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Going to try my second brew of cooper's lager and am going to try the cooper's brewing enhancer 1, with brewer's premium yeast, instead of the yeast that come's with the can, If any one has any advice feel free to share!!.

Thank You UFC.

Ok, here's my advice then:

1. Don't underrate the Coopers yeast - provided you keep it in the right temperature range (16-18C is ideal), it is a clean ale yeast.

2. Swap the brew enhancer for 1Kg Light Dry Malt, it sits next to the brew enhancers at the shops.

3. Grab some hops if you're up to it, and boil them up for 10 minutes to give a bit extra flavour.

Cheers
PA

BE1 is better than table sugar but BE2 is even better, and is worth the extra cost, as it contains about 250g of malt. Or you could use up to a kilo of malt extract as Pale_Ale suggests. The more malt the better - use as much as you can afford.

I agree with Pale about the Coopers yeast - this is a great reliable ale strain that imparts some pleasant fruitiness but is easy to work with and forms a compact sediment. Just ferment out at 16-18C. Sure if you're looking for a particular type of style use another yeast, but don't be put off by the Coopers yeast it's a great product; especially for Australia's climate. Be wary of Woolies and Farmland homebrand kit's yeast strains though, they're not so good (except for making bread).

And if you do want to try a different yeast, the Saf range are good. Safale for ales and Saflager for lagers.

Never a prob with Saf

The Brew Cellar worked well for me in last batch too

Boonie wrote:The Brew Cellar worked well for me in last batch too

I've been using their lager yeast instead of the yeast in the Coopers Lager kits for a while and imo they don't seem to bad.