Hi all,
I made a really good Coopers IPS by adding some grains and my own hops to it, and some DME as well, I was REALLy impressed with it, and will definitely brew it again.
What I'm considering at this time is brewing the same beer only this time NOT adding the can of Coopers ale to it.
What do you think will happen?
The last batch was my very 1st attempt at using grains, and I do not have AG equipment, just a 15 L pot, so I'm making due with what I have for now.
I brought the water up to 150 degrees, then steeped 0.5lb of Caramel (C-20) 'Crystal' Malt and 0.5lb of Briess 2-Row in a mesh bag for about 30 mins, then removed the grains and added 1.2kg DME once it came to a boil, then I added the hops at the intervals.
I did not add any sugar, just the DME, and i found that the end result was a bit on the weak side (alcohol content wise that is), it was OG 1:042 and FG 1.014 i think if memory serves me correctly.
I'm wondering if not adding the Coopers can of extract and adding a bit of sugar to the wort would kick up the alcohol content at all, or would it wreck things?
I found the beer to be quite thick, so i was wondering if simply omitting the Coopers can of extract would result in a lighter beer, but not lose the good flavour.
Here is the list of ingredients I have, and maybe you could tell me what you think the proper proportions would be of each to make a successful batch of brew with the ingredients I have on hand.
-Briess 2-Row Malt
-Caramel (C-20) 'Crystal' Malt
-Fresh dried Chinook Hops
-Fresh Dried Columbus hops
-light Breiss DME
-A 1kg bag of Muntons beer kit enhancer
-Safale US-05 yeast
So, what do you think?
Could I make a decent beer with these ingredients only?
Would I use the beer kit enhancer, AND the DME, AND corn sugar, or only one of these??
Thanks!
Chris
I made a really good Coopers IPS by adding some grains and my own hops to it, and some DME as well, I was REALLy impressed with it, and will definitely brew it again.
What I'm considering at this time is brewing the same beer only this time NOT adding the can of Coopers ale to it.
What do you think will happen?
The last batch was my very 1st attempt at using grains, and I do not have AG equipment, just a 15 L pot, so I'm making due with what I have for now.
I brought the water up to 150 degrees, then steeped 0.5lb of Caramel (C-20) 'Crystal' Malt and 0.5lb of Briess 2-Row in a mesh bag for about 30 mins, then removed the grains and added 1.2kg DME once it came to a boil, then I added the hops at the intervals.
I did not add any sugar, just the DME, and i found that the end result was a bit on the weak side (alcohol content wise that is), it was OG 1:042 and FG 1.014 i think if memory serves me correctly.
I'm wondering if not adding the Coopers can of extract and adding a bit of sugar to the wort would kick up the alcohol content at all, or would it wreck things?
I found the beer to be quite thick, so i was wondering if simply omitting the Coopers can of extract would result in a lighter beer, but not lose the good flavour.
Here is the list of ingredients I have, and maybe you could tell me what you think the proper proportions would be of each to make a successful batch of brew with the ingredients I have on hand.
-Briess 2-Row Malt
-Caramel (C-20) 'Crystal' Malt
-Fresh dried Chinook Hops
-Fresh Dried Columbus hops
-light Breiss DME
-A 1kg bag of Muntons beer kit enhancer
-Safale US-05 yeast
So, what do you think?
Could I make a decent beer with these ingredients only?
Would I use the beer kit enhancer, AND the DME, AND corn sugar, or only one of these??
Thanks!
Chris