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Hey, I've decided this is my next kit.

Just wondering, on the website it says the kit is intended to be mixed with 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract, 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt and 300g Coopers Dextrose....

has anyone else done this kit with another recipe?

I was thinking of just adding the brew enhancer 2 along with some tea bag hops.

any suggestions?

Or...if it's best to use the suggested recipe....can you buy bags of light malt extract......or 300g of dextrose?

Go the full recipe first time out imo.

nice rich brew.

thisispants wrote:Hey, I've decided this is my next kit.

Just wondering, on the website it says the kit is intended to be mixed with 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract, 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt and 300g Coopers Dextrose....

has anyone else done this kit with another recipe?

I was thinking of just adding the brew enhancer 2 along with some tea bag hops.

any suggestions?

Or...if it's best to use the suggested recipe....can you buy bags of light malt extract......or 300g of dextrose?

go with the coopers suggestion, turns out nice.

I'm sure the recommended recipe would be really nice, but geez that's a lot of fermentables! I did the Sparkling Ale kit with 600g LDME, 500g Dextrose and 400g Maltodextrin, and that turned out at about 5.2%. The recommended recipe would push it up towards 7% wouldn't it?

vitalogy wrote:I'm sure the recommended recipe would be really nice, but geez that's a lot of fermentables! I did the Sparkling Ale kit with 600g LDME, 500g Dextrose and 400g Maltodextrin, and that turned out at about 5.2%. The recommended recipe would push it up towards 7% wouldn't it?

That's exactly what i thought.
im not sure i want a beer that alcoholic.

hmmm.. what to do.

just do it


its only 5.8%

thisispants wrote:

vitalogy wrote:I'm sure the recommended recipe would be really nice, but geez that's a lot of fermentables! I did the Sparkling Ale kit with 600g LDME, 500g Dextrose and 400g Maltodextrin, and that turned out at about 5.2%. The recommended recipe would push it up towards 7% wouldn't it?

That's exactly what i thought.
im not sure i want a beer that alcoholic.

hmmm.. what to do.

Maybe just cut back on the DME and/or dextrose a bit if you don't want it too strong?

dont you want a range of different beers?

Not everything is meant to be 4.5%

It turns out sensational if you just follow the instuctions.

vitalogy wrote:I'm sure the recommended recipe would be really nice, but geez that's a lot of fermentables! I did the Sparkling Ale kit with 600g LDME, 500g Dextrose and 400g Maltodextrin, and that turned out at about 5.2%. The recommended recipe would push it up towards 7% wouldn't it?

commercial Coopers Sparkling Ale is at 6%

yes the style of sparkling.
reckon it's a long keeper to. prbly better after a few months.

The Carbonator wrote:dont you want a range of different beers?

Not everything is meant to be 4.5%

It turns out sensational if you just follow the instuctions.

Just making a suggestion Carbo. There's nowhere that says you have to make your brew so it completely mimics the kit it's based on

Just doing a bit of a price check on this brew. Using the suggested additives and things, the actual kit is $12.50, the thomas coopers light malt extract is $10, the light dry malt is about $5, and then a couple of dollars for the dextrose, then the safale.

It's turning out to be a moderately expensive brew.

Is it worth it? I can't imagine too much of a more expensive brew than this....using kit stuff.

thisispants wrote:Just doing a bit of a price check on this brew. Using the suggested additives and things, the actual kit is $12.50, the thomas coopers light malt extract is $10, the light dry malt is about $5, and then a couple of dollars for the dextrose, then the safale.

It's turning out to be a moderately expensive brew.

Is it worth it? I can't imagine too much of a more expensive brew than this....using kit stuff.

Still works out cheaper than commercially made beer. And for what you get after its been bottled for a couple of months, you'd have to be happy with that. Ive tried it from a mate, and its a top brew. Will do it myself when the weather cools.

thisispants wrote:Just doing a bit of a price check on this brew. Using the suggested additives and things, the actual kit is $12.50, the thomas coopers light malt extract is $10, the light dry malt is about $5, and then a couple of dollars for the dextrose, then the safale.

It's turning out to be a moderately expensive brew.

Is it worth it? I can't imagine too much of a more expensive brew than this....using kit stuff.

i think we all start off in HB for the savings against commercial beer.

to be honest i don't look at the cost that much anymore.

yardglass wrote:
to be honest i don't look at the cost that much anymore.

Me either Yardy. It always turns out cheaper than buying, no matter what. And tastes better, no matter what

I always look at cost.

Then I laugh when I get to compare it to store bought

Dogger

I'm drinking a batch of this I made a while back (as per the coopers recipe)

It's a brilliant drop

Could stand to be a little bit more hop-ie (but that's just me)

Cheers

I've got a Coopers Sparkling that has been cold conditioning in the fridge for a number of weeks now, I think I'll have to make up another yeast starter when I bottle.

da_damage_done, interesting you say it could be a bit more hoppy. The guy from Grain and Grape suggested I use 40g Goldings hops (boil 20 for 10 mins, 20 for 1 min) on top of the standard recipe, intersting to see how it turns out.

which safale is the best for this beer?

My local sells the S-04....what's the other one?....S-50 or something...

Just go the kit dude,
the smell / taste of the dying sulphury lager yeast in the packet tops it off.
It is nice. !!

Oh and I am thinking of dropping the dex as others have said.

NE1 think that would harm the yeasties

cheers 501