Surprising result on a Coopers English

[Slid]

Am just drinking the first of a brew started on the 9 July and bottled 21 July. A Coopers English kit plus a Wilko 1.5kg lager for extra malt, Coopers kit yeast and dry hopped with some Bouclier hops from the Malt Miller bargain hop bin.

It was brewed at a rather warm time if I recall, but has dropped beautifully clear (as clear as if had been filtered clear) and has a wonderful flowery aftertaste if not chilled. Bit of a bouquet, but not as noticable as the aftertaste.

I did a similar brew some months ago, using a hop tea method with Cascade hops and that was a more powerful hop taste, but this is really quite delicate. Both a bit transient, I suspect.

Expected it to be a bit dodgy with the high fermenting temperatures, but it's great. I brewed this to 28L and added almost a kilo of sugar. If you pick up the cans in the Wilko sale it comes to about £19 - I got 53 500ml bottles and am very chuffed :grin:

 

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Hi Slid,

I have done something similar to yourself at approximately the same time. I started mine on 19th July.
Iv'e done a Coopers English Bitter kit, added a can of Coopers Amber Malt Extract and 500g of Light Spraymalt
Made a yeast starter with the kit yeast AND a packet of Gervin English Ale yeast.
I got distracted and pitched the yeast in at 34C.. I thought oh shine a light it's ruined, but............
O.G was 1055
F.G came out at 1007
6.93%ABV was a little stronger than I imagined it would be, I was expecting something more like 6.5%
Had a whiff of it as I lifted the lid to check that fermentation had finished and the fumes burnt my eye smells really nice with plenty of alcohol. Sampled it out of the hydrometer tastes good and leaves a warming glow :party:
It is still in the fermenter. Plan on racking off into a secondary at weekend, add some finings then bottle next week.

I had planned all year on doing this brew in summer and keeping it back until November for Bonfire Night.

As soon as this is bottled going to get a Coffee Porter going for Christmas.

 

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Am just drinking the first of a brew started on the 9 July and bottled 21 July. A Coopers English kit plus a Wilko 1.5kg lager for extra malt, Coopers kit yeast and dry hopped with some Bouclier hops from the Malt Miller bargain hop bin.

It was brewed at a rather warm time if I recall, but has dropped beautifully clear (as clear as if had been filtered clear) and has a wonderful flowery aftertaste if not chilled. Bit of a bouquet, but not as noticable as the aftertaste.

I did a similar brew some months ago, using a hop tea method with Cascade hops and that was a more powerful hop taste, but this is really quite delicate. Both a bit transient, I suspect.

Expected it to be a bit dodgy with the high fermenting temperatures, but it's great. I brewed this to 28L and added almost a kilo of sugar. If you pick up the cans in the Wilko sale it comes to about £19 - I got 53 500ml bottles and am very chuffed :grin:

What temperature did you ferment at?

 

[Slid]

What temperature did you ferment at?

Went up to 24C-25C during the ferment - only went over 25C once during the warm spell and I think it was the one after this that copped for that.