Coopers stout advise

[Jonathan1321]

Hi all

I have brewed up 23 liters of coopers stout currently at 1010 fg so I will be putting it in some 5L containers.

Beer lacks body so I was wondering if adding some lylea black treacle to prime with would help?

Brewed with a brew enhancer.

 

[Clint]

Probably not...you'll add treacle taste.

 

[phettebs]

Not a whole lot you can do after the fact. You could try adding some maltodextrin to change the mouthfeel and give it a little more sweetness. Before adding it to all the beer, I'd try it with one sample and then scale up from there.

 

[Dicko]

Hi jonathan
If you're looking for more body but don't want to add extra fermentables brew short.
A few years ago a member, terrym I believe it was (thanks terry), suggested I try this recipe.
1 can coopers stout.
500g dark spray malt.
500g golden syrup.
100g dark muscavado sugar.
1tbls of treacle.
And 4 shots of strong coffee.
It's so good I still brew it today. Give it a try you won't be disappointed.

Cheers Dicko.

 

[damienair]

Hi jonathan
If you're looking for more body but don't want to add extra fermentables brew short.
A few years ago a member, terrym I believe it was (thanks terry), suggested I try this recipe.
1 can coopers stout.
500g dark spray malt.
500g golden syrup.
100g dark muscavado sugar.
1tbls of treacle.
And 4 shots of strong coffee.
It's so good I still brew it today. Give it a try you won't be disappointed.

Cheers Dicko.

Thanks Dicko,

I'm going to try this. I batch prime, what do you do to prime this recipe before bottling?

Many thanks,

Damien

 

[Dicko]

Hi Damien.
I never batch primed mine I used half a tsp per 500 ml bottle. But I would imagine 90-100g would be sufficient, It depends on how well carbed you like your stout.
By the way when I brew it I brew to 20l and it comes out around 4.8%.

Cheers Dicko

 

[damienair]

Hi Damien.
I never batch primed mine I used half a tsp per 500 ml bottle. But I would imagine 90-100g would be sufficient, It depends on how well carbed you like your stout.
By the way when I brew it I brew to 20l and it comes out around 4.8%.

Cheers Dicko

Thanks Dicko for the reply,

Very much appreciated. I'll definitely give this a go.

Damien

 

[Dicko]

No problem
The batch I'm drinking at the moment is over 12 month old and it's superb.

Cheers Dicko

 

[neilb]

Hi jonathan
If you're looking for more body but don't want to add extra fermentables brew short.
A few years ago a member, terrym I believe it was (thanks terry), suggested I try this recipe.
1 can coopers stout.
500g dark spray malt.
500g golden syrup.
100g dark muscavado sugar.
1tbls of treacle.
And 4 shots of strong coffee.
It's so good I still brew it today. Give it a try you won't be disappointed.

Cheers Dicko.

This sounds like a great recipe!
What abv did you end up with?

 

[Dicko]

This sounds like a great recipe!
What abv did you end up with?

Hi Neilb
I've brewed this many times and every time it came out at 4.73%. Og 1046 finished at 1010, it's well balanced and tastes fantastic.

Cheers Dicko

 

[neilb]

Hi Neilb
I've brewed this many times and every time it came out at 4.73%. Og 1046 finished at 1010, it's well balanced and tastes fantastic.

Cheers Dicko

Thanks mate, I will definitely try this

 

[Dicko]

Thanks mate, I will definitely try this

The original recipe I got off terrym was brewed to 19l so will have been slightly stronger. I brewed to 20l as I didn't have a 19l mark on my fv.
By the way the coffee added is fresh ground not instant. Although a work colleague did add a couple of capsules from his coffee machine!

Cheers Dicko

 

[neilb]

The original recipe I got off terrym was brewed to 19l so will have been slightly stronger. I brewed to 20l as I didn't have a 19l mark on my fv.
By the way the coffee added is fresh ground not instant. Although a work colleague did add a couple of capsules from his coffee machine!

Cheers Dicko

Thanks, I was going to ask if you brewed it short!
Yeah I was thinking of fresh ground coffee. Nice one mate, thanks again

 

[Dicko]

Thanks, I was going to ask if you brewed it short!
Yeah I was thinking of fresh ground coffee. Nice one mate, thanks again

No problem. Let us know what you think.

Cheers Dicko