Coopers Devil Half Ruby Porter - Hops

[stephen1546]

Hi

Looking for any suggestions on what hops to use for the coopers porter kit

Thanks

Stevie

 

[marshbrewer]

I did it with Bramling Cross, and a mini mash, and it was very good.

 

[Clint]

Have you done it before? If not just do "it".
Then have a play...or split it..

 

[Arcs]

This one I have done before and enough sugar in it and you will be hop, skippety and jumping on the high abv I'd try this one first if I were you, it is delicious.

 

[stephen1546]

I did it with Bramling Cross, and a mini mash, and it was very good.

Thanks for the advice. Appreciated.

 

[stephen1546]

Have you done it before? If not just do "it".
Then have a play...or split it..

Not done it before. What does split it mean?.

 

[Arcs]

Means do half the hop version and half the original version. That way you get the best of both worlds. Fair enuff. Personally, I wouldn't tamper with it, good enough on its own.

I'd try replicate it with an all grain twist or start over. In my honest opinion, pushing it to 9.3 % abv is pretty awesome. Pushing it in any sense is and would be awesome. Hopping it, pretty much ruins the idea unless you wanna listen to Pirate_Pete for some advice on this, personally, it's wonderful enough without messing with it.

There are more or rather less worthy porters that are in need of attention from extract brewing. Namely, the St Peters Honey porter which fails miserably at what it aims to do and is more likely in need of your brewers surgeon skills

 

[The Baron]

Most English style hops will work like Fuggles. EKG etc

 

[terrym]

@stephen1546
I agree with @Clint.
If you havent made this kit before, make it as it comes (perhaps with all DME as an addition but certainly not all sugar, and/or a minimash) and you could then split it when the primary has finished, and hop tea or dry hop one of the split portions, perhaps using the Bramling Cross. However porters are more about malty and other deep flavours not hops so I wouldn't go overboard with the hop addition
That way you get chance to
a) to see what the kit is really like
b) find out about a hop

 

[stephen1546]

Means do half the hop version and half the original version. That way you get the best of both worlds. Fair enuff. Personally, I wouldn't tamper with it, good enough on its own.

I'd try replicate it with an all grain twist or start over. In my honest opinion, pushing it to 9.3 % abv is pretty awesome. Pushing it in any sense is and would be awesome. Hopping it, pretty much ruins the idea unless you wanna listen to Pirate_Pete for some advice on this, personally, it's wonderful enough without messing with it.

There are more or rather less worthy porters that are in need of attention from extract brewing. Namely, the St Peters Honey porter which fails miserably at what it aims to do and is more likely in need of your brewers surgeon skills

9% sounds rather interesting lol

 

[stephen1546]

@stephen1546
I agree with @Clint.
If you havent made this kit before, make it as it comes (perhaps with all DME as an addition but certainly not all sugar, and/or a minimash) and you could then split it when the primary has finished, and hop tea or dry hop one of the split portions, perhaps using the Bramling Cross. However porters are more about malty and other deep flavours not hops so I wouldn't go overboard with the hop addition
That way you get chance to
a) to see what the kit is really like
b) find out about a hop

Will just make as is.. 1 kilo of DME/LME, and 300g of sugar. Thanks again for your help