? I haven't got a brew fridge, just a heated...

I built my brew box using 60mm insulation sheet, STC 1000 (ebay) and a 60w tube heater (toolstation) Have only used it in the winter though but it kept all my brews at 18/19c. Really happy with this setup and plan to make another one. :-P

Thanks for the replies, chaps. I may rethink this one.:cheers:

Afternoon Chaps, I am planning to do this brew in the next couple of weeks. After pricing it all up and with p+p it works out to about £41.00. Coopers Pale Ale " Wheat Beer 500g Light Spray Malt Danstar Belle Saison Yeast 11g 500g Light Spray Malt I can't seem to get all...

What one did you get and where did you get it from?

Well, tried this again tonight and I have to say this just tastes bland. No character at all, sweet and er'..... thats about it. The worse kit Iv'e done so far (17 kits) :(

Yea, I'll be interested to see how this turns out, although I will have a free FV in about three weeks time and I can see me doing this anyway. :cheers:

Hi Chaps, Anyone brewed the Coopers Siason recipe from there website? :?:

Cheers mate, I may invest in one of these :thumb:

Cheers, thats for that :smile:

Cheers Les, What's the make of your one and where did you get it from?

If I have been given any glass bottles by anyone, I first rinse them out in hot water and then soak them to get the labels off. I then just stick them all in a spare FV with a strong bleach solution, I use about two cups, make sure you get bleach with no smell to it, and leave them overnight...

I bought 4 freezer packs (wraps) from Tesco, £1.85 each, they look like a bigger version of the ice cube bags. Stick 'em in the freezer to freeze and then I wrap them around my pressure barrel securing them with bungee straps. I then cover it with an old bed sheet and keep wetting it with cold...