I've heard good and bad things about Coopers pre hopped kits. Are they really much worse quality than Muntons? I've found Coopers are much cheaper than Muntons.
I just picked up a Coopers prehopped kit, should I add DME is the extract good on it's own?
thanks,
You'll need to add DME. Probably about 2 or 3 pounds worth.
I have a SUPER easy Cooper Kit Formula:
This is for 5.5 gallon batches around 1.055 in gravity:
(1) pre-hopped Cooper's Kit
3# DME
1oz flavoring hop @ 10-15 minutes
It makes a slightly bigger (and more) beer than the kit recipe calls for. Since you're going bigger than they planned (the 3# vs 2#) you need to add a flavor hop.
You ABSOLUTELY cannot go wrong with that formula. It's my old stand by when AG gets me down.
so why can't you just use the Coopers can?
I was thinking of just buying a few of these for when I'm in a pinch to keep my pipeline going.
I have made the Coopers Mexican Cervesa kit with 5 and 6 gallons. There is really no flavor difference between the two. Why not get 10 more beers?
Forrest
Amen to that! I'm really pleased with how the Mexican Cervesa turned out. Smooth, very drinkable, and great for people that are a little tentative about trying my homebrew. Especially my dad who tastes every beer I make and says, "Boy, that's bitter." Hmm, yes, what you're tasting sir are hops and in truth that brown ale you're drinking is relatively low in overall hop bitterness, here try this IPA!!
Also, order from Austin Homebrew, because they rock! :rockin:
I even turned my brother on to them.
Forrest, is there a reason why you don't carry the Sparkling Ale? I tried a bottle of it and really liked it, but when I went on your site to order the kit it wasn't available.
Just the thread I was looking for. I recently bought the coopers kit which came with a lager can. I brewed it according to the directions, except that I pitched at a bit of a high temp....30 c. brought the temp down to about 26, which it stayed at till bottling. Total primary was 11 days, then bottled with coopers drops. I then bought the coopers wheat, which I pitched at 24, brought down to 22, and stayed at or below 25 for 8 days, and bottled with coopers drops. Here's the strange part. When I tasted the Wheat after one week in the bottle, it tasted exactly the same as the lager after one week. I'm drinking a wheat now, and it tastes no different than the lager did. The wheat has no wheat distinction, and is even as clear as a Coors Light. Does anybody have any ideas on what could have went wrong. Mislabeled can, city water? I emailed coopers about it, and got no reply. Tomheff who is the north american distributor for coopers replied, but couldn't offer any help. Maybe the masters of HBT could give it a crack
I've done several Cooper's Kits and I've always been impressed with the quality... I'm fermenting a Sparking Ale kit right now... still available on www.makebeer.net...
I was told by a coopers distributor that the wheat kit uses a weizen yeast. Also, the packet was not the typical gold packet, but a silver packet. I'm about to bottle a coopers pilsner that used a white yeast packet...
So Shooter, If I take two totally different worts and pitch the same yeast, I'll get the same beer? I hope not. But again, I'm very new to brewing, and I'm learning so much with every batch. Again, the HBT community has been very helpful, and I appreciate everyones input and help. Thanks again guys.
If you havent noticed www.makebeer.net is Coopers.
I can't get the kit because none of the distributors has it available.
Forrest
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