I bought the Cooper's DIY beer kit (fermenting bucket & equipment) earlier ths year for my first foray into brewing. It came with a can of Cooper's lager. Now, I'm not a lager drinker at all so that can sat around while I ran through my first few kits. On the Cooper's website I came across a recipe for a Russian Imperial Stout using standard cans of Cooper's stout, dark ale and lager - since I had the lager already and Tesco had the other two on offer I thought I'd give it a go with a half kilo of DME as well. As you'd expect it went off like a rocket, and I bottled about a month later with it somewhere between 9-10% abv. They recommend leaving it to condition for a year, but I cracked one tonight (about 7 weeks after bottling) to check carbonation. I've probably overprimed it slightly as it's a bit fizzier than the style requires, but holy hell this is not like any homebrew I've tasted before! I've paid �ã4-5+ for beer of this quality from my local quality offie. It's rich, dark (dark dark dark!!), bitter with the best mouthfeel I've had from anything I've brewed so far. If you like a strong stout give this recipe a go...