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I have a tin of Coopers Real Ale lying around and I don't know what to do with it. I want to end up with a beer that has a nice hop flavour. Anyone got any good ideas.

P.S. No bloody BE1 or BE2

Well I cracked the first bottle last night, after only 2 weeks, and it tasted fairly good. It definatly needs a few months to reach its potential but I think it will turn out ok. I will report again next time I open a bottle.

Just buy a slab of Coopers BES, it is by far one of the best stouts I have ever tasted and Dan Murphys usually has it. One stout you haven't got on your list that is usually easy to get is Abbotsford Invalid Stout. It's not the best, and not the worst, but it is a stout. One more that you must try ...

One last thing, on the Morgans Lager it said to stir in the yeast not just sprinkle on top. Does this have any adverse affect on the beer?

No, it will have no effect on the beer. After using a Morgans kit for the first time and deciding to follow the instructions (apart from temp) I stirred the ...

Longer is better when it comes to stout. I tasted my first Australia Day Stout just a few days ago and figure it still needs a couple of months. It's worth the wait.

Having said that, life is *still* too short for lagers.

Yeah I know that stouts need longer to mature but I still usually open one ...

Well I bottled it yesterday and it seemed to taste alright so fingers crossed. I will post an update in a couple of weeks when I open the first bottle.

I'd be more worried about simmering the grain, and adding it to the fermentor

Why? When I say simmering it was actually about 80 degrees. I know that you shouldn't boil grains because it releases the harsh tannins. Is this what you meant? If you mean adding the actual grains to the wort, that is ...

It'll be fine. Anyone who's done any chemistry would know that the syrup will dissolve itself over time without the aid of any stirring. Stirring won't hurt it at the start though, even if you have pitched the yeast. Once fermentation has kicked off, just leave it alone.



Good to hear that ...

it'll be right i reckon. you wouldn't have managed to fully dissolve it i'd think, there'd be syrup on the bottom... but the yeast should get through it hopefully. you won't be able to calculate alc vol though.

I don't really care about knowing the exact alc vol anyway. My main concern is whether ...

Well I was putting down a stout today with the following recipe:

Coopers Stout Can 1.7kg
Stout Mix (Dextrose, Grains, Hops, Maybe others) 1kg
500g Dark Liquid malt extract

I simmered the stout mix and DLME in about 3lt of water on the stove for about 20mins then strained into the fermenter. Then I ...

rwh wrote:It's a pretty sweet recipe (I like it that way) but you could certainly go more hops, and what you suggest sounds pretty good.

Do you mean that my hop suggestions sound good? How much did everyone else use and how long did you boil/steep for?

I was just wondering if you guys have found these recipies hoppy enough. I am planing to brew this recipie next:

Cascade Choc. Maghog. Porter Can
1kg DLME
400g of Yellow Box Honey
Fuggles Hops
100g of Roasted Barley (steeped)

Now I have two 15g packs of fuggles and I was wondering if I should use ...

I've got the same smell in my fermenter after using sodium met. It was the first time I have used the stuff as I used to just use boiling water (Which worked fine, I just thought I should do it better). I used 1 teaspoon to a litre, swooshed it around and left is for about 20 mins. After I rinsed it ...

Sounds like a good brew Mark. One brew I am planing is a Tooheys Dark Ale. I am planing to do:

1 can Tooheys dark ale
500g DLME
500g Dextrose
15g Fuggles (30min)

Please post comments on how you brew turned out once you open it up and try some