Search results

I know that secondary cleans up my lagers and lighter ales quite well. But, has anyone gone another step in racking to a 3rd carboy to get the beer as clear as typical lager comercial beers? I'm presuming that there would be hardly any yeast for bottle conditioning left, and that kegging would...

Hi, So I'm wondering how much of this non-fermentable sugar should be used for a stout or lager to give it more body/head retention? I did a simple Coopers stout and added 1 cup of maltodextrin. Is this too much? Also wondering if anyone has used this to add more body to a lager style beer...

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...

This is a great little kit if you want to get in the neighborhood of a Pilsen Urquell. Comes with a good dry yeast that can be fermented as low as 13C for a true lager beer. http://www.coopers.com.au/homebrew/hbrew.php?pid=1&id=122 I use my same basic forumla that seems to work: 1.5 lbs...

You think I would know this by now, but I'm not 100% sure, so here it goes... 1kg (6 cups) of dextrose = how much liquid malt extract, how much dry malt extract? I always mix these 3 up from time to time, but I'd like a more accurate comparison to the 3 instead of guestimating the...

I'm about to make my Coopers Mexican Cerveza, and I know the yeast that comes with it is a lager/ale yeast (like Nottingham I'm guessing). Is there a way (without a fridge) to get the wort to stay a few degrees cooler? 19C/66F would make a difference I've been told. Would a couple of...

I know that brown ones are the best to keep out the light, but are the Groslch type green bottles better than clear? How about the blue tap-a-draft bottles? Do they offer any protection? I keep mine in a dark closet so they're fine, but just curious what the experienced brewers think. Cheers...

How to make home brew the modern way... http://youtube.com/watch?v=FDPrl50RxeU It doesn't get any easier than that! :tank:

Well, my tap-a-draft keg system arrived in Burnaby Canada a week ago and immediately put my Canadian blonde beer into them after 2 weeks in the secondary. I've waited a week for the dextrose to carb the 6 litre bottles and couldn't wait anymore to tap the damn thing and give it a try! A few...

My first post. Hello! I've brewed about 12 batches over a few years. Because of where I live, time constraints, and lack of room, I've been using mainly Coopers beer kits (I know, I know...:o ). My area has very little for the home brewer. I'm lucky if I can find a pack of Nottingham...