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Ta scblack. I think I will bottle it as is and do a new batch from scratch. Hopefully as you say it could fill out. Now I'll just have to go get some more PET bottles :-)

And in line with the comments from others I think I will do a light/dark malt mix rather than all dark. Four months is a long ...

Hi Pale Ale
I have no idea, but it is very dark when it comes out of the can???
Is there any way of finding out?
Its an interesting question seeing as KEG feels that dark malt will take 4 months to mature into anything decent.

Thanks KEG. Sounds like great advice! I will save the dark malt for a very nice brew in a bit cooler weather and use light for this one, pour carefully and do a dance to the beer gods after its all mixed in.

Cheers Spillsmostofit (I hope not!. What a waste :-)
I really don't think I will enjoy the standard coopers dark ale much - it seems very body deficient so rather than make one change at a time I do want to alter this current batch.
As such what if I added 1kg dark yeast powder and minimal dextrose ...

Thanks Oldbugman.
I wouldnt mind increasing the alcohol content anyway somewhat. So maybe then 1kg sugars and 1kg of malt.
For hops do you have any recommendations (i dont like real bitter beer)?
And I am presuming I would just add the additional ingredients and rebrew this mix (maybe premix ...

Hi
I have just brewed a Coopers dark ale exactly per instructions on the can. It has finished its ferment and thus ready for bottling, but I was wondering if I added more sugars and malt and rebrewed if it would have any adverse affects?
The standard mix of the coopers dark ale I am finding very ...

Ta Jay
As far as I am aware, and could well be wrong, I think it could have happened once before ;-)

In the Enter the Dragon, Geoff specifies Billingtons Muscovado dark unrefined sugar - from what I can tell, this is true unrefined sugar with the molasses evaporated. result dark and sticky with ...

Thanks db, doing a 2 litre now so will skip the safale.

Hi Oliver. Thanks for the advice, was going with yours but will do Geoffs Enter the Dragon Stout now with the following exceptions:
1) Coopers Stout as yeast starter - 2 litres
2) Dark Sugar from supermarket as cant find the unrefined dark ...

Ta db
I will make starter up to 2 litres first then. Would you skip the safale yeast pack then and just use the coopers starter?
Also how do I know when the 2 litres is ready? That there is a bit of froth on top enough of an indication?
Cheers

I'm just about to start my own brew. Was thinking of using filtered water. Can anyone else that uses filtered water let me know what salts they add back and in what quantities for stout?
Cheers

Thanks Jay & db
Yep, may as well start with something that I should really enjoy, never tried the dragon, but it sounds just like what my tastebuds are seeking :-)
The starter would be about 500 mls at the moment. Is there any advantage to making a bigger starter with it rather than pitching it as ...

I have decided to make the Dragon Stout as my first homebrew. Have started a starter with a few cms of coopers stout topped up with dark malt 75g and water (malt and water was boiled and cooled). Using an air lock secured in the top of the coopers bottle with blu-tak. Temp fluctuates between 17 and ...