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I try and find alternitives but there's only the Cooper Cans which are normally $15 Can and then another brand that is also made in Austraila for same price. The only Kits I have spotted out of town are the Spagnols Brew House which for $36 are not worth it. I tried 2 and they were not as good...

Got an email from the forum and they were worried about my lack of participation for a while. It's nice someone notices. Any how I'm fine and all my batches have turned out excellent since I switched over to 100% DME. I made a Coopers Dark Ale and added a cup of Molasses ( the right one...

Going back to my comment about adding Dry Malt Extract, It is what I have replaced the corn sugar added to the kits. I use 1000 grams ( 2 packs ) and then check the SG and add a little corn sugar to bring it up to speed if it's low. This is usually about 250 grams. I use corn sugar to prime...

It would have to be left to open air for a week?( long time) before it would oxidize. There will be enough CO2 still to drive off any O2. As long as you keep your personal hygiene up before handling any food products it's unlikely you would contaminate it. If your worried, put on a pair of...

I just bought a few things at the local grocery store for about $50. I had been making wine for 10 years so had some things like hydrometer and bottle washing gear. But I bought new primary and siphon for beer. Then all we have here is Coopers Kits. I can order on line I guess but they have been...

So I found this thread using the search, I was thinking of adding a portion of molasses to a Coopers Dark Ale Kit. I've been getting excellent batches since I switched to using mostly Dry Malt in place of corn sugar and was about to do this Dark Ale. I was thinking about 1000 Grams of Malt and 1...

Just a follow up. So I have made 3 batches now using the Coopers Kits, 1 batch was a darker ale but other than colour they taste about the same. I have successfully got this down to adding 1000 grams of Dry Malt Extract and 300 Grams of Corn Sugar. This has resulted in about a 1.035 starting...

I leave my thermometer and hydrometer in the primary. Just pop the lid to check it out every so often. When it's down to 1.015 I rack to a glass carboy and just wait until it clears, about 5-10 days. I rack it back to the primary and put the hydrometer in and note the reading before and after...

I thought Camden tabs are potassium sulfate which is used for wine making not beer? All chlorine needs is to leave it in open air for an hour and it will be gone. If you can't taste it then it's not worth worrying about. You beer will taste like the water it's made from so you need to find...

So you are saying if I start out with the 1000 G of Dry Malt and my SG is only 1.030 that adding an additional 250 G of Corn Sugar will not increase the OG a little more??

I simply put the hydrometer and the thermometer right in the primary after I finish mixing. So then I just check progress every couple of days. Might have to pull it and wipe the sludge off on day 4. Mine is the same as the one in the picture so easy to see the green line. I rack over to glass...

I just bottled the Coopers Real Ale and I had used 2 packs of Malt this time instead of the usual corn sugar. It made a big difference to the smoothness, It tastes better than anything I made so far. I was told here in the forum it would give me better flavor but a lower alcohol level. If you...

I'm obviously new here, I belonged once before but lost my username. I actually ended up here again, like most will, by googleing my question. Most questions about beer will result in this forum. There were some interesting topics with some of my key words, but no answer. So I signed up again, a...

Swapping the sugar for DME 1:1 will give you a slightly fuller bodied, slightly lower alcohol beer than the sugar would. Excellent, I believe that is what happened, so I guess it's a balancing act of smooth VS Horsepower. I will embark on an experiment therefore- Next batch a little more corn...

Well somehow we have ended up comparing cane sugar and corn sugar which is obviously worth disusing too, but. What I was wondering = Is Malt Extract a 100% sugar replacement. Other than my low starting SG using 100% Malt seems to have made an improvement in my smoothness. C Rider what is this...