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Got 3Kg of Maris Otter pale malt on order. Quite excited about doing my first mini mash :thumb:

Hi JB I'm not an expert but I made the Coopers Stout with a full pot of filter coffee that had been boiled in a pan a bit to reduce it and I'm still struggling to taste it - I think it made it more bitter though. Just think you may need to up your coffee a bit to get some flavour. cheers

Cheers guys, gonna try this when I can get hold of the grain.

Hi Covrich can you just expand a bit on the mini mash thing? Should I add the oatmeal to the pan with the malt extract? thanks

Thanks hyb I assume the strained oatmeal doesn't affect the beer clarity?

Hi. I want to make an oatmeal stout using my Cooper's stout kit and, not surprisingly, fresh oatmeal. Has anyone done this? What do I do with the oatmeal? Any help appreciated 😀

Mine has been bottled for just over 2 weeks now, still indoors and the 2 testers I tried after a day in the fridge were lovely. :thumb: My aim was for this to be a summer brew but just cant see it lasting. I wonder if it is a drink best taken young? Will age improve flavours or will they...

Dry hopped with Hallertau for around 4 days and bottled this at the weekend. It smelled great, very like wheat beer (strange that :) ), and looked good too. Its going to be weak (3.5 - 4%) but should be a great summer session beer if it lasts that long.

Think I will try some Hallertau which I believe I have. cheers guys

You are right, it would be a good session beer for Summer, which is what I intended - all be it a bit stronger. What hops would you add to a Wheat beer? cheers Edit: ah, just re-read terryM. Still not sure which hops would enhance that wheat/white beer taste.

Thanks guys. My OG was 1.035 but after taking the reading I added some dissolved brewing suger. All together I used 500g Wheat spray malt, 450g enhancer (2) then added 250g dissolved bs. Current gravity is 1.01 (after 2 weeks) I might try adding some DME

Well my Cooper Wheat beer has been in the FV for 2 weeks now and yesterday I was taking a gravity reading. The beer is clearing up nicely (maybe too much) but it is tasting a bit thin & weak. I have a feeling I have mis-calculated the water and may have 24 or so litres in there. Is there...

I'm doing this (as I mentioned) but I am keeping temp low 18 - 20 after the first day. Does anyone know if this would have a negative effect? Also it has a very strong smell, almost cidery. Should I be worried? cheers

I like this stuff, the Punk and the Dead Pony, but I agree about the cost, it isn't cheap. Having said that Tesco are doing 4 at £1.79 each which is a bit more palatable (pardon the pun). Until I started home brew I was a lager drinker, couldn't stand ales and bitters but this introduced me...

Hi I've just put this on to brew and I'm planning 25-30g of the orange and coriander. I am planning to make a 'tea' with them in the second week and leave them in the FV for around 7 days. Looks like you have a lot of fermentables, what ABV are you aiming for?