brewNdrink
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone. Hope everyone is enjoying the last bit of summer!
My dream of making a Guinness style Irish stout and using my tap-a-draft with the nitro cartridges is getting on it's way.
The only can of stout kit I can find in my area (that is fresh) is the Coopers Stout kit:
http://www.coopers.com.au/homebrew/hbrew.php?pid=1&id=113
It has a very high bitterness (Colour - 1800EBC, Bitterness - 710IBU) compared to the Coopers Irish Stout kit:
http://www.coopers.com.au/homebrew/hbrew.php?pid=1&id=125
(Colour - 1500EBC, Bitterness - 560IBU)
So my question basically is, how can I get my regular Coopers stout kit to get in the neighborhood of an Irish stout (Guinness)? The last time I tried a Coopers stout kit it was bitter and thin.
Anyone have success with this kit for making Irish style stout? Also, I must say that I don't have alot of options, as the supplies around here are very limited (malt extract types, hops, dry yeast strains, no grains). Basically, I guess, is I need to smooth this sucker out!
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers.
Tony.
My dream of making a Guinness style Irish stout and using my tap-a-draft with the nitro cartridges is getting on it's way.
The only can of stout kit I can find in my area (that is fresh) is the Coopers Stout kit:
http://www.coopers.com.au/homebrew/hbrew.php?pid=1&id=113
It has a very high bitterness (Colour - 1800EBC, Bitterness - 710IBU) compared to the Coopers Irish Stout kit:
http://www.coopers.com.au/homebrew/hbrew.php?pid=1&id=125
(Colour - 1500EBC, Bitterness - 560IBU)
So my question basically is, how can I get my regular Coopers stout kit to get in the neighborhood of an Irish stout (Guinness)? The last time I tried a Coopers stout kit it was bitter and thin.
Anyone have success with this kit for making Irish style stout? Also, I must say that I don't have alot of options, as the supplies around here are very limited (malt extract types, hops, dry yeast strains, no grains). Basically, I guess, is I need to smooth this sucker out!
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers.
Tony.