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Have been brewing for a few years now, still doing basic brews ( coopers ect ) like them so much havent moved on. Just wondering what everyone else thinks.
yeah, i know it doesn't cover exactly what you're after, but have a look around the recipes forum anyway.. you'll find heaps of info there. but keep in mind, one person's absolute favourite brew is going to be another man's rubbish... you'll need to make your own decisions too.
My favourite dump-and-stir brew is any 3kg can of goo from the Country Brewer's X-Tract range. Simple, but easy. Good for building up depleted beer stocks quickly, and pretty tasty.
The next step up from that is my favourite 'need beer in a hurry' beer:
Coopers Real Ale can
1.5kg pale liquid malt (or 1kg of light dry malt)
200g crystal (steeped)
20g amarillo (for 20mins)
20g amarillo (dry hopped)
23L total volume.
That is a fantastic (and very simple) APA, and is that step up from dump-and-stir, but miles ahead in flavour.
Last edited by Chris on Friday Nov 09, 2007 8:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
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2x Malt Shovel Deep Roast Ale, kit yeast & nothing else(22 ltrs). Best Beer I've done without really doing anything . Or u could use one can to just 11 ltrs
Two cans Tooheys Dark Ale, one can Tooheys Real Ale, 2kgs Coopers brew enhancer no 1. Make up to 46 ltr and ferment for two weeks. Bottle and prime with white sugar. Drinks fine even after two weeks in the bottle. Not too much bitterness and not a bad copy of Tooheys Old. Comes in at around 70 cents per bottle.
Yeah, there is a certain smokey taste about it. If your trying to give up cigarettes it can help with the cravings or it can remind you what yor missing.
I don't knwo what they must offer at your local, but Old has to be one of the worse of the darker beers you can buy commercially if you ask me. I was given a whole case once ( father'n'law use to drive for Lion Nathan ), and after having one I gave the rest of the case away. Took a while as it doesn't seem a popular beer around here.
Who ever said nothing was impossible, never tried to slam a revolving door....
. Or u could use one can to just 11 ltrs
