Coopers kits are ****!!!

[unionrdr]

How do you get rid of that twang?

Late extract additions will give cleaner flavor & lighter color. Use maybe 1/3 extract at the begining,the rest at flame out after hop additions.

 

[BrewThruYou]

Blame the brewer,not the brew.

I think "garbage in, garbage out" is more appropriate.

 

[Shooter]

A bird in the hand, is worth two in the bush.

 

[unionrdr]

I think "garbage in, garbage out" is more appropriate.

Not really. If you can't make a good beer out of something simple,how're you going to make a good beer out of a complex one? I personally think the Cooper's Original Series is brewed with bittering only to give the beginner a place to start experimenting while keeping it simple.

 

[DaNewf]

I view Cooper's kits as beer ingredients. When I started off they were the only ingredient (plus dextrose I guess). Then I added another ingredient, DME. Then I added steeping grains. Then I added hops. Then I added 2-row (partial mashing). Then I added chocolate and lactose. Then I swapped out the yeast. You get the picture.

So far at the base of nearly every beer I've made you'll find a Cooper's kit (or two, Stout/Dark Ale tocan for instance). I'm still experimenting and having fun (ie. not bored). The beers have been interesting and sometimes pretty good.

 

[unionrdr]

My dark hybrid lager is based on a Cooper's can. I added a small partial mash & German ale/kolsh yeast. Just had to revisit my days of recombinent extract with Cooper's.