Coopers blonde

[stetay2]

Hi as anyone tryed this. I love it. Blonde kit add light spraymalt brewing sugar and half a bag of saaz hops fement in the fridge with s_23 yeast. Best yet been doing this years

 

[Covrich]

I didn't do many beer kits but I did do this one and If I was perfectly honest I didn't think this that great, I used 1kg DME and the kit yeast. To me it had a tiny artificial sweet afterstate (I know a few people have said it about this kit also), it was perfectly drinkable if a little bland.. A few members here done it since and I suggested dry hopping it which I think worked well.

I suspect the change of yeast helps aswell if you're going down the lager route..

 

[terrym]

A bit too light for me. I used Coopers BE1, but dry hopped it with cascade which was the only redeeming feature for me. I shan't do another.
If you like light beers like that the AuPA is better imo, but that needs a boost as well.

 

[Godsdog]

A bit too light for me. I used Coopers BE1, but dry hopped it with cascade which was the only redeeming feature for me. I shan't do another.
If you like light beers like that the AuPA is better imo, but that needs a boost as well.

Just got two of these in the tesco direct clik and collect.bought them to tinker with as I expect them not to be too strong on flavour alone.any suggestions terrym?

 

[terrym]

Just got two of these in the tesco direct clik and collect.bought them to tinker with as I expect them not to be too strong on flavour alone.any suggestions terrym?

Ummm...
1. More malt. 1 kg DME or 2 x 1lb Holland & Barrett Liquid Malt Extract* (currently on offer...again) * I've used this and its fine for brewing
2. Hop tea or dry hop or both. Clibits guide might be useful for selecting a suitable hop http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=483777#post483777
I used 37g Cascade dry hop, but would go for 50g if I did it again (which I'm not). You could try Saaz or Hallertau or similar since it may suit the style I suppose but I have no experience of them so can't say how it would work out.
3. And if you want a bit of sweetness and colour and mouthfeel you could steep 100-150g crystal malt at 65*C ish for 30mins and then wash the grains with water at 80*C and chuck that in at the beginning.
I think this deserves a name too like your King Astle Christmas Ale (which had a good head as I recall).
So you could call it Chippy Clark's Blond since he was light (but not lightweight) and blond.... well blondish ;-)

 

[LarryF]

The Coopers Blonde, Wilko's light Pilsner or even Youngs Harvest Pilsner, they're all platforms for extra fermentables and hop additions. On their own I don't think they bring much to the table, saying that though I've done all three and had nice enough results but only because of what I added to them.

 

[Vladster]

I started one of these the other night using 1kg of Coopers brew enhancer 1 and 500g of brewing sugar. Within an hour of adding the yeast, the airlock was bubbling away so all seems good so far. I'm not sure exactly how much of an effect the extra sugar will have as this is only my 2nd ever brew but it looks to be coming along nicely with a nice aroma aswell so fingers crossed it turns out ok :pray:

 

[Godsdog]

I started one of these the other night using 1kg of Coopers brew enhancer 1 and 500g of brewing sugar. Within an hour of adding the yeast, the airlock was bubbling away so all seems good so far. I'm not sure exactly how much of an effect the extra sugar will have as this is only my 2nd ever brew but it looks to be coming along nicely with a nice aroma aswell so fingers crossed it turns out ok :pray:

No hydrometer reading? Gotta be nudging 1055 or more even if brewed to the 23 litres

 

[Vladster]

No hydrometer reading? Gotta be nudging 1055 or more even if brewed to the 23 litres

I brewed it to 23 litres and it gave me a reading of 1050....i'm gonna leave it for at least 10 days before taking another reading.

 

[IainM]

I bottled one of these about six weeks ago. As terrym said, the most fitting hops to add for this style would be noble hops. For mine, however, I wanted something with bit of a citrus bite, so I used the Falconer's Flight 7Cs hop mix, 16g boiled for 5 minutes before pitching the yeast, then two days before bottling I added 20g hop tea and 30g dry hop. I brewed it short to 21 litres with 1kg HBC extra-light DME, and 400g dextrose. It is just what I wanted - a touch of bitterness and a lovely American hop aroma.

An alternative is a recipe on the Cooper's website called 'Blushing Blonde', where 500g of berries are added in a bag a day after pitching the yeast (http://store.coopers.com.au/recipes/index/view/id/30/). I haven't tried it, but I've heard good things.