Another Coopers stout

[gonch26]

I wasn't sure whether or not to post another Coopers stout thread being new to the forums, but wanted to share my modification and eventually the results.

I was looking for a Chocolate stout and wasn't sure of the best method. I had read a few of the Coopers Stout posts beforehand and decided to go with the following yesterday.

1 x Coopers stout kit
1 x 1.5kg Coopers dark malt extract
500g Muscovado dark sugar
250g Rowntreees cocoa powder

I mixed the sugar and cocoa powder in 2L of boiling water, when mixed I added the Stout kit then the tin of extract and fetched back to the boil. I only boiled the mix to ensure the sugar and cocoa was sterile.

I then filled my fv with 5L of cold water then dumped my pan of mix into it then topped off to 23L. Temp at this stage was 36 degrees c, I cooled it off to about 26 degrees c in the bath, pitched the kit yeast and lidded the fv, banged in the airlock and sat it on a deep tray. I'm sure you all know why, lol. These kits go off with a bang.

I ended up with an og of 1052 so fingers crossed. I checked this morning and I do have a healthy start, its bubbling nicely (or was this morning before I left for work). The temp was 26 degrees c this morning which is what my last Coopers stout fermented at so should be fine.

I'll post back when I keg after the initial taste test which may be as early as next week.

 

[remaerd]

read your article with intrest , what was the outcome , looking for new recipes ,to do with stout ,cheers and what was the gravity finish . :

 

[Mikey_G]

Nice! I also recently did a Coopers kit, but it was an Irish Stout. I didn't originally plan on using a dark muscovado sugar, but the local sainsbury didnt have treacle. When i removed the Krausen ring, the batch smelled amazing, I cannot wait to try it. Definitely let us know how it tastes.

 

[gonch26]

Hi, apologies for the delay folks, been a bit busy and all my spare time has been spent brewing. I have now moved to all grain using BIAB.

This Stout was OK but very bitter. I think it was the cocoa powder. I got a mixed review from my mates, some liked it a lot but others couldn't get over the bitterness. There was also a lot of sediment in the bottom of the bottles, again this was the cocoa powder. The chocolate taste did come through quite well though. I forget the FG but the brew came out at 5.5%.

 

[remaerd]

cheers for the reply , :thumb: