argyle

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I recently picked a can of Coopers Brewmaster Irish Stout Extract up at my LHS. I got it for a good price.... I think ($15.00). Does this make a good dry irish stout? Can you rate it in taste from Guinness (Draught Style) to Murphy's to Beamish. Which of these does it taste like. I wouldn't mind if it tasted like any of them!!!

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If it doesn't taste like any of those, how can I use this product and get a stout similar to any of those three.

Oh, and I'd also like to brew a Irish red ale .... toffee and caramel like Caffreys Irish Ale

Thanks

illnastyimpreza

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wow $15 ? where the hell is your LHBS ???

I just got done brewing the regular coopers stout. I used 3# of DME. we'll see how she turns out

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argyle

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Yeah, well I saw a case sitting there. The owner said he special ordered it for a lady, he said she never came and got it. He said I could have a can for $15.00, I said ok. If its good I wished he offered more.

illnastyimpreza

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whatever you do, DON'T use only corn sugar. use at LEAST 1# of DME or LME

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Primary 2: Ironmater IPA
primary 3: empty
primary 4:empty
Kegerator: empty
bottled: Apfelwein,

gone:Coopers Brew Master Pilsner,Real Ale,stout, Brew Master Wheat, homemade Cider recipe, Ironmater American light x 3
Primary stirrer and yeast pitcher: my Girlfriend :)

Kilgore_Trout

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I've used a couple of their other cans, and they've turned out well (although not really perfectly in style).

I've heard that the stout is good, but more of just a dark ale... not as flavorful or "thick".

If you use ONLY corn sugar, you will get a very dry, lightly flavored stout. I would use at least a bit of DME. I've used a mixture of DME and corn sugar before, as well as the package AHS sells (maltodextrin, DME, corn sugar) and they turned out well.

argyle

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The recipe says I should use this is the Copper Brewmaster Irish Stout not the Cooper Stout

1 can Coopers Irish Stout wort concentrate (already hopped)
water
yeast
500 g. of light DME
300 g. Dextrose/sugar (is maltodextrin the same thing?)

Should I add anything else to get a stout like any of the three I mentioned above.

Is maltodextrin corn sugar?

I want stout not brown ale

Kilgore_Trout

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"copper brewmaster irish stout" is just a misspelling of "cooper brewmaster irish stout" the same thing I was referring to.

That's the "standard" on the can, and from what I've heard (and my experience with their other kits) it will produce a good stout if made well. Definitely use a different yeast though, theirs sucks. Dextrose is NOT maltodextrine, dextrose is just there to boost the ABV without effecting flavor.

argyle

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Thanks for the reply!

oops... yeah I did spell that wrong huh?


I guess I was just trying to clarify the difference between two cooper products one being the Irish stout and the other being just stout.

Thanks for answering my questions

illnastyimpreza

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don't use either one, if you want a FULL bodied THICK beer, use 2# of DME or LME instead of sugar. if you want it somewhere in between use 1/2 corn sugar/maltodextrin/brown sugar/ etc etc and 1/2 DME

My LHBS actually recomends using 2 cans of the coopers kit for a 5 gallon batch. Kind of expensive if you ask me.

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Primary 1: Ironmaster Brown Ale
Primary 2: Ironmater IPA
primary 3: empty
primary 4:empty
Kegerator: empty
bottled: Apfelwein,

gone:Coopers Brew Master Pilsner,Real Ale,stout, Brew Master Wheat, homemade Cider recipe, Ironmater American light x 3
Primary stirrer and yeast pitcher: my Girlfriend :)

argyle

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So.....

If thickness is what I prefer then just add the DME in place of the Dextrose?

I do like a thick stout.

I can't wait to make this!!