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I am currently drinking a Coopers Real Ale , done as per the instructions that come with the can . It is bloody beautiful .
I am wondering if anyone out there has any pointers to improving it even more ???

Any help would be much appreciated

you know, just to add a different angle..
I brewed the Real Ale as per insturctions (with 1kg Brewing Sugar) and thought it turned out with a cider like taste... not real bitter, just sweet almost....

maybe it's a matter of taste, or maybe something went on (being the first batch) I wasn't aware of...

anyway - glad you like yours!

Yeah dont use brewing sugar.

I put down a Coopers Real Ale on the 10th

1kg Dextrose
500g LDME
250g Dried Corn Syrup
10g Goldings Hop Pellets
1 sachet Safale S-04
21L

O.G 1054

Racked it on the 13th and haven't bottled it yet. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Coopers brewing sugar is just a catchy name for sucrose with a little maltodextrin in it, that would explain the cider taste.
Beau, recipe sounds good although i probably would have substituted some of the dex for more malt but should be a good drop at about 6.8%

Cheers
Leigh

Yeh I was going for a nice 6% - 7% highish alcohol ale. I probably would have used more malt if I'd had some.
I've never made anything from the Coopers orignal line, not sure what to expect. I sampled one of my mates (not sure what it was, before I got into brewing) Coopers hb's and it was pretty good although had a slight metallic taste. I'm guessing he brewed that at a higher temperature, my Real Ale's been sitting on 20°C - 22°C so I'm expecting a cleaner taste than his.

Going for a dark lager, I put down a Real Ale yesterday with malt and honey and S-23 lager yeast (along with some grains & hops). Have no idea how it will go, but I'll post recipe, results etc. when I crack one in a couple of months. It's dark and smells good at the moment, though.

i did this earlier in the year and it turned out pretty good:
coopers real ale kit
1kg Dextrose
500g LDME
~600g Golden Syrup
12g Cluster Finishing hops
Saflager S-23

was about 6.8%. at first it had a burnt flavour to it, i suspect this was from the syrup. Initially I didn't like the aroma of the Cluster hops [first time i had used the and at the time questioned if i would use variety ever again], but it has seemed to blend in more with age. it is Reddish in colour which was a bit of a suprise, but again i guess it was the golden syrup. Its got about 5months age on it now and great to have after work to take the edge off.

Real Ale
1kg BE#2
500G LDME
325g Honey

Bloody fantastic!

My second brew:
Coopers Real Ale
1Kg Dextrose

Was and still is the worst brew ive done so far, but over 3 months it has improved to a stage where its nice.
A good tasting beer, just my worst.

Did this while back, got nice taste:

1 x Coopers Real Ale
500g Light Dried Malt
500g Dark Dried Malt
250g Corn Syurp
20g Fuggles Boiled @ 25 mins

Has a nice dark amber-ish colour.

One of my favourite kit and kilo recipes is very similar to that, except I start with a draught can and 500/500 light/dark and 200g corn syrup 20g fuggles steeped in a cup for 10ish minutes.