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  1. M

    Coopers Dark Ale / Stout toucan

    I made the batch up to 21.5L and bottled on the 29th July. Currently drinking the 2nd bottle now (20th October). I added 4 x heaped teaspoons of Nescafe instant espresso at bottling. OG 1059.5, FG 1011, ABV 6.4% v/v Not much head but excellent dark colour and thick mouthfeel. Taste is...
  2. M

    Coopers Dark Ale / Stout toucan

    20 days later this is sitting in the primary at an S.G. of 1.014. Batch size is still at 20L so I make this 6.6%v/v @ 20L or 5.8%v/v if I go to 23L as planned. It has been sitting in a dark cupboard at 20-22deg.C for the whole time. I tasted the stuff I took the S.G. readings from and the...
  3. M

    Coopers Dark Ale / Stout toucan

    For my third brew (1st since 2011 - too busy at work) I'm doing a recipe suggested here: https://coopers.com.au/coopers-forum/topic/11472/?page=1 1 x 1.7kg can of Coopers Dark Ale extract 1 x 1.7kg can of Coopers Stout extract 1 x 1kg of Coopers Brewing Sugar (80% dextrose / 20%...
  4. M

    Using two pre-hopped extract kits to make one batch

    Three years later... This turned out pretty great. Thanks all.
  5. M

    Using two pre-hopped extract kits to make one batch

    I left it in the primary for about 5-6 weeks as I kept being too busy to get round to bottling. Will report back after I taste it in about 1-2 weeks. thanks all
  6. M

    Using two pre-hopped extract kits to make one batch

    This is still letting out about a bubble per minute after about 10 days. Am I in trouble?
  7. M

    Using two pre-hopped extract kits to make one batch

    Going to try simply adding both on Thursday night - no extra hops, 250g extra sugar. Also I will be leaving in the primary for ~6 weeks as I will be working away from home so this could turn out pretty bad. I thought it was best to pitch only one strain of yeast?
  8. M

    Using two pre-hopped extract kits to make one batch

    Does it not matter that I'm using some random other kit as a source of extract? Will the flavours clash? For what it's worth the other kit is a Lion Draft (fairly bland, tasteless, NZ beer), so I'm hoping it won't detract from the Cooper's too much.
  9. M

    Using two pre-hopped extract kits to make one batch

    Thanks for the reply. How much water should I add if I use both kits? I want to end up with ~5% abv.
  10. M

    Using two pre-hopped extract kits to make one batch

    Evening all, Is it possible to make a single 23L batch of beer with two pre-hopped 1.7kg extract kits in lieu of using brew enhancer/brewing sugar? The reason I ask is that I have a really crappy kit that came with my fermenter that I don't really want to ever drink on its own, as well as a...
  11. M

    Bottling Mistake?

    I would've thought any O2 in the bottle is consumed by the yeast eventually anyway. Whether you shake or not just affects how fast this happens.
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