EoinMag

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I've done a few all malt kits from Woodfordes.
Wherry - Excellent bitter.
Nog - Lovely old style porter.
Admirals reserve - Nice hoppy strong ale.
Great Eastern - Beautiful golden ale.

I have only good things to say about them, but then I haven't move on to pure extract or AG yet.

http://www.woodfordes.com/

SeamusMac

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To date everyone who has tried it has liked it. I didn't say everyone liked Cascade.

I found 1 oz. for 11 days was too much at first... so 1 oz. might be right for you if only dry-hopping for 1 week. After 4 weeks in the bottle the flavour of the hops was still very noticeable but less-so and what I had expected it to be from the beginning. I believe that with the proper amount of malt extract the balance will suit my pallet once bottle-conditioning is through.

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johnd4

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Yes, it was a second batch of Real Ale. I did a third batch and made some mistakes (like adding too much water, trying to add DME to make up for it, etc.) and the end result is not something I would want anyone else to taste but it is drinkable-esp. in these 102-103 Deg. F. days we have been having lately.

Panther1911

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I did the Coopers Lager can for my first brew. I used the can and 2.5 lbs of corn sugar.

I would personally rate it 2.5, but most feedback I've got from others would be like 4.5. It tastes a little sour to me from to much corn sugar. But every one who I have served it to really likes it. A few people asked me to take some home so they can have more and give a taste to their spouse. One of my buddies was about to stop over and asked of I had any left, when I said that I did he got real excited. It tastes a little too BMC for me. But when I while I am waiting for my other brews to be finished and I run out of store bought beer I don't mind drinking a it. I'd say its a great beer to serve to BMC drinkers, but if I am going to take the time and effort to brew beer, I want something better.

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SeamusMac

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This sounds like exactly what I should be making to fill corny kegs I plan on lending to friends throughout the up and coming school year I hate BMC, in fact I've often ordered water instead of any of those at restaurants that don't serve anything even half-way decent, like Rickard's.

Did you actually lager it?

I'm assuming that your friends would rate it 4.5/5 against BMC, which would be 5/5 in their seriously misguided opinions ha ha.

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Kegged: Brewcraft - Cheap 'n' Shiddy Bavarian Wheat
Kegged: Brewcraft - Enhanced Dutch Lager
On Tap: Brewcraft - Irish Stout

Panther1911

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I did not lager it, it uses standard coopers ale yeast (comes with it). I had it in the primary for a week then in the bottles for 3. If I could do it over again I would have left it in the primary for 2 weeks.

As far as BMC goes. If you are making some for your friends, a "BMC clone kit" might be better. The coopers couldnt get any easier to make. But for my second brew I made morebeer.com's American Lite, it came out a little better than the coopers lager, but it does require a 60min biol for hop additions.

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ManyBrews

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bottled my first brew last night, cooper's ipa. tasted amazing, even flat, after 14 days in primary, but i could be bias :>)

carbon111

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Here's the recipe I use with Munton's Old Ale kit for an amazing brew!

2 cans Muntons Old Ale (6 lbs, 10 oz)
2 lbs Light DME
1/2 oz Magnum (12.7 AA) finishing hops

Bring 3.5 gallons of water to a boil

Take off heat and stir in Muntons old Ale kits (warmed in hot sink water to make pouring easy) and Light DME

After complete mixing, turn heat on again and return to boil

Set timer at 15 minutes, start it then add the hops

When timer stops, cool wort as quickly as possible - an ice bath for the brew kettle in the sink works great

When wort is at 70 degrees F pour into fermenter and top up to 5.5 gallons with bottled water

Stir vigorously to introduce lots of air

Take a hydrometer sample

Pitch both yeast packets from kits by sprinkling on foam

Seal fermenter and apply airlock

Wait

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Fermenting: Carbon's Grizzly Bear, Young's Special London Ale (clone)

Bottled/Conditioning:Siberian Raven Winter Ale, Cherry Tree Porter, Victoria's Dirty Secret

Drinking: Montgomery Scottish Ale, Thames American Bitter, Crow's Beak Old Ale, Bastet Brown, Carbon's Cascade Ale, Red Silo Honey IPA