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I'm making a Coopers Pale Ale. I've got the tin and 1kg of malt. I've made a previous Cscade Pale Ale with Cascade hops and it turned out pretty good. I've seen a few different hops ideas so what is the best suggestion?

Coopers use Pride of Ringwood, maybe use 15g for 20 minutes or something like that. The kit should be bittered enough.

Comes down to preference...

Coopers use POR, but Cascade might be a better finish depending on your tastes for things. Personally I would probably go Cascade - but that is because lately I have started to tire of Coopers Pale Ale (yes, after 5,000,000 you will get tired of it... not tired enough to not drink it though ) That being said, I am embarking on trying to perfect a better job of their kit PA at the moment - I have bought Crystal Malt yesterday and want to try and get a good finish on the genuine article.

After going back home to NZ over the holiday period, I am damn keen to experiment with the Saaz hop after having many pleasurable experiences with the Mac's Sassy Red that is on offer there. This holiday period has converted me from a pale ale consumer to a big fan of red beers, with Little Creatures Pale Ale I believe being a lovely cross section of the two and still the best beer made in Australia by an outback mile.

Try some Amerillo !

There's so much to choose from!

I've found Amarillo Gold to be a taste sensation and Green Bullet to be a really good bittering hop - I've never used them together though. After all I've read about Saaz and Tettnang, I used some in an ale and found it to not add too much - probably better for lagers.

Goldings is said to be a good bittering and flavour hop.

I've got about 8 varieties in the freezer waiting their turn in the ongoing Collingwood Real Ale Project and am finding that playing with hops is just one of the many joys of beer making.

It's hard to make a serious mistake and if you think you have, go out and buy yourself a stubby of Toohey's Pilsener ('Made with Real Saaz Hops'). It made me feel a lot better about many of my brews.

If you aren't trying to replicate Coopers I'd use Amarillo, it's my favourite at the moment!

Second the call on Tooheys Pils...no one is fooled by the fancy cardboard six pack holder Tooheys!

the coopers aust. pale ale with some extra amarillo is ripper. I boiled 15g for 20mins, then added about 10g when i racked. I think i also threw in some cascade somewhere along the line.

not the same as the coopers pale ale you buy, but still tops in my book. It comes out something similar to James Squire Golden Ale.